Bayern home game against Mainz: Kompany rotates through the squad | OneFootball

FC Bayern’s home game against Mainz 05 is just over an hour away, with coach Vincent Kompany relying on a strong rotation, especially in defense

After the 3:1 home win against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, bottom-placed Mainz 05 now travel to Munich. Coach Vincent Kompany surprises with an unprecedented back four against the 05ers

Josip Stanisic, Minjae Kim, Hiroki Ito and Tom Bischof will start ahead of Manuel Neuer, while Kompany will rely on the tried-and-tested duo of Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka in midfield. As against Sporting Lisbon, Michael Olise, Lennart Karl, Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane will provide the threat in front of them

Overview of the line-up

FC Bayern: Neuer – Stanisic, Kim, Ito, Bischof – Kimmich, Goretzka – Olise, Karl, Gnabry – Kane

Mainz 05: Batz – da Costa, Bell, Potulski – Kawasaki, Kai, Sano, Maloney, Veratschnig, J.-S. Lee, Hollerbach – Böving

Bayern substitutes‘ bench: Urbig – Upamecano, Tah, Jackson, Davies, Guerreiro, Laimer, Kiala, Pavlović

Clear signs against Mainz

The Bayern coach doesn’t have much to lose at the moment anyway. They are currently six points ahead of Borussia Dortmund in the table, while third-placed RB Leipzig are eight points clear of the Munich side. The visitors, on the other hand, have important points at stake today in the relegation battle, as they are currently 18th in the table with just six points, five fewer than 17th-placed Heidenheim

It’s not just the table situation that speaks for a clear division of roles this afternoon. Munich’s home record against Mainz 05 also speaks for itself: the last eight home games have all gone to the German record champions. The last away win for Mainz 05 in the Bavarian capital was nine years ago, when FSV won 2-1 against Pep Guardiola’s side.