FSV Mainz 05 vs 1899 Hoffenheim Prediction, 11/29/2020 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 11/25/2020

Game: FSV Mainz 05 vs 1899 Hoffenheim

Date: Sunday, November 29, 2020

Location: Opel Arena in Mainz, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: FSV Mainz 05 (+190) 1899 Hoffenheim (+130)

Opel Arena is the site where Robin Quaison and FSV Mainz 05 (1-1-6, 15th in Bundesliga) will play 1899 Hoffenheim (2-2-4, 12th in Bundesliga) on Sunday. The expected starting goalies will be Robin Zentner for FSV Mainz 05 and Oliver Baumann for 1899 Hoffenheim. FSV Mainz 05 are at +190 while the Kraichgauer are at +130. The over/under opens at 3.5.

FSV Mainz 05 played SC Freiburg in their last game and took home the win by a score of 3-1. In regard to passing, they had a 73.4% passes received rate by completing 224 out of their 305 passing targets in their last match. FSV Mainz 05 attempted 13 dribbles in this match and converted 9 of the attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. In regard to shooting accuracy, FSV Mainz 05 wrapped this game up at a 38.1% clip by landing 8 shots on target of 21 total shots. FSV Mainz 05 averages 1.25 goals per 90 minutes (10 total goals) and are sitting with 6 assists in all matches for the year.

Robin Quaison is a player who can be a difference maker for FSV Mainz 05. He has accounted for 14 assists while earning 23 yellow cards in his career. Quaison has started 152 contests so far in his career and he scores 0.26 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Sweden has recorded 40 goals scored in 13,768 professional minutes played. One more guy who should impact this match is Jean-Paul Boetius, the forward hailing from the Netherlands. He has assisted a teammate on a goal 37 times in his pro soccer career while he has scored 38 goals. Boetius has 13,683 mins during 156 career starts and has earned himself a total of 23 yellow card cautions. He currently averages 0.25 goals per 90 mins during his pro soccer career.

The man who will protect the net for FSV Mainz 05 will be Robin Zentner. Zentner has seen the pitch for 9,135 minutes and is sitting with 340 stops thus far in his career. His goals allowed per 90 minutes is 1.57 (159 goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save percentage of .689. The goalkeeper hailing from Germany has faced 489 shots tried at him in 102 starts. Zentner (28-27-47 record in his career) has earned 24 shutouts, which leaves him with a 23.5% shutout percentage.

The last time they took the pitch, 1899 Hoffenheim went home with a draw by a final score of 3-3 against VfB Stuttgart. 1899 Hoffenheim earned a 90.0% successful dribble rate by converting 9 of the 10 dribbles they tried. They finished the contest by converting 323 of the 393 passes they tried for a rate of 82.2%. 1899 Hoffenheim had 7 shots on goal out of 11 shots attempted which gave them a 63.6% clip in their last outing. Having tallied 14 goals and 8 assists in all their contests, 1899 Hoffenheim is averaging 1.75 goals and 1.00 assist per 90 min.

Andrej Kramaric will need to provide a lift for 1899 Hoffenheim. He scores 0.65 goals per 90 and has been given a starting assignment in 208 outings so far in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Croatia has been on the field for 19,206 professional minutes while earning 138 goals. He has totaled 16 yellow card cautions in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 43 times. Be sure to keep an eye out for Moanes Dabour, the forward hailing from Israel. He has accumulated 98 goals so far in his pro soccer career while helping a teammate on a goal 36 different times. Dabour has been given 37 yellow cards in 15,107 minutes played (172 starts). His goals per 90 minute average during his pro soccer career is 0.58.

Oliver Baumann will be residing in front of the net for 1899 Hoffenheim. Thus far in his career, Baumann has conceded 502 goals and has accounted for 1,224 saves in 336 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.49 goals per 90 mins while earning a mark of 124-95-117. He has earned a save % of .715 and his shutout rate is currently at 24.7%. Baumann has racked up 83 shutouts while seeing 1,708 shots against him in 30,240 mins throughout his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take 1899 Hoffenheim (+130)

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