FC Bayern Munich has won all of its last six Bundesliga home games against FSV Mainz 05 since a 2-2 draw in April 2017 – among the current BL teams, the Munich team currently only has a longer winning streak at home against Borussia Dortmund (9).
FC Bayern Munich is only in ninth place in the second half of the season with 10 points and a goal record of 12-13 – after seven match days in the second half of the Bundesliga, this is Bayern’s weakest record since the introduction of the three-point scoring system, only in 2006/07 and in 2008/09 there were only 10 points.
1. FSV Mainz 05 is having its weakest season in the Bundesliga with 16 points after 24 games – with a maximum of 16 points after 24 BL games, only TSG Hoffenheim stayed in the class in 2012/13 via relegation.
1. FSV Mainz 05 has been without a win in 16 Bundesliga away games since a 3-0 win at RB Leipzig in April 2023 (D8 L8), longer than any other team. Now there is a risk that the club’s negative record in the upper house will be broken: from 2017 to 2018, the FSV remained winless in 17 BL guest games in a row.
FC Bayern Munich has the best offense of this Bundesliga season with 65 goals, 1. FSV Mainz 05 has the second weakest with 19 goals after 1. FC Cologne (16). The FSV did not score multiple times in any of its last 14 BL games – such a series had only happened to the Rheinhessen in the upper house from 2006 to 2007 (19 games).
FC Bayern Munich has already scored 13 headed goals this Bundesliga season, more than any other team. 1. FSV Mainz, meanwhile, have already conceded 11 goals with their heads, also more than any other team.
1. FSV Mainz 05 only won 48.3% of their duels this Bundesliga season, which is the lowest in the league. FC Bayern Munich, however, won 51.4% of their duels, which is only bettered by RB Leipzig (52.4%).
Bayern’s Jamal Musiala was directly involved in a goal in each of his last three Bundesliga games (2 goals, 1 assist) – he only managed more BL games in a row with at least one direct involvement in a goal in October/November 2022 (5 games).
Mainz attacker Jonathan Burkardt scored two goals in his last three Bundesliga games, as many as in his previous 24 BL games combined. Against no other team in the Bundesliga did he collect as many direct goal contributions as against FC Bayern (4, 3 goals and 1 assist).
Bayern’s Aleksandar Pavlovic and Mainz’s Jessic Ngankam, Leandro Barreiro and Dominik Kohr will miss the game through suspension. Kohr was used in 23 BL games this season (like only Sepp van den Berg at Mainz), Barreiro in 22 BL games.