The visiting RB Leipzig side should be favourites in this visit to Mainz 05, as the away team holds a 24 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Mainz 05 form and stats
The story so far in the Bundesliga for Mainz 05 at their home stadium (OPEL ARENA) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Mainz 05, who played 1-1 against Fortuna Dusseldorf. That match was also played at this venue (OPEL ARENA). Ahead of that match, Mainz 05 won a home game hosting Paderborn (2-0).
The hometeam coach A. Beierlorzer made a successful contribution in the game against Fortuna Dusseldorf, bringing on Levin Öztunali who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Mainz 05 has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
RB Leipzig form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (6) away in Bundesliga, on their Bundesliga travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
RB Leipzig won their last game, 3-0 versus Tottenham Hotspur played at home. A 0-0 draw at Wolfsburg's stadium before that.
The RB Leipzig manager J. Nagelsmann has got the team scoring on the road, with 30 away goals in 13 league matches. RB Leipzig have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; RB Leipzig - Mainz 05 8-0. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Mainz 05 victories, two draws and four RB Leipzig wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Werner 21 goals |   R. Quaison 12 goals |  M. Sabitzer 8 goals |
Mainz 05 missing players
RB Leipzig missing players
| Mainz 05 | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | 62 |
| 53 | 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 84% | 77% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| 76% | 62% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 69% | 72% |
| 48% | 38% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 52% |
| 20% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 31% | 24% |
| 60% | 62% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 64% |
| 12% | 15% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 46% | 32% |
| 32% | 31% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 23% | 12% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 359 | 197 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 63 | 207 | 411 |
| 121 | 64 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 77 | 160 |
| 28% | 23% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 39% |
- RB Leipzig has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13)
- RB Leipzig has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- RB Leipzig has the most clean sheets (6) away
- RB Leipzig have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 36 | 50 |
| 4 | Borussia M'gladbach | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 49 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Schalke 04 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Freiburg | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Hoffenheim | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -8 | 35 |
| 10 | Köln | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Union Berlin | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Mainz 05 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -19 | 26 |
| 16 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -23 | 22 |
| 17 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -28 | 18 |
| 18 | Paderborn | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -24 | 16 |