FSV Mainz 05 vs FC Köln prediction and preview

Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC

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FSV Mainz 05 vs FC Köln

Bundesliga · Saturday 19 December 2026, 00:00 UTC · Mewa Arena, Mainz

FSV Mainz 05 · FC Köln · Bundesliga predictions

FSV Mainz 05 vs FC Köln preview

The Bundesliga fixture between FSV Mainz 05 and FC Köln is scheduled for Saturday 19 December 2026 at 00:00 UTC at Mewa Arena in Mainz. FSV Mainz 05 sit 9th on 10 points after 8 matches, while FC Köln sit 13th on 9 points after 8 matches.

FSV Mainz 05 come into the game with a L-L-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while FC Köln's recent sequence reads D-D-L-W-L. Over their last 6, FSV Mainz 05 have scored 2.0 and conceded 2.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. FC Köln average 0.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: FSV Mainz 05 won 2, 4 games were drawn and FC Köln won 4. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 17 Jan 2026, ended FC Köln 2-1 FSV Mainz 05.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
9FSV Mainz 0583141717010WLWLL
13FC Köln8233912-39LWLDD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: FSV Mainz 05 2, draws 4, FC Köln 4.

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FSV Mainz 05 expected line-up (3-5-2)

Stefan Posch, Kacper Potulski, Danny da Costa, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Nadiem Amiri, Anthony Caci, Phillip Tietz, Sheraldo Becker

FC Köln expected line-up (4-4-2)

Marvin Schwäbe, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Borna Sosa, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Linton Maina, Tom Krauß, Ísak Jóhannesson, Saïd El Mala, Marius Bülter

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