PREVIEW | Mainz vs Hamburger SV - team news, lineups, predictions

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·18 February 2026

PREVIEW | Mainz vs Hamburger SV - team news, lineups, predictions

Mainz and Hamburger SV face off this Friday at the Mewa Arena in 1. Bundesliga.

Mainz have 21 points to their name this season and occupy 14th position in the table. In their last fixture, Urs Fischer's team suffered a 4-0 reverse against Borussia Dortmund (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Hamburger SV have won 25 points to date and are placed in 9th position. Last time out, Merlin Polzin's team triumphed 3-2 against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Hamburger SV winning 4-0.

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Mainz

Benedict Hollerbach - Achilles tendon rupture
Silvan Widmer - Yellow Card Suspension
Sota Kawasaki - Muscle Injury
Armindo Sieb - Ill
Lennard Maloney - Ill
Stefan Bell - Internal Ligament Strain
Anthony Caci - No Eligibility

Hamburger SV

Alexander Rossing - Syndesmotic Ligament Tear
Warmed Omari - Thigh Problems
Luka Vuskovic - Yellow Card Suspension
Sambi Lokonga - Torn Lateral Ankle Ligament
Damion Downs - Ill
Albert Gronbaek - Hamstring Injury

Last starting XIs

Mainz ( vs Borussia Dortmund 2026-02-13): Daniel Batz, Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Danny da Costa, Nadiem Amiri, Silvan Widmer, Kaishu Sano, Lee Jae-sung, Phillip Tietz, Silas Katompa

Hamburger SV ( vs 1. FC Union Berlin 2026-02-14): Daniel Heuer Fernandes, Nicolás Capaldo, Luka Vuskovic, Jordan Torunarigha, Bakery Jatta, Fábio Vieira, Nicolai Remberg, Miro Muheim, Ransford Königsdörffer, Robert Glatzel, Philip Otele

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MANAGERS

Merlin Polzin has faced Mainz on one occasion, recording a win.
Urs Fischer has faced Hamburger SV on two occasions, recording a win and a draw

TEAMS

Away from home, Hamburger SV currently has one victory in the last six games.
Away from home, Hamburger SV has gone two consecutive games without losing.
Hamburger SV currently has one loss in the last seven games.
Hamburger SV has scored in three consecutive games.
Hamburger SV has gone five consecutive games without losing.
Hamburger SV has two consecutive victories.
At home, Mainz currently has one loss in the last nine games.
At home, Mainz has scored in three consecutive games.
At home, Mainz has gone five consecutive games without losing.
At home, Mainz has three consecutive victories.
Mainz currently has two losses in the last 11 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Mainz and Hamburger SV have faced each other 27 times, with Hamburger SV having the advantage: ten wins, against nine victories for Mainz.
At the Mewa Arena, there is no advantage between Mainz and Hamburger SV: five wins each in 14 games.
In the German League, there have been 25 matches between the two teams, with eight wins for Mainz, eight draws, and nine victories for Hamburger SV.