German Bundesliga - FSV Mainz 05 VS Bayern Munchen Prediciton
German Bundesliga - FSV Mainz 05 VS Bayern Munchen
Match Time:14-12-2024 22:30 Saturday (GMT+8)
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FSV Mainz 05
The home team will be without the services of Danny da Costa and Gabriel Vidovic, who are currently out injured. Apart from the duo, everyone else is expected to be fully fit for this weekend’s fixture.
FSV Mainz 05 will stick to the 3-4-2-1 formation against Bayern Munich, with Robin Zentner taking his place in goal. The back three will be made up of Dominik Kohr, Stefan Bell and Maxim Leitsch.
They will look to keep things tight at the back against a star-studded Bayern Munich attack while receiving significant support from Anthony Caci and Phillipp Mwene, who will feature as wing-backs.
In the centre of the park, Kaishu Sano will start alongside Nadiem Amiri. The duo will look to ensure that Bayern do not end up dominating the proceedings. Jonathan Burkardt will be the lone forward up top but he will have the support of Paul Nebel and Lee Jae-sung who will feature as the attacking midfielders just behind him.
Bayern Munich
The visitors will be without quite a few first-team stars as Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Josip Stanisic, Kingsley Coman, Harry Kane, and Joao Palhinha are all out injured. Daniel Peretz will continue in goal as Manuel Neuer is injured, and Sven Ulreich is out because of personal reasons.
Bayern Munich will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Daniel Peretz in goal. Konrad Laimer and Raphael Guerreiro will be the full-backs, with Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae starting in the central defensive partnership.
The back four will be protected by the double pivot of Joshua Kimmich and Aleksandar Pavlovic. They will not only look to control the tempo but also dominate the ball. Jamal Musiala should take up the role of being the chief creator with Leroy Sane and Michael Olise on the flanks. In the absence of Kane, Thomas Muller will most likely take up the number nine role.
Mainz 05 possible starting lineup:
Zentner; Kohr, Bell, Leitsch; Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene; Nebel, Lee; Burkardt
Bayern Munich possible starting lineup:
Peretz; Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Musiala, Sane; Muller
FSV Mainz vs Bayern Munich Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Bayern Munich have an excellent recent record against FSV Mainz and have won 31 out of the last 41 matches between the two teams, as opposed to FSV Mainz's seven victories.
The most recent meeting between the two teams in the Bundesliga took place in March 2024 and ended in an 8-1 defeat for FSV Mainz - their second-largest margin of defeat in the history of the competition.
FSV Mainz have won their last three matches at home against the team at the top of the Bundesliga table, with each of these three victories coming against Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich have picked up 33 points from their first 13 games in the Bundesliga this season - their best start to a league campaign since the 2015-16 season
Prediciton: Mainz 05 1-3 Bayern Munich
Bayern have been rampant in front of goal all season, and it is plausible that they could score multiple times on Saturday. However, given the injuries in defence and to Neuer, Mainz will likely have opportunities of their own, and they may at least prevent the visitors from keeping a clean sheet.
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