PREVIEW | Mainz vs Werder Bremen - team news, lineups, predictions

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·30 October 2025

PREVIEW | Mainz vs Werder Bremen - team news, lineups, predictions

Mainz and Werder Bremen go head-to-head at Mewa Arena this Saturday in the 1. Bundesliga.

Mainz have picked up 4 points and currently lie in 16th position. Last time out, Bo Henriksen's team slipped to a 0-2 defeat against Stuttgart (DFB Pokal 2025/26).

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Werder Bremen have won 11 points to date and are placed in 9th position. In their last game, Horst Steffen's team won 1-0 against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Werder Bremen winning 1-0.

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Mainz

Anthony Caci - Hamstring Injury

Werder Bremen

Max Wober - Hamstring Injury
Olivier Deman - Broken Ankle

Last starting XIs

Mainz ( vs Stuttgart 2025-10-29): Robin Zentner, Andreas Olsen, Lennard Maloney, Dominik Kohr, Phillipp Mwene, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Silvan Widmer, Paul Nebel, Armindo Sieb, Lee Jae-sung

Werder Bremen ( vs 1. FC Union Berlin 2025-10-24): Mio Backhaus, Yukinari Sugawara, Karim Coulibaly, Amos Pieper, Marco Friedl, Senne Lynen, Jens Stage, Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid, Samuel Mbangula, Victor Boniface

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MANAGERS

Horst Steffen faced Mainz on two occasions, recording a draw and a defeat.
Bo Henriksen faced Werder Bremen on two occasions, recording only defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Werder Bremen comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Werder Bremen comes from three consecutive games scoring goals.
Werder Bremen comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Mainz currently has a draw in the last 14 games.
Mainz comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Mainz comes from two consecutive defeats.

HEAD TO HEAD

Mainz and Werder Bremen have faced each other 39 times, with Werder Bremen having the advantage: 20 victories, against 12 wins for Mainz.
At the Mewa Arena, Werder Bremen has an advantage in the duels against Mainz: 12 victories in 20 games. Mainz has five wins.
In the German League, 36 matches have been played between the two teams, with Mainz winning 11, seven draws and 18 victories for Werder Bremen.