RB Leipzig 1-2 FSV Mainz 05: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 31 January 2026

Result

RB Leipzig 1-2 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Saturday 31 January 2026, 14:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

RB Leipzig · FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga predictions

RB Leipzig 1-2 FSV Mainz 05: match report

RB Leipzig were beaten by FSV Mainz 05 1-2 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 31 January 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Conrad Harder opened the scoring in the 40th minute. RB Leipzig's goal came from Conrad Harder (40'). FSV Mainz 05 scored through Nadiem Amiri (45+6', penalty) and Silas (49').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received no yellow cards; FSV Mainz 05 received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 4th on 36 points from 19 and FSV Mainz 05 16th on 15 points from 19. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 3rd with 65 points, and FSV Mainz 05 10th with 40.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and FSV Mainz 05 in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Silas of FSV Mainz 05 (7.8), ahead of Antonio Nusa (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 RB Leipzig wins, 2 draws and 5 for FSV Mainz 05.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Yellow card · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05
  • 40'Goal · Conrad HarderRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Stefan PoschFSV Mainz 05
  • 45+6'Penalty goal · Nadiem AmiriFSV Mainz 05 · 1-1
  • 49'Goal · SilasFSV Mainz 05 · 1-2
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Kacper PotulskiFSV Mainz 05
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Nelson WeiperFSV Mainz 05

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 3, draws 2, FSV Mainz 05 5.

Team news

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RB Leipzig line-up (4-4-1-1)

Péter Gulácsi, Ridle Baku, Willi Orbán, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, David Raum, Yan Diomande, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Antonio Nusa, Rômulo, Conrad Harder

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

Daniel Batz, Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Kacper Potulski, Danny da Costa, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Jae-sung Lee, Silvan Widmer, Benedict Hollerbach, Phillip Tietz