St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd May 2026
Mainz 05 go up against St. Pauli on Sunday for a Bundesliga meeting at Millerntor Stadion.
St. Pauli as well as Mainz 05 suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.
St. Pauli scored six times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.6 goals a game. They conceded 18 and managed two clean sheets.
Mainz 05 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Mainz 05 claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.
St. Pauli and Mainz 05 had to settle for a draw each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 11/5.
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Prediction
St. Pauli Form
In their last three matches, St. Pauli lost 0-5 against Bayern Munich, drew 1-1 with FC Koln, before losing to FC Heidenheim by 2-0. St. Pauli only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded ten goals.
Many people had St. Pauli down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 4-0 defeat against Strasbourg before drawing 1-1 with Borussia Moenchengladbach. They were defeated once again, when Bayern Munich ran out 3-4 winners. Mainz 05 managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding eight times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.
Most observers thought Mainz 05 were doomed this season, but they have done very well for themselves and now look into another season in the Bundesliga.
You don't look for St. Pauli or Mainz 05, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Sunday.
Mainz 05 recorded three wins from their last ten games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 13 points. They scored 11 goals while conceding 12. St. Pauli have a record of six wins, eight draws and 17 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 enjoy a record of eight wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.
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St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Stats
- In 12 of the last 14 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 St. Pauli home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 St. Pauli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 St. Pauli matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 St. Pauli matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Mainz 05 away matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Mainz 05 away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Squads
St. Pauli Squad
Alexander Blessin 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):
Ben Alexander Voll (0/0), Emil Gazdov (0/0), Nikola Vasilj (0/31), Simon Spari (0/0), Arkadiusz Pyrka (0/28), Connor Metcalfe (0/22), David Nemeth (0/0), Eric Smith (2/25), Fin Stevens (0/0), Jannik Robatsch (0/0), Karol Mets (1/22), Lars Ritzka (0/19), Louis Oppie (1/21), Tomoya Ando (0/12), Adam Dzwigala (1/17), Hauke Wahl (2/27), Jackson Irvine (0/21), James Sands (1/24), Joel Chima Fujita (1/29), Manolis Saliakas (1/17), Marwin Schmitz (0/0), Mathias Rasmussen (0/10), Abdoulie Ceesay (0/17), Andreas Hountondji (4/18), Danel Sinani (5/28), Martijn Kaars (3/26), Mathias Pereira Lage (2/28), Ricky-Jade Jones (2/8), Romeo Aigbekaen (0/0), Taichi Hara (0/3).
Mainz 05 Squad
Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 60 year-old Urs Fischer will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Daniel Batz (0/19), Lasse Riess (0/4), Robin Zentner (0/9), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (0/7), Daniel Imafidon (0/0), Danny da Costa (2/31), Kacper Potulski (1/12), Lennard Maloney (0/19), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/0), Phillipp Mwene (0/26), Silvan Widmer (2/25), Stefan Bell (2/18), Stefan Posch (0/13), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (2/26), Jae-Sung Lee (4/26), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/31), Nadiem Amiri (11/23), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/20), Sota Kawasaki (0/10), Armindo Sieb (2/20), Benedict Hollerbach (1/14), Fabio Moreno Fell (0/0), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/21), Paul Nebel (5/27), Phillip Tietz (4/26), Sheraldo Becker (2/11), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1/8), William Boeving (0/0).
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Team News
Mainz 05 face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Sunday against St. Pauli. Dominik Kohr, Phillipp Mwene and Sheraldo Becker racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Mainz 05 travelling party for their next match.
Sheraldo Becker is too injured to face Mainz 05.
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Lineups
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 H2H
Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time St. Pauli played Mainz 05. The pair finished even in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. St. Pauli go into their upcoming match against Mainz 05 with a 0% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 0-1-4 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.
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Results
In two of the previous five matches between St. Pauli and Mainz 05 both teams scored.
St. Pauli vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Karol Mets will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mainz 05 hope Paul Nebel can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
St. Pauli claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Mainz 05 won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Millerntor Stadion since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for St. Pauli. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Mainz 05.
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last five encounters between these two teams. St. Pauli managed an average of 0.6 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 2.2 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. St. Pauli saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Mainz 05 played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.