FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th December 2023

Mainz 05 travel to face FC Koln in a Bundesliga encounter at RheinEnergieSTADION this coming Sunday.

FC Koln are placed 15th with nine points after 13 matches. Mainz 05 occupy a position as 17th in the league on eight points.

The two sides seem evenly matched, but Mainz 05 can leapfrog FC Koln in the Bundesliga table. They are no doubt highly motivated by the chance to overtake their hosts in the standings.

FC Koln scored eight goals, conceded 20 and fought their way to one clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Mainz 05 travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 17 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

It finished all square when FC Koln last faced Mainz 05. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2.

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Prediction

FC Koln Form

Their last three matches saw FC Koln drawing 1-1 with Bochum, losing 0-1 against Bayern Munich before beating Darmstadt by 0-1. FC Koln just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the RheinEnergieSTADION. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded ten goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Darmstadt, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Hoffenheim, before going down in a 0-1 defeat against Freiburg. Mainz 05 came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew four and lost two in which, they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

Neither FC Koln nor Mainz 05 have been experts at maintaining a clean sheet in recent matches. We count on both to continue this trend and bank on both being able to score a goal.

FC Koln are looking at a record of two wins, three draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have one win, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Stats

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Squads

FC Koln Squad

Steffen Baumgart will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/13), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/7), Dominique Heintz (0/4), Julian Chabot (0/13), Leart Paqarada (0/11), Luca Kilian (0/7), Max Finkgrafe (0/5), Noah Katterbach (0/0), Rasmus Carstensen (0/11), Timo Huebers (0/13), Dejan Ljubicic (0/12), Denis Huseinbasic (0/8), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Eric Martel (0/10), Faride Alidou (0/9), Florian Kainz (3/13), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/0), Jan Thielmann (0/4), Linton Maina (1/11), Mathias Olesen (0/6), Davie Selke (4/12), Florian Dietz (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (2/12), Mark Uth (0/4), Sargis Adamyan (0/5), Steffen Tigges (0/10).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 41 year-old Mainz 05 manager Siewert will select his starting XI from these players:

Daniel Batz (0/1), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/12), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/13), Danny da Costa (0/11), Maxim Leitsch (0/5), Philipp Mwene (0/6), Sepp van den Berg (0/12), Silvan Widmer (0/2), Stefan Bell (0/9), Aymen Barkok (1/11), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/12), Edimilson Fernandes (0/11), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/13), Josuha Guilavogui (0/2), Leandro Barreiro (2/13), Merveille Papela (0/4), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/12), Brajan Gruda (1/11), Jonathan Burkardt (0/2), Karim Onisiwo (0/10), Ludovic Ajorque (1/11), Marco Richter (1/9), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Team News

FC Koln are looking at up to six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their home match against Mainz 05 on Sunday.

FC Koln-players Rasmus Carstensen, Benno Schmitz, Sargis Adamyan, Philipp Pentke, Florian Dietz and Mark Uth won't be playing in the upcoming match against Mainz 05 at RheinEnergieSTADION due to nursing various injuries.

Mainz 05 could have up to seven players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Sunday atRheinEnergieSTADION

Names like Edimilson Fernandes, Robin Zentner, Maxim Leitsch, Josuha Guilavogui, Danny da Costa, Nelson Weiper and Andreas Hanche-Olsen most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play FC Koln.

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Lineups

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 H2H

FC Koln and Mainz 05 had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Mainz 05 look back on four wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of FC Koln. The home side has a 20% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-4-4. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Results

Betting on both teams to score in recent matches between FC Koln and Mainz 05 would have made you a decent profit. Both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 7/10 with the bookies.

FC Koln vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Florian Kainz found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Jae-Sung Lee just scored once in a similar number of matches.

FC Koln claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Mainz 05 won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. While FC Koln managed to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games at RheinEnergieSTADION, Mainz 05 kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. FC Koln managed an average of 1.2 goals, while Mainz 05 averaged 1.9 goals a game. FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 3.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.