Leverkusen
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have taken three wins, one draw and a defeat from their last five Bundesliga matches.
- The hosts are 6th with 39 points in the 2025-26 campaign.
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Kasper Hjulmand has implemented a possession-based 3-4-2-1 system and trigger-based pressing since taking charge in September 2025.
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Recent stats:
- Home: won seven of 11 and conceded just 0.91 goals per game at the BayArena.
- Form: won two straight and not lost in their last two at the BayArena.
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Recent stats:
Mainz 05
- Mainz 05 have taken three wins, one draw and a defeat from their last five Bundesliga matches.
- The visitors are 13th with 22 points in the 2025-26 campaign.
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Urs Fischer took over at Mainz in December 2025 as the squad adapted to a new style of play.
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Recent away form:
- Only two away wins in the Bundesliga 2025/2026 so far.
- Concede 2.18 goals per away game.
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Recent away form:
Head-to-Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won two of the last three Bundesliga meetings with Mainz, drawing the other.
Key Players
- Nadiem Amiri - Mainz’s talisman with 10 goals in 20 appearances, netting five in his last five and accounting for more than half of Mainz’s eight goals across their previous five matches.
- Patrik Schick - Leverkusen’s most reliable striker with seven Bundesliga goals in 18 matches.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are favourites at odds of 1.67 versus Mainz at 4.55.
- Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.65 and looks a reasonable option given both sides’ tendencies.
Prediction
- Leverkusen are the more stable side and should be able to blunt Mainz’s counter-attacks with a patient build-up.
- Back the home side to take all three points (odds 1.67).
