Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th May 2025

When Bayer Leverkusen come to MEWA Arena for the Bundesliga match this coming Saturday, Mainz 05 will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Bayer Leverkusen have claimed 68 points after 33 rounds, while Mainz 05 have amassed 51 points and are now ranked as number 6 in the Bundesliga standings.

Both teams have ended up with too many draws most recently. They surely longed for more points from those games, and thus both Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen will be looking for a morale-boosting victory to get back on the winning track.

Mainz 05 step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.6 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 16 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet zero times in those matches.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 19 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Mainz 05 twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively.

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 lost 3-0 against Bayern Munich, drew 1-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before winning 1-4 against Bochum. Mainz 05 just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They also drew five and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-0 win against Augsburg. Then a 2-2 draw with Freiburg followed before they lost against Borussia Dortmund with a 2-4 scoreline. Bayer Leverkusen claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 14 goals, whilst conceding seven.

Having considered the match from different angles, be it form, strength in squad and match history, Mainz 05 get our vote here. They should have enough to see them through a most likely tricky opponent in Bayer Leverkusen.

Mainz 05 earned 12 points from their last nine matches against teams inside the top 6. They claimed three wins, following 12 goals scored while also conceding 13. Bayer Leverkusen have a supreme history in their last nine games against fellow teams from the top six. They claimed 18 points, better than any other top six side in the Bundesliga this season, . They won eight matches while scoring 20 goals to 12 against. Mainz 05 claimed 14 wins, nine draws as well as ten defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen are looking at 19 wins, 11 draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

Henriksen will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bayer Leverkusen from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/2), Robin Zentner (0/31), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1/21), Anthony Caci (1/32), Danny da Costa (0/24), Lennard Maloney (0/15), Maxim Leitsch (1/14), Moritz Jenz (0/19), Philipp Mwene (1/31), Silvan Widmer (0/26), Stefan Bell (0/17), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (2/28), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/22), Jae-Sung Lee (7/32), Kaishu Sano (0/33), Nadiem Amiri (7/29), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/14), Armindo Sieb (2/27), Arnaud Nordin (0/6), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (17/28), Nelson Weiper (3/22), Paul Nebel (9/30).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 43 year-old Xabi Alonso will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/28), Matej Kovar (0/5), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (2/31), Arthur (0/19), Edmond Tapsoba (0/28), Jeanuel Belocian (0/5), Jeremie Frimpong (5/33), Jonathan Tah (3/32), Mario Hermoso (0/4), Nordi Mukiele (1/15), Piero Hincapie (2/31), Aleix Garcia (3/27), Emiliano Buendia (2/10), Exequiel Palacios (1/23), Florian Wirtz (10/30), Granit Xhaka (2/33), Jonas Hofmann (2/10), Nathan Tella (2/26), Robert Andrich (2/22), Alejo Sarco (0/0), Amine Adli (2/19), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (2/15), Patrik Schick (19/30), Victor Okoh Boniface (8/19).

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Mainz 05 seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Dominik Kohr and Philipp Mwene can't be called up by the Mainz 05-manager, with both serving a ban.

Bayer Leverkusen have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Mainz 05 at MEWA Arena.

Victor Okoh Boniface won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen this time, as he nurses an injury.

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen got the better of Mainz 05 in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 1-0 and 2-1, respectively. In total, they have played five matches in past seasons with Bayer Leverkusen running away with most of the points. They won four encounters, with Mainz 05 stealing all 3 points in one match. Naturally, the last zero games ended all square. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 15/8.

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

In the last ten matches between Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/15 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Look no further than Jonathan Burkardt, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga, while Patrik Schick managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Bayer Leverkusen in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Mainz 05 won five of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing five in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Bayer Leverkusen won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing two. Strap yourselves up for a goals at MEWA Arena since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Mainz 05. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Bayer Leverkusen.

The last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Bayer Leverkusen saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.9 goals a game. Bayer Leverkusen scored 1.8 goals on average in these, as both teams scored four times in this run. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bayer Leverkusen's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.6 goals in these matches.