GolVolt — FSV Mainz 05 vs RB Leipzig: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Antonio Nusa: 2 goals and 5 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2 xG0.42

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.4).

Last time

Last meeting, 31 January 2026: RB Leipzig – FSV Mainz 05 1:2

LWLW

Player in form

Anthony Caci: 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Table

2 points apart in the table

7.FSV Mainz 0510 pts 5.RB Leipzig12 pts

FSV Mainz 05: place 7, 10 pts · RB Leipzig: place 5, 12 pts.

Streak

RB Leipzig have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 15 goals in those matches.

Players to watch

Bundesliga, this season.

Sheraldo Becker

FSV Mainz 05 · forward

2goals 4assists 7.40avg rating

Last match, Elversberg: rating 6.8.

Antonio Nusa

RB Leipzig · midfielder

3goals 5assists 7.75avg rating

Last match, Elversberg: 2 assists, rating 8.0.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is FSV Mainz 05 at home and RB Leipzig away, as in this match.

FSV Mainz 05

at home · 10

3W1D6L1.6scored per match1.9conceded per match

RB Leipzig

away · 10

3W0D7L1.7scored per match2.9conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 31 Jan 2026 · Bundesliga RB Leipzig 1:2 FSV Mainz 05 Harder 40' · Amiri 45+6' (k) · Silas 49'

2wins

0 draws2.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FSV Mainz 05 (3-5-2, last: Elversberg) · RB Leipzig (4-2-3-1, last: Rot-Weiss Essen).

RZZentner KPPotulski SPPosch DCda Costa PMMwene NAAmiri KSSano PNNebel ACCaci PTTietz SBBecker ØNNyland DRRaum CLLukeba WOOrbán RBBaku EBBanzuzi NSSeiwald TGGomis AMMaksimovic RRReitz RÔRômulo

FSV Mainz 05RB Leipzig

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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