Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 20 February 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05
Bundesliga · Saturday 20 February 2027, 00:00 UTC · BayArena, Leverkusen
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen welcome FSV Mainz 05 at BayArena in Leverkusen on Saturday 20 February 2027 (00:00 UTC) in the Bundesliga. Bayer 04 Leverkusen sit 6th on 13 points after 8 matches, while FSV Mainz 05 go into the round 9th, on 10 points from 8 games.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen come into the game with a L-L-W-W-W run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while FSV Mainz 05's recent sequence reads L-L-W-L-W. Over their last 6, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored 2.3 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. FSV Mainz 05 average 2.0 scored and 2.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have 6 wins to FSV Mainz 05's 2 across 10 meetings, with 2 draws. Those games averaged 4.0 goals, 8 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 7. The most recent meeting, on 10 Oct 2026, ended FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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Form and table
- Bayer 04 LeverkusenLast five: W W W L L
- FSV Mainz 05Last five: W L W L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 13 | WWWLL |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | WLWLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Bayer 04 Leverkusen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mark Flekken, Edmond Tapsoba, Miguel Gutiérrez, Facundo Medina, Jarell Quansah, Aleix García, Equi Fernández, Ibrahim Maza, Afonso Moreira, Lucas Vázquez, Patrik Schick
FSV Mainz 05 expected line-up (3-5-2)
Stefan Posch, Kacper Potulski, Danny da Costa, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Nadiem Amiri, Anthony Caci, Phillip Tietz, Sheraldo Becker
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