PREVIEW | 1. FC Union Berlin vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

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·8 January 2026

PREVIEW | 1. FC Union Berlin vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

1. FC Union Berlin and Mainz go head-to-head at Stadion Alte Försterei this Saturday in the 1. Bundesliga.

1. FC Union Berlin have won 21 points to date and are placed in 8th position. Last time out, Steffen Baumgart's team triumphed 1-2 against Erzgebirge Aue (Club Friendlies 2026).

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Mainz have picked up 8 points and currently lie in 18th position. In their last game, Urs Fischer's team drew 0-0 with FC St. Pauli (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with 1. FC Union Berlin winning 2-1.

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1. FC Union Berlin

Robert Skov - Knock
Andrik Markgraf - Fatigue Fracture
Dmytro Bohdanov - Knock

Mainz

Phillipp Mwene - Muscle Injury
Maxim Leitsch - Hamstring Injury

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1. FC Union Berlin ( vs FC Köln 2025-12-20): Frederik Ronnow, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld, Diogo Leite, Chris Trimmel, Aljoscha Kemlein, Rani Khedira, Derrick Köhn, Jeong Woo-yeong, Oliver Burke, Ilyas Ansah

Mainz ( vs FC St. Pauli 2025-12-21): Daniel Batz, Danny da Costa, Andreas Olsen, Silvan Widmer, Dominik Kohr, Kacper Potulski, Kaishu Sano, Lee Jae-sung, Paul Nebel, Nadiem Amiri, Benedict Hollerbach

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MANAGERS

Steffen Baumgart has faced Urs Fischer on nine occasions, recording two wins, four draws, and three defeats
Steffen Baumgart has faced Mainz on eight occasions, recording two wins, three draws, and three defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Mainz currently has one victory in the last eight games.
Away from home, Mainz comes from seven consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Mainz comes from seven consecutive games without winning.
Away from home, Mainz comes from two consecutive games without losing.
Mainz currently has one defeat in the last five games.
Mainz currently has one victory in the last nine games.
Mainz comes from four consecutive games without losing.
At home, 1. FC Union Berlin comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, 1. FC Union Berlin comes from four consecutive games conceding goals.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from two consecutive games without losing.
1. FC Union Berlin comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

1. FC Union Berlin and Mainz have faced each other 18 times, with 1. FC Union Berlin having the upper hand: eight wins, against five victories for Mainz.
At Stadion Alte Försterei, 1. FC Union Berlin has an advantage in clashes against Mainz: six wins in nine games. Mainz has one victory.
In the German League, 12 matches were played between the two teams, with 1. FC Union Berlin winning seven, four draws, and one victory for Mainz.