Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st November 2025

Mainz 05 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Werder Bremen swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Mainz 05 are placed 16th with four points after eight matches. Werder Bremen occupy a position as nineth in the league on 11 points.

Mainz 05 are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Werder Bremen and odds favour them to pull it off.

Mainz 05 are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Werder Bremen travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 16 goals, whilst shipping 17 goals against. An average of 1.7 goals against a game. They hung on to four clean sheets in this streak.

Werder Bremen won 1-0 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with Mainz 05, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 1-0 victory against Zrinjski Mostar. They went on to lose 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart, before getting dumped in a 0-2 defeat against VfB Stuttgart. Mainz 05 did not win any of their last six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They came through these matches with a record of zero draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored eight goals.

Aiming for a mid-table finish Mainz 05 would require a quick upturn in form to achieve even that.

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat St. Pauli by 1-0, before drawing 2-2 with FC Heidenheim. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Union Berlin by a 1-0 scoreline. Werder Bremen claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and 13 scored.

Ambitions are high for Werder Bremen, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

This particular encounter between Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen looks a little trickier for the favourites, than prices with the bookmakers suggest. All things considered, though, we still believe, the home side has enough about them to pull off a win this coming Saturday.

Werder Bremen won two of their previous three encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. They scored seven and conceded two goals and collected seven points. Mainz 05 have a record of one win, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Werder Bremen enjoy a record of three wins, two draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Henriksen, will select the lineup against Werder Bremen from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/3), Robin Zentner (0/6), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/8), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (0/8), Kacper Potulski (0/0), Konstantin Schopp (0/0), Lennard Maloney (0/3), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/2), Phillipp Mwene (0/8), Silvan Widmer (0/5), Stefan Bell (0/8), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/7), Jae-Sung Lee (1/6), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/8), Nadiem Amiri (3/8), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/6), Sota Kawasaki (0/1), Armindo Sieb (2/8), Arnaud Nordin (0/7), Ben Bobzien (0/1), Benedict Hollerbach (0/4), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/7), Paul Nebel (1/6), William Boeving (0/2).

Werder Bremen Squad

Below is the full team squad of Werder Bremen. The manager Steffen will pick his starting XI against Mainz 05 from these players:

Karl Hein (0/2), Markus Kolke (0/0), Mio Backhaus (0/6), Amos Pieper (0/2), Felix Agu (0/6), Isaac Schmidt (1/4), Julian Malatini (0/2), Karim Coulibaly (1/8), Marco Friedl (0/7), Maximilian Woeber (0/0), Mitchell Weiser (0/0), Niklas Stark (0/3), Yukinari Sugawara (0/7), Cameron Puertas (0/6), Jens Stage (2/6), Justin Njinmah (2/8), Leonardo Bittencourt (0/6), Olivier Deman (0/0), Patrice Covic (0/7), Romano Schmid (2/8), Senne Lynen (0/7), Skelly Alvero (0/2), Wesley Adeh (0/0), Isak Hansen-Aaroeen (0/1), Keke Topp (0/4), Marco Gruell (2/8), Salim Musah (0/0), Samuel Mbangula (2/7), Victor Okoh Boniface (0/6).

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Mainz 05, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. Mainz 05 have to alter their line-up, as both Dominik Kohr and Phillipp Mwene get a day in the shade.

At the time of writing, Werder Bremen just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Jens Stage is ineligible for selection in the Werder Bremen squad, as he is suspended.

Victor Okoh Boniface won't be travelling with Werder Bremen this time, as he nurses an injury.

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen H2H

Werder Bremen got the better of Mainz 05 in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. Look for either side to win this encounter, as they have a tendency not to draw their matches, since only one of the last ten encounters finished all square. Mainz 05 won four times, while Werder Bremen ran out winners five times. A home win gets you odds at 19/20 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on an away win are at 5/2.

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Results

In the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Werder Bremen over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Werder Bremen Betting Tips

Look no further than Nadiem Amiri, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga, while Jens Stage managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Werder Bremen in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Mainz 05 claimed a modest three 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 five. Werder Bremen won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. Mainz 05 might win at MEWA Arena on Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Mainz 05 managed an average of 1.4 goals in the past ten encounters against Werder Bremen, who scored 1.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored three times. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Werder Bremen, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.