The Matchday 18 Bundesliga fixture between Koln and Mainz will take place on 17 January at the RheinEnergieStadion. Koln vs Mainz: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Koln
The hosts, led by Lukas Kwasniok, were unable to take any points from their home clash with Bayern Munich last time out (1:3). As a result, the team’s winless run in the league has reached eight matches (3 draws, 5 defeats). At the same time, in 7 of their previous 9 Bundesliga games, Koln have found the net. On the other hand, the club have conceded in 11 consecutive league matches. With 17 points, the team sit 12th in the standings.
- The club have failed to win 6 of their last 7 home Bundesliga matches (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- Both sides have scored in 8 of the team’s previous 9 home league games.
- Koln have conceded in their last nine home matches in the Bundesliga.
Potential Koln Lineup (3-4-3)*
Marvin Schwabe – Sebastian Sebulonsen, Cenk Ozkacar, Jamal Simpson-Pusey – Jakub Kaminski, Tom Krauss, Jan Thielmann, Kristoffer Lund Hansen – Linton Maina, Ragnar Ache, Said El Mala.
Defenders Luca-Jannis Kilian, Timo Hubers, Dominic Heinz and Joel Schmied will miss out through injury.
Mainz
Urs Fischer’s side beat Heidenheim at home last time out (2:1). As a result, Mainz ended a winless run in the Bundesliga that had lasted 12 matches (5 draws, 7 defeats). At the same time, the club have managed to keep a clean sheet only once in 28 league games. In the standings, Mainz have 12 points and have moved up to 16th place.
- The team have failed to win their last six away matches in the Bundesliga (2 draws, 4 defeats).
- At least three goals have been scored in 6 of the club’s last 7 away league games.
- Mainz have conceded in 14 consecutive away matches in the Bundesliga.
Potential Mainz Lineup (3-5-2)*
Daniel Batz – Danny da Costa, Dominik Kohr, Stefan Bell – Silvan Widmer, Nicolas Ferachnig, Lee Jae-sung, Kaisyu Sano, Nadiem Amiri – Armindo Sieb, Phillip Tietz.
Goalkeeper Robin Zentner, as well as defenders Phillipp Mwene and Anton Kasi, will miss the match through injury.
Referee
Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Matches – 9 (Bundesliga, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second cautions) – 46;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.1;
Red cards shown – 2;
Fouls per match on average – 22;
Penalties – 33%.
Koln vs Mainz: Match Prediction
Although the hosts do not always manage to get the required result on their own patch, Koln tend to favour an attack-minded approach. Thanks to that, the club are reasonably effective going forward and score regularly: across the last nine home Bundesliga matches, the home side have failed to break down the opposition defence only once, while on four occasions in that run they have netted at least three goals. On the other hand, over the same period Koln have not kept a single clean sheet.
Since Urs Fischer’s appointment as head coach, Mainz have improved their results and have also looked noticeably sharper in attack. In particular, across two away league matches against Bayern Munich and Union, the away side scored four goals. At the same time, the club still have problems defensively and have failed to avoid conceding in each of their previous 14 away Bundesliga fixtures.
Prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this competition is listed.
