RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 31st January 2026

Despite a rather curious form recently, RB Leipzig have a good opportunity to be victorious in round 20 of the Bundesliga season. They meet Mainz 05 on Saturday at the Red Bull Arena Leipzig, where they hope to frustrate the visitors.

RB Leipzig approach round 20 as number 4 in the Bundesliga table with 36 points on their account so far. With 19 rounds behind them, Mainz 05 have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 16 in the standings.

Aiming for a place inside the top six, RB Leipzig need to strut their stuff against Mainz 05 on Saturday. The latter might not look like a team currently possessing the qualities to stop the home side from claiming a win, but they will be eager to spring a surprise.

RB Leipzig scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing 15 goals against. This is an average of 1.5 goals against per match with five clean sheets along the way.

Mainz 05 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Mainz 05 claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

Mainz 05 were knocked out cold when RB Leipzig took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Mainz 05 handed out in the game before.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-5 against Bayern Munich. They retaliated in a 0-3 win against FC Heidenheim, before drawing 1-1 with St. Pauli. RB Leipzig won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 15 goals and conceded nine times.

Mainz 05 Form

The results have been up and down for Mainz 05, who beat FC Heidenheim by 2-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against FC Koln, before claiming a victory in a 3-1 game against Wolfsburg. Mainz 05 didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored six goals themselves.

Anything but a home win for RB Leipzig will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Mainz 05 could be in for a hammering.

RB Leipzig scored 21 goals and conceded three in their last ten games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 26 points and eight victories. Mainz 05 won zero and claimed two points in their six most recent games against teams inside the top six. They scored seven conceded 12 goals. RB Leipzig are looking at a record of 11 wins, three draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at three wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 37-year-old coach of the home team, Ole Werner, will select the lineup against Mainz 05 from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/19), Benjamin Henrichs (0/0), Castello Lukeba (1/16), David Raum (3/19), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/6), Kosta Nedeljkovic (0/5), Lukas Klostermann (0/4), Max Finkgrafe (0/3), Willi Orban (1/19), Andrija Maksimovic (0/8), Antonio Nusa (2/16), Christoph Baumgartner (6/19), Ezechiel Banzuzi (0/16), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (3/12), Kevin Kampl (0/0), Nicolas Seiwald (0/19), Ridle Baku (1/17), Viggo Gebel (0/0), Xaver Schlager (2/15), Conrad Harder (1/16), Johan Bakayoko (2/12), Romulo Cruz (6/15), Samba Konate (0/1), Sani Suleiman (0/0), Tidiam Gomis (1/11), Timo Werner (0/3), Yan Diomande (7/18).

Mainz 05 Squad

Below is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The manager Fischer will pick his starting XI against RB Leipzig from these players:

Daniel Batz (0/7), Lasse Riess (0/4), Robin Zentner (0/9), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (1/19), Kacper Potulski (1/5), Lennard Maloney (0/12), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/3), Phillipp Mwene (0/14), Silvan Widmer (2/14), Stefan Bell (2/15), Stefan Posch (0/0), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/15), Jae-Sung Lee (2/17), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/19), Nadiem Amiri (6/16), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/13), Sota Kawasaki (0/6), Armindo Sieb (2/15), Arnaud Nordin (0/13), Benedict Hollerbach (1/13), Fabio Moreno Fell (0/0), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/13), Paul Nebel (1/15), Phillip Tietz (2/14), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0), William Boeving (0/6).

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Team News

Mainz 05 have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands. Dominik Kohr and Phillipp Mwene racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Mainz 05 travelling party for their next match.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 H2H

Mainz 05 were knocked out cold when RB Leipzig took a 1-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Mainz 05 handed out in the game before. All in all, Mainz 05 have a fine reading on RB Leipzig in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 17/4.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 6/5 with the bookies.

RB Leipzig vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Romulo Cruz has actually netted six goals during this Bundesliga season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Mainz 05 should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Romulo Cruz to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments RB Leipzig won eight times and lost two as well. Mainz 05 won one times, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away from home. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Red Bull Arena Leipzig since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for RB Leipzig. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Mainz 05.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. RB Leipzig managed an average of 1.1 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mainz 05, who scored 1.3 times on average in these matches.