RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st April 2023

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect RB Leipzig to pull away with 3 points this coming Saturday. They face Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as RB Leipzig look to add three valuable points.

RB Leipzig approach round 26 as number five in the Bundesliga table with 45 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Mainz 05 have amassed 37 points, placing them as number 9 in the standings.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, RB Leipzig need to strut their stuff against Mainz 05 on Saturday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

RB Leipzig scored 19 times, conceded nine and held on for three clean sheets in their last ten games.

Mainz 05 enter their next Bundesliga match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 21 goals, while also conceding 12 times. That is a total average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

The most recent outing between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 17/5.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

In their last three matches, RB Leipzig won 3-0 against B. M'gladbach, before losing 7-0 against Manchester City and 1-0 to Bochum. RB Leipzig claimed four wins in their last six Bundesliga matches at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 12 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

In their previous three outings, Mainz 05 won by 1-0 against Hoffenheim, drew 1-1 with Hertha Berlin, before also drawing 1-1 against Freiburg. Mainz 05 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to eight.

It seems both Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

RB Leipzig have taken 20 points from their last 12 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won six of these matches with a scoreline of 20 goals to 14. Mainz 05 took seven points from their last 11 games against teams from the top half of the Bundesliga table. They won one, scored 11 goals and conceded 23. RB Leipzig claimed 13 wins, six draws as well as six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 put ten wins, seven draws and eight defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Stats

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 46-year-old coach of the home team, Marco Rose, will select the lineup against Mainz 05 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Janis Blaswich (0/18), Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Oerjan Haaskjold Nyland (0/1), Oskar Preil (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/6), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Abdou Diallo (1/5), Benjamin Henrichs (2/22), David Raum (0/23), Josko Gvardiol (1/23), Lukas Klostermann (0/6), Marcel Halstenberg (1/22), Mohamed Simakan (1/16), Sanoussy Ba (0/1), Willi Orban (3/24), Amadou Haidara (1/23), Caden Clark (0/0), Christopher Nkunku (12/18), Dominik Szoboszlai (4/23), Emil Forsberg (6/22), Kevin Kampl (0/21), Konrad Laimer (1/13), Xaver Schlager (1/19), Andre Silva (4/25), Dani Olmo (2/15), Timo Werner (7/19), Yussuf Poulsen (1/16).

Mainz 05 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mainz 05 players that the manager Bo Svensson will choose from for the upcoming game:

Finn Dahmen (0/6), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/19), Aaron Caricol (3/20), Alexander Hack (0/18), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/9), Anthony Caci (2/22), Danny da Costa (0/16), Maxim Leitsch (0/9), Silvan Widmer (2/21), Stefan Bell (0/21), Anton Stach (1/22), Aymen Barkok (0/16), Dominik Kohr (2/22), Edimilson Fernandes (0/23), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (7/25), Leandro Barreiro (2/23), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Brajan Gruda (0/2), Delano Burgzorg (0/10), Jonathan Burkardt (1/11), Karim Onisiwo (9/23), Ludovic Ajorque (2/9), Marcus Ingvartsen (8/19), Marlon Mustapha (0/5), Nelson Weiper (1/5).

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Team News

RB Leipzig are sweating on the fitness of no less than seven players before their match on Saturday.

Mohamed Simakan, David Raum, Marcel Halstenberg, Willi Orban, Christopher Nkunku, Peter Gulacsi and Konrad Laimer are missing from the squad, RB Leipzig will field against Mainz 05this coming Saturday.

Mainz 05 face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against RB Leipzig.

Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha all face a spell on the sidelines for Mainz 05 due to various injuries.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 H2H

The most recent outing between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 17/5. RB Leipzig seem to have a great read on Mainz 05, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Bundesliga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/15.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only two times in ten matches between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 11/17 with the bookies on Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Emil Forsberg brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, RB Leipzig will start him against Mainz 05, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Jae-Sung Lee, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

RB Leipzig claimed seven wins, drew two and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Mainz 05 won four, drew three and lost three of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for RB Leipzig on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target seven times in Mainz 05''s last 10 league games away from home.

There were over two goals eight times in ten encounters most recent outings between Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig, with the last RB Leipzig averaging three goals a game. Mainz 05 scored an average of 1.4 goals, while both teams to score came out six times over the same period. RB Leipzig saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored two times on average in those matches.