Bundesliga

Season 2025/2026

Bundesliga

RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 – Lineups & Match Details

FSV Mainz 05 beat RB Leipzig 2-1. Goals: Player #419916 (40'), Player #714 (45' pen.), Player #20617 (49'). RB Leipzig had 70% possession against FSV Mainz 05's 30%. Shots on target: 4-4.

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 20

Saturday, 31 January 2026

RB LeipzigRB Leipzig

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 05

Referee: Daniel Schlager, Germany

Lineups

RB LeipzigRB Leipzig4-4-1-1
P
1P. GulacsiG
R
17R. BakuD
W
4W. OrbanD
E
5E. BitshiabuD
D
22D. RaumD
Y
49Y. DiomandeM
N
13N. SeiwaldM
X
24X. SchlagerM
A
7A. NusaM
R
40Romulo CardosoF
C
11C. HarderF

Substitutes

26M. VandevoordtG
6E. BanzuziM
9J. BakayokoF
16L. KlostermannD
19K. NedeljkovicD
27T. GomisF
33A. MaksimovicM
35M. FinkgrafeD
39B. HenrichsD
FSV Mainz 05FSV Mainz 053-5-2
D
33D. BatzG
S
4S. PoschD
S
16S. BellD
K
48K. PotulskiD
D
21D. da CostaM
N
10N. AmiriM
K
6K. SanoM
L
7Lee Jae-SungM
S
30S. WidmerM
B
17B. HollerbachF
P
20P. TietzF

Substitutes

1L. RiessG
2P. MweneD
8P. NebelM
9A. NordinF
15L. MaloneyM
26SilasF
42D. GleiberM
14W. BovingF
44N. WeiperF

Match Events

14'S

#162946

Substitution 1

38'Y

#25907

40'G

#419916

45'+3Y

#711

45'P

#714

49'G

#20617

59'S

#268571

Substitution 1

59'S

#25917

Substitution 2

72'S

#326102

Substitution 3

72'S

#714

Substitution 2

82'S

#48378

Substitution 3

82'S

#null

Substitution 4

82'S

#26171

Substitution 5

86'S

#7328

Substitution 4

90'+6Y

#342177

90'+3Y

#442546

Statistics

RB Leipzig
70%30%
FSV Mainz 05
1.74Expected Goals (xG)2.33
15Total Shots11
4Shots on Target4
5Corners4
4Fouls13
2Offsides2
86Pass Accuracy (%)69
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

RB Leipzig host FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, 31 January 2026. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Bundesliga schedule. RB Leipzig go into the match 3rd in the table; FSV Mainz 05 sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

RB Leipzig have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. FSV Mainz 05 have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 13 Sept 2025: RB Leipzig 1-0 FSV Mainz 05; 1 Mar 2025: RB Leipzig 1-2 FSV Mainz 05; 19 Oct 2024: RB Leipzig 2-0 FSV Mainz 05. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FSV Mainz 05 beat RB Leipzig 2-1. RB Leipzig scored through C. Harder 40'. FSV Mainz 05 replied with N. Amiri 45' (pen.), S. Katompa Mvumpa 49'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 49 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

RB Leipzig held 70% of the ball against 30% for FSV Mainz 05. Shots on target finished 4-4. Expected goals read 1.74 for RB Leipzig, 2.33 for FSV Mainz 05.

Verdict

FSV Mainz 05 take the three points; RB Leipzig look at a thin night for the home crowd. RB Leipzig sat 3rd and FSV Mainz 05 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.