RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st March 2025

Mainz 05 go up against RB Leipzig this coming Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

RB Leipzig took down Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Mainz 05 managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded six goals in total, and while claiming five clean sheets, they conceded 0.6 goals an average per game.

The last time the pair played each other RB Leipzig came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig currently look solid, going undefeated in three matches, which started by drawing 0-0 against Augsburg. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with FC Heidenheim in a 2-2 encounter, before beating Wolfsburg in a 1-0 encounter. RB Leipzig claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 13 and conceded 12 goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 0-0 with Augsburg, before downing first FC Heidenheim by 0-2, then St. Pauli in a 2-0 win. Mainz 05 claimed two wins against zero draws and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Mainz 05 will be looking for a good result at Red Bull Arena Leipzig, but backing RB Leipzig in current form looks the value bet on Saturday.

RB Leipzig earned 13 points from their last six matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed four wins, following 13 goals scored while also conceding 11. Mainz 05 claimed two wins and seven points in the past five games against teams placed inside the top six. They scored five goals while conceding five times. RB Leipzig have a record of ten wins, eight draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of 11 wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

Rose will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Mainz 05 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/2), Peter Gulacsi (0/22), Benjamin Henrichs (0/15), Castello Lukeba (0/13), David Raum (1/15), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/12), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/2), Lukas Klostermann (0/20), Lutsharel Geertruida (1/16), Willi Orban (5/20), Amadou Haidara (0/19), Antonio Nusa (3/21), Arthur Vermeeren (0/19), Christoph Baumgartner (2/23), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/3), Kevin Kampl (1/20), Nicolas Seiwald (0/19), Ridle Baku (2/23), Xaver Schlager (0/4), Xavi Simons (5/15), Benjamin Sesko (10/22), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (7/22), Tidiam Gomis (0/0), Yussuf Poulsen (0/13).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 50 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/23), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/12), Anthony Caci (1/22), Danny da Costa (0/14), Lennard Maloney (0/12), Maxim Leitsch (1/14), Moritz Jenz (0/12), Philipp Mwene (0/23), Silvan Widmer (0/20), Stefan Bell (0/15), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/22), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/16), Jae-Sung Lee (6/22), Kaishu Sano (0/23), Nadiem Amiri (4/20), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/7), Armindo Sieb (2/22), Arnaud Nordin (0/2), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (13/19), Nelson Weiper (2/13), Paul Nebel (6/21).

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Team News

RB Leipzig have an almost full squad available against Mainz 05 at Red Bull Arena Leipzig with only one player possibly missing. Christoph Baumgartner gets a day off from the RB Leipzig squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Mainz 05 just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing RB Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig. Dominik Kohr is suspended from the Mainz 05 squad with too many penalty points to his name.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, RB Leipzig came away as 0-2 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. RB Leipzig go into their upcoming match against Mainz 05 with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-2-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Results

In the last ten matches between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for RB Leipzig, Benjamin Sesko has been good for them over the course of the season with ten goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Mainz 05, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

RB Leipzig claimed a modest six 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 two. Mainz 05 won five of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost four of the games in this run. 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 four times in Mainz 05''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05, with the latter scoring 1.2 goals on average in these. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.7 goals as both teams scored four times in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Mainz 05's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.