FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg Prediction, 9/18/2021 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

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Game: FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg

Date: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Location: Opel Arena in Mainz, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FSV Mainz 05 (+130) SC Freiburg (+195)

Opel Arena is the site where Kevin Stoger and FSV Mainz 05 (3-0-1, 4th in Bundesliga) will take on SC Freiburg (2-2-0, 5th in Bundesliga) on Saturday. The men protecting the net will be Robin Zentner for FSV Mainz 05 and Mark Flekken for SC Freiburg. The line on this matchup has FSV Mainz 05 coming in at +130 and the Breisgau Brazilians are at +195. The O/U has been set at 2.5.

FSV Mainz 05 played 1899 Hoffenheim in their most recent game and earned the victory with a final of 2-0. When discussing the passing game, they had a 67.2% passes received rate by completing 213 out of their 317 targeted passes in their last match. FSV Mainz 05 tried 8 dribbles in this contest and successfully completed 4 of the tries for a percentage of 50.0%.

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In relation to shooting accuracy, FSV Mainz 05 wrapped this game up at a 38.5% rate by landing 5 shots on target of 13 total shots. FSV Mainz 05 is averaging 1.50 g/90 (6 goals in total) and have accumulated 5 assists in all contests this year.

Kevin Stoger is a player who should impact this matchup for FSV Mainz 05. He has totaled 28 assists while accumulating 45 yellow cards in his career. Stoger has started 162 games during his pro soccer career and scores 0.11 goals per 90 minutes. The midfielder born in Austria has 18 goals in 14,668 professional minutes played.

One more player who should impact this match is Adam Szalai, the forward representing Hungary. He has assisted on a goal 18 times thus far in his career and he has scored 54 goals. Szalai has totaled 14,384 minutes during 145 starting assignments and has earned himself a total of 25 yellow card warnings. He is currently averaging 0.34 goals per 90 during his career.

The man defending the goal for FSV Mainz 05 will be Robin Zentner. Zentner (39-35-55 record during his career) has accumulated 32 clean sheets, which gives him a 24.8% clean sheet rate. The keeper born in Germany has faced 582 shots tried against him in 129 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.45 (186 goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 69.8. Zentner has defended the goal for a total of 11,565 mins and has accumulated 407 stops so far in his pro soccer career.

When they last took the field, SC Freiburg went home with a draw by a final score of 1-1 against 1. FC Koln. They finished the match by connecting on 367 out of their 472 pass attempts earning a rate of 77.8%. SC Freiburg finished with a 66.7% successful dribble percentage by converting 8 of the 12 dribbles they tried. SC Freiburg had 3 shots on target out of their 9 shots tried which gave them a 33.3% rate in their last match. With a total of 5 goals and 3 assists in all their matches, SC Freiburg has an average of 1.25 goals and 0.75 assists per 90.

Nils Petersen will need to provide a spark for SC Freiburg. He is currently averaging 0.60 goals per 90 minutes and has been in the starting lineup in 221 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Germany has totaled 21,469 minutes while scoring 143 goals. He has totaled 17 yellow card warnings so far in his pro soccer career and has helped a teammate on a goal 29 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Lucas Holer, the forward representing Germany. Holer has been given 21 yellow cards in 15,148 mins (169 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.31. He has collected 52 goals in his career while helping a teammate on a goal 16 different times.

Mark Flekken will reside in front of the net for SC Freiburg. Flekken has earned 32 shutouts while seeing 482 shots against him in 9,209 career minutes. He has a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate is currently 31.1%. He has surrendered 1.40 goals per 90 mins and he has a mark of 39-31-32. In his career, Flekken has surrendered 143 goals and has earned 340 stops in 103 starting assignments.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take SC Freiburg (+195) and under 2.5 goals

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