PREVIEW | Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

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·16 October 2025

PREVIEW | Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen - team news, lineups, predictions

Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen clash this Saturday at the Mewa Arena on Match Day seven of the 1. Bundesliga.

Mainz have 4 points to their name this season and occupy 16th position in the table. In their last game, Bo Henriksen's team lost 4-0 against Hamburger SV (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Bayer Leverkusen have picked up 11 points and currently lie in 5th position. In their last game, Kasper Hjulmand's team won 2-0 against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw.

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Mainz

Anthony Caci - Hamstring Injury

Bayer Leverkusen

Exequiel Palacios - Adductor Injury
Alejo Sarco - Called Up To National Team

Last starting XIs

Mainz ( vs Hamburger SV 2025-10-05): Lasse Riess, Danny da Costa, Andreas Olsen, Dominik Kohr, Arnaud Nordin, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Benedict Hollerbach, Lee Jae-sung

Bayer Leverkusen ( vs 1. FC Union Berlin 2025-10-04): Mark Flekken, Jarell Quansah, Loic Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Lucas Vázquez, Aleix García, Ezequiel Fernández, Álex Grimaldo, Malik Tillman, Christian Kofane, Ernest Poku

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MANAGERS

Bo Henriksen has faced Kasper Hjulmand on eight occasions, recording one victory, four draws, and three losses
Bo Henriksen has faced Bayer Leverkusen on three occasions, recording a draw and two losses

TEAMS

Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has scored in four consecutive games.
Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has conceded goals in three consecutive games.
Away from home, Bayer Leverkusen has gone four consecutive games without losing.
Bayer Leverkusen currently has one loss in the last nine games.
Bayer Leverkusen has scored in nine consecutive games.
Bayer Leverkusen has gone seven consecutive games without losing.
At home, Mainz has conceded goals in four consecutive games.
At home, Mainz has gone two consecutive games without a win.
At home, Mainz has suffered two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen have faced each other 39 times, with Bayer Leverkusen having the advantage: 21 wins, against 12 victories for Mainz.
At the Mewa Arena, Bayer Leverkusen has an advantage in duels against Mainz: ten wins in 19 games. Mainz has seven victories.
In the German League, 38 matches have been played between the two teams, with Mainz winning 12, six draws, and 20 victories for Bayer Leverkusen.