Bayern Munich will look to continue their impressive form as they host Mainz in Bundesliga on Saturday.
Venue: Allianz Arena
Key statistics
- Bayern Munich suffered their first defeat against Mainz in 2016 after winning seven games in a row.
- Bayern have collected 34 points after 14 games this season – their best points tally at this stage since the 2015/16 season.
- Mainz are currently seventh in the Bundesliga table, having collected 21 points in 14 points – their best tally at this stage since the 2010/11 season.
- Bayern have failed to score in only one of their last 30 games against Mainz.
Head to Head record
Bayern are the superior side in terms of head to head records, beating Mainz 22 times out of 30 games. Mainz have managed only 5 victories.
Latest performances in all competitions
Bayern Munich: L W W W W
Mainz: W D D L W
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich are coming off a thumping 3-0 win against Barcelona in the Champions League, which ended the Catalans’ hopes of making it to the knockouts.
Prior to that, Bayern outplayed Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker to reclaim the top spot in Bundesliga.
The Bavarians haven’t looked back since their shock defeat against Augsburg, winning four straight games in all competitions.
Bayern would look to maintain their lead at the top of the table when they face Mainz on Sunday.
Robert Lewandowski looks poised for another golden boot, as he is currently leading the Bundesliga scoring charts with 16 goals.
Thomas Muller is coming fresh off an imperious display against Barca, during which he also reached his 50th goal in the competition.
Star midfielder Joshua Kimmich has been ruled out for several more weeks due to lung-related issues while Eric Choupo-Moting hasn’t recovered from COVID-19.
Possible Bayern Munich line-up
Manuel Neuer; Benjamin Pavard, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Hernandez, Alphonso Davies; Corentin Tolisso, Jamal Musiala; Kingsley Coman, Thomas Müller, Leroy Sane; Robert Lewandowski
Injured: Marcel Sabitzer, Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Josip Stanisic, Joshua Kimmich, Eric Choupo-Moting
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Mainz
Mainz have been a surprise package this season, currently sitting seventh in the La Liga table.
They are coming on the back of a 3-0 victory over Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga last week in which young forward Jonathan Burkardt took his tally to 7 goals this season.
Mainz would look to get near the top-four but they face a tough challenge against Bayern, who are looking unstoppable at the moment.
Mainz are unbeaten in four of their last five games in Bundesliga this season but it remains to be seen whether they can continue their impressive run when they face Bayern.
Possible Mainz line-up
Robin Zentner; Moussa Niakhate, Alexander Hack, David Nemeth; Aaron Caricol, Jean-Paul Boetius, Leandro Barreiro, Jae-sung Lee, Silvan Widmer; Jonathan Burkardt, Kerim Onisiwo
Injured: Dominik Kohr, Anderson Lucoqui and Jerry St. Juste
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Bayern Munich 5 – 0 Mainz
