PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

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·29 Januari 2026

PREVIEW | RB Leipzig vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

RB Leipzig and Mainz go head-to-head at Red Bull Arena this Saturday in the 1. Bundesliga.

RB Leipzig have picked up 36 points and currently lie in 4th position. In their last outing, Ole Werner's team drew 1-1 against FC St. Pauli (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Mainz have won 15 points to date and are placed in 16th position. In their last game, Urs Fischer's team won 3-1 against Wolfsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with RB Leipzig winning 1-0.

Predicted lineups

RB Leipzig: Péter Gulácsi, Ridle Baku, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Willi Orbán, David Raum, Chris Baumgartner, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Yan Diomande, Rômulo Cardoso, Antonio Nusa

Mainz: Daniel Batz, Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Lennard Maloney, Danny da Costa, Paul Nebel, Lee Jae-sung, Kaishu Sano, Silvan Widmer, Phillip Tietz, Benedict Hollerbach

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RB Leipzig

Castello Lukeba - Knee Problems
Johan Bakayoko - Fitness
Viggo Gebel - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Assan Ouédraogo - Knee Injury

Mainz

Dominik Kohr - Yellow Card Suspension
Andreas Olsen - Muscular problems
Arnaud Nordin - Muscular problems
Nikolas Veratschnig - Knock

Last starting XIs

RB Leipzig ( vs FC St. Pauli 2026-01-27): Péter Gulácsi, Ridle Baku, Willi Orbán, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, David Raum, Nicolas Seiwald, Chris Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Yan Diomande, Rômulo Cardoso, Antonio Nusa

Mainz ( vs Wolfsburg 2026-01-24): Daniel Batz, Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Danny da Costa, Silvan Widmer, Kaishu Sano, Lee Jae-sung, Paul Nebel, Benedict Hollerbach, Phillip Tietz

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MANAGERS

Ole Werner has faced Urs Fischer on three occasions, recording one win and two defeats
Urs Fischer has faced RB Leipzig on ten occasions, recording five wins and five defeats
Ole Werner has faced Mainz on seven occasions, recording five wins, one draw and one defeat

TEAMS

Away from home, Mainz currently has one victory in the last ten games.
Away from home, Mainz has scored in four consecutive games.
Away from home, Mainz has conceded goals in nine consecutive games.
Away from home, Mainz has gone nine consecutive games without a win.
Mainz currently has one defeat in the last eight games.
Mainz has scored in four consecutive games.
Mainz has conceded goals in four consecutive games.
At home, RB Leipzig currently has two defeats in the last ten games.
At home, RB Leipzig has scored in ten consecutive games.
RB Leipzig currently has four defeats in the last 20 games.
RB Leipzig has scored in eight consecutive games.
RB Leipzig is coming off two consecutive games without losing.

HEAD TO HEAD

RB Leipzig and Mainz have faced each other 19 times, with RB Leipzig having the advantage: nine wins, against six victories for Mainz.
At the Red Bull Arena, RB Leipzig has an advantage in clashes against Mainz: five wins in nine games. Mainz has two victories.
In the German League, 19 matches have been played between the two teams, with RB Leipzig winning nine, four draws and six victories for Mainz.