RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th March 2024

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

Ranked as number 4 in the Bundesliga standings, RB Leipzig, have so far collected 49 points this season, while Mainz 05 collected 19 points. This puts them up as number 16 after 26 rounds.

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

RB Leipzig are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.2 goals on average per match, or 22 goals in total, while allowing 15 goals against, for an average of 1.5 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Mainz 05 scored nine goals, conceded 18 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Mainz 05 beat RB Leipzig twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-0 and 3-0, respectively.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

Their last three matches saw RB Leipzig drawing 1-1 with Real Madrid, before taking out Darmstadt by 2-0, and FC Koln by 1-5. RB Leipzig managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 11 goals and conceded five times.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 claimed four points in their last three matches, starting by a 1-1 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach. A 8-1 defeat against Bayern Munich was next up, before beating Bochum by 2-0. Mainz 05 came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to four.

Anything but a home win for RB Leipzig will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Mainz 05 could be in for a hammering.

RB Leipzig scored 32 goals and conceded nine in their last 14 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 32 points and ten victories. Mainz 05 claimed one wins and five points in their last ten games against teams from the top six. They scored nine times in these matches, but also conceded 25 goals. RB Leipzig claimed 15 wins, four draws as well as seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of three wins, ten draws and 13 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):

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/6), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/25), Castello Lukeba (1/24), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/26), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/3), Lukas Klostermann (1/19), Mohamed Simakan (1/25), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/11), Amadou Haidara (1/14), Christoph Baumgartner (4/24), Eljif Elmas (0/8), Kevin Kampl (1/21), Nicolas Seiwald (0/13), Xaver Schlager (0/23), Xavi Simons (7/25), Benjamin Sesko (7/23), Dani Olmo (3/15), Ikoma Lois Openda (19/26), Yussuf Poulsen (5/25).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 49 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/22), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/7), Anthony Caci (2/23), Danny da Costa (0/17), Maxim Leitsch (0/7), Philipp Mwene (0/17), Sepp van den Berg (2/25), Silvan Widmer (1/12), Stefan Bell (0/10), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/24), Edimilson Fernandes (0/15), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/22), Josuha Guilavogui (0/8), Leandro Barreiro (2/23), Merveille Papela (0/11), Nadiem Amiri (1/16), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/24), Brajan Gruda (1/21), Jessic Ngankam (0/21), Jonathan Burkardt (4/13), Karim Onisiwo (0/20), Ludovic Ajorque (2/20), Marco Richter (1/18), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Team News

RB Leipzig are as close to having an entire squad available as they can, with only one playerout for the side which faces Mainz 05. Amadou Haidara gets a day off from the RB Leipzig squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Mainz 05 could have up to eight players on the injured and absent players for their match this coming Saturday atRed Bull Arena Leipzig For instance, Mainz 05 won't be able to field Dominik Kohr as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Names like Maxim Leitsch, Robin Zentner, Jonathan Burkardt, Philipp Mwene, Karim Onisiwo, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell and Nelson Weiper most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play RB Leipzig.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 H2H

Mainz 05 got the better of RB Leipzig in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 3-0, respectively. The previous ten matches were equally split between these two sides. RB Leipzig won four and Mainz 05 won four matches. However, Mainz 05 did manage a 2-0 win last time out, and the bookies best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 7/1.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Results

Under 2.5 goals came out a winning bet only three times in ten matches between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 8/13 with the bookies on Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Ikoma Lois Openda so far as he currently has 19 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net five times in his last six games, leaving RB Leipzig hoping he delivers against Mainz 05 on Saturday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

RB Leipzig claimed seven wins in their previous 10 matches at Red Bull Arena Leipzig across all tournaments. They lost three as well, while visitors Mainz 05 won zero of their last 10 away matches. They drew five and lost five. Both teams scored in four of the last 10 Bundesliga matches for RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. Both teams also found their way to the target in seven of the previous 10 away games for Mainz 05.

Over 3.5 goals happened six times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. RB Leipzig managed an average of 2.6 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.5 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 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 0.9 goals in these matches.