Mainz vs RB Leipzig prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-09-12 13:30.
[p]Two goal-shy teams in the bottom half of the Bundesliga, Mainz and Leipzig, meet on Saturday knowing a win for either will catapult them up the table.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Mainz had a tough start to the 2025/26 season but closed out August with some positive results. They qualified for the UEFA Conference League with a 4-1 home victory over Norway’s Rosenborg and, after picking up a draw at Wolfsburg as an underdog prior to the international break, appear to be making good progress. They’re still searching for their first league win of this campaign, having won just one of their last 11 Bundesliga matches (D6, L4), so Bo Henriksen’s side return to action knowing that a failure to pick up three points would see them fail to win their opening three matchdays of a new league season for a third consecutive time.[/p]
[p]Leipzig ended a run of six Bundesliga games without a win (D3, L3) with a 2-0 victory at home to Heidenheim and will travel to Mainz targeting consecutive Bundesliga wins for only the second time in 2025. Under new manager Ole Werner, Leipzig were thrashed 6-0 on the opening day by champions Bayern Munich, a result which extended their wretched form on the road to a solitary victory from their last 11 league away games (D5, L5), even failing to score in seven of the last eight! [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Mainz have lost only two of the last nine H2Hs (W5, D2), although one of those defeats came in this fixture last October when the visitors won 2-0.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Mainz are winless across their last six Bundesliga home games (D5, L1).[/p]
[p]Mainz failed to keep a clean sheet across their last 13 top-flight games.[/p]
[p]Leipzig scored after half-time in just one of their last 11 Bundesliga away games.[/p]
[p]Leipzig have kept one clean sheet across their last five Bundesliga away matches.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]With four goals across all competitions, Nadiem Amiri has scored more than the rest of his Mainz team-mates combined (three) so far this season! Willi Orbán got Leipzig’s second goal in this fixture last year and five of his last seven goals across all competitions have come in away games.[/p]
[p]Paul Nebel remains suspended for Mainz with new signing Benedict Hollerbach unlikely to be rushed back following his hamstring injury. Benny Henrichs and Amadou Haidara remain sidelined for the visitors.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With these teams scoring just three goals between them in the first two rounds of the Bundesliga, backing under 2.5 goals for this match looks like good value.[/p]
[p]Author: [i]Tom Penn[/i][/p]