Mainz 05 vs Bayern Munich - prediction, team news, lineups

Bayern Munich's rubric celebrations proceed connected Saturday, erstwhile they question to Mewa Arena to look Mainz 05 successful the Bundesliga.

The Bavarians' 4-2 triumph against Stuttgart connected April 19 accrued their points tally to an unassailable 79, whereas this weekend's opponents Mainz are successful 10th spot with 34 points aft 30 matchweeks.

Match preview

The hosts earned a constituent aft drafting 1-1 with Borussia Monchengladbach connected April 19, netting an equaliser successful the eighth-minute of second-half stoppage time.

Mainz are tantalisingly adjacent to guaranteeing their information fixed they request conscionable 5 much points to corroborate their top-flight presumption for adjacent season, though their points tally is definite to autumn acold beneath the 52 they managed successful 2024-25.

Urs Fischer oversaw a 2-2 stalemate with Bayern successful the reverse fixture successful December 2025, and his broadside person successful information lone mislaid 1 of their past 3 meetings with the visitors, winning 2-1 astatine location successful December 2024.

Die Nullfunfer are present winless successful 3 games, a agelong successful which they suffered 2 losses, scored erstwhile and conceded six times, though 4 of those goals came successful 1 lucifer against Strasbourg successful the Conference League.

Mainz's fortunes astatine location successful the Bundesliga person been mixed, arsenic portion they person lone been defeated successful 1 of their past 8 league outings astatine Mewa Arena, they triumphed successful conscionable 1 of their 4 astir caller top-flight games astatine the ground.

It seemed fitting that the crippled Bayern clinched the Bundesliga rubric successful was different spectacle, with the nine scoring 4 times, producing astir 5 expected goals and taking 22 shots from wrong the container against Stuttgart.

Vincent Kompany's broadside person successful information netted 4 oregon much goals 20 times this campaign, though they person present conceded astatine slightest 2 goals successful 3 of their past six matches.

The visitors besides managed to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 successful the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal connected Wednesday to scope their archetypal last since 2019-20, and fans volition enactment that the nine won the Champions League that season.

Victory for the Bavarians connected Saturday would widen their winning streak to 9 matches, and it would besides beryllium their 17th occurrence successful 19 games.

Bayern person lone failed to triumph 4 of their 25 distant clashes this season, with their lone decision connected the roadworthy a 2-1 nonaccomplishment against Arsenal successful the Champions League successful November 2025.

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Team News

Mainz volition inactive beryllium without guardant Benedict Hollerbach, who has been ruled retired of the club's remaining games, truthful the team's onslaught volition apt beryllium led by Sheraldo Becker and Phillip Tietz.

Considering midfield stalwart Lee Jae-sung is dealing with a toed injury, the mediate of the transportation whitethorn person to beryllium marshalled by Paul Nebel, Kaishu Sano and Nadiem Amiri.

With thing astatine involvement for Bayern, it would beryllium sensible if they opted to remainder starters similar Harry Kane and Michael Olise this play up of their clash with Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League connected Tuesday.

Nicolas Jackson could beryllium afforded a commencement up front, portion earthy full-back Raphael Guerreiro whitethorn travel into the squad arsenic a right-winger.

If Joshua Kimmich does play successful midfield, it would beryllium astonishing if helium lasted the afloat game, and helium could marque mode astatine fractional clip for Aleksandar Pavlovic.

Mainz 05 imaginable starting lineup:

Batz; Da Costa, Posch, Kohr; Caci, Nebel, Sano, Amiri, Mwene; Becker, Tietz

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Urbig; Stanisic, Kim, Ito, Davies; Kimmich, Goretzka; Guerreiro, Musiala, Diaz; Jackson

We say: Mainz 05 1-3 Bayern Munich

Even if Bayern were to marque respective changes to their starting XI, they person immense prime passim their squad.

Mainz mightiness beryllium capable to find their mode onto the scoresheet fixed the visitors person not been flawless astatine the back, but the Bavarians should inactive comfortably win.

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