TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 Prediction: At the Pre Zero stadium, two teams with contrasting form meet

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Bundesliga. Round 29
Stadium: PreZero Arena (Sinsheim)
04.12.2025 16:30
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11 Apr 2025
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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds │12 APRIL, 2025

It’s a fixture balanced on a knife’s edge — two flawed sides meeting at a moment where momentum and urgency might matter more than the table. Hoffenheim, for all their individual quality in the final third, have been unable to string together convincing performances at home. Their defensive record, particularly at the PreZero Arena, remains a liability that better-organized teams have exploited all season.

Mainz, by contrast, arrive with renewed belief after last weekend’s commanding 4-0 win. Their structure looked sharper, transitions quicker, and there’s a growing sense they’ve turned a psychological corner. If they can maintain that discipline and ride the confidence wave, they have the tools to hurt Hoffenheim — especially in transition.

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There’s an air of frustration around Hoffenheim these days. Not panic — not yet — but a mounting irritation at their inability to assert themselves. Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side have shown flickers of intent this season, but every time they look ready to rise, they slip again. A 1-1 draw against Augsburg, then a soft 3-1 collapse at the hands of Leipzig last week. They’re not being hammered, but they’re not hitting back either.

And then there’s the home form — or lack of it. Just three wins in Sinsheim all season, a defense that can’t seem to keep it tight, and a midfield that too often flatlines under pressure. Andrej Kramarić and Wout Weghorst remain their brightest attacking sparks, but neither can carry this side on their own. If Hoffenheim are to snap out of their funk, it has to start here, in front of their own fans, against a Mainz team that’s suddenly smelling blood.

Last week’s demolition job against Darmstadt was more than just a rare clean sheet — it was the kind of statement that lights fires in relegation battles. Bo Henriksen has breathed fresh air into a squad that looked dead in the water a month ago. And suddenly, the pieces are moving. Jonathan Burkardt is scoring again. 

Away from home, they’re still fragile — eight losses tell that tale. But this isn’t the Mainz of January. They’ve now picked up seven points in their last four games, and what they lack in polish, they’re making up for in purpose. That December win over Hoffenheim — a clean, efficient 2-0 — will still be ringing in their heads. There’s no fear here. Just mission mode.

History of Head-to-Heads

Bundesliga 2024/2025 Bundesliga 2024/2025
12.04.25
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
2 - 0
Mainz 05 Mainz 05
Bundesliga 2024/2025 Bundesliga 2024/2025
01.12.24
Mainz 05 Mainz 05
2 - 0
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
Bundesliga 2023/2024 Bundesliga 2023/2024
13.04.24
Mainz 05 Mainz 05
4 - 1
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
Bundesliga 2023/2024 Bundesliga 2023/2024
26.11.23
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1 - 1
Mainz 05 Mainz 05
Bundesliga 2022/2023 Bundesliga 2022/2023
04.03.23
Mainz 05 Mainz 05
1 - 0
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim

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Mainz 05 Latest Games

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This one has grit written all over it. Hoffenheim, for all their quality, is brittle right now. Mainz, emboldened by momentum and with the sharper tactical identity at the moment, may not get many chances — but you get the sense they’ll take them. In matches like this, confidence matters more than class. And right now, Mainz has the former. 

Prediction score: Hoffenheim 1 - 2 Mainz

Below are my predictions for the game:

My first prediction is BTTS for odds of 1.63 at Betway

My second prediction is W2 to win for odds of 2.61 at Bet365

My final prediction is over 2.5 goals for odds of 1.78 at 1XBet 

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