The visiting Bayern Munchen side should be favourites in this visit to Mainz 05, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their 18 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Mainz 05 form and stats
Mainz 05's results here at OPEL ARENA in the Bundesliga have been very modest with 3 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at OPEL ARENA is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match. Mainz 05 has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Beierlorzer and the players.
In their previous game, the manager A. Beierlorzer led his Mainz 05 to a defeat in the Bundesliga match away at Borussia M'gladbach. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at OPEL ARENA. Ahead of that match, Mainz 05 lost 1-2 at home to Freiburg.
No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Mainz 05 had similar winning odds as today, and found two games. In these, the hosts won 0, drew 0 and lost 2. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Mainz 05 lost 1 similar game by at least two goals.
The Mainz 05 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. Mainz 05 have conceded 17 from these games.
Bayern München form and stats
Playing away, Bayern München, who have the most scored goals (55) in Bundesliga, have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Mainz 05. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Bayern München, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Bayern München have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. It's been 301 minutes since they last conceded in Bundesliga.
Bayern München won their last game, 5-0 versus Schalke 04 played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-0 at Hertha BSC.
As mentioned above, Bayern München was the only team on the pitch versus Schalke 04 in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
As mentioned earlier, Bayern München will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 16 wins (10 by two or more goals winning margin), 3 draws and 0 surprising defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hoffenheim in just four days.
Bayern München have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 9 away matches. Bayern München have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bayern München - Mainz 05 6-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Mainz 05 won 1, Bayern München won 8 and 1 draw. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 21 goals |   R. Quaison 8 goals |  S. Gnabry 7 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
Bayern München missing players
| Mainz 05 | Bayern München | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 27 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | 55 |
| 44 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 47% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 22% | 26% |
| 63% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 63% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 37% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 7.1 |
| 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 290 | 159 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 54 | 153 | 370 |
| 99 | 50 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 58 | 146 |
| 27% | 22% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 52% | 38% | 38% |
- All of Bayern München's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bayern München has the most clean sheets (7)
- Bayern München has the most scored goals (55)
- Bayern München has the the best goal difference (+33)
- Bayern München have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bayern München have scored in all their matches so far.
- Bayern München have scored more than double the goals of Mainz 05.
- Bayern München have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Bayern München have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bayern München haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bayern München is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Mainz 05 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 36 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | -17 | 18 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | Paderborn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 18 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 25 | -22 | 15 |