RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 prediction and preview
Bundesliga · Saturday 5 December 2026, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05
Bundesliga · Saturday 5 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 preview
RB Leipzig welcome FSV Mainz 05 at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Saturday 5 December 2026 (00:00 UTC) in the Bundesliga. RB Leipzig sit 4th on 15 points after 8 matches, while FSV Mainz 05 are 9th in the table with 10 points from 8.
RB Leipzig have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; FSV Mainz 05 have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, RB Leipzig have scored 3.0 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. FSV Mainz 05 average 2.0 scored and 2.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: RB Leipzig won 3, 2 games were drawn and FSV Mainz 05 won 5. Those games averaged 2.2 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 31 Jan 2026, ended RB Leipzig 1-2 FSV Mainz 05.
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Form and table
- RB LeipzigLast five: L W L W W
- FSV Mainz 05Last five: W L W L L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 15 | LWLWW |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 10 | WLWLL |
Head-to-head
Team news
RB Leipzig expected line-up (4-5-1)
Maarten Vandevoordt, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Castello Lukeba, Neil El Aynaoui, Antonio Nusa, Ezechiel Banzuzi, Brajan Gruda, Rocco Reitz, Rômulo
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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