Can minnows Mainz humble RB Leipzig?

RB Leipzig and Mainz face each other this Saturday at the Red Bull Arena for matchday 27 of the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Marco Rose's team are 5th in the table with 49 points, while Bo Henriksen's team are 16th with 19 points. The match will be broadcast live at 10:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

RB Leipzig head into this clash on the back of a 1-5 win against FC Köln (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), whilst the visitors surpassed VfL Bochum with a 2-0 victory (1. Bundesliga 2023/24). Going into the encounter, Marco Rose's team has recorded a nine-game unbeaten sequence in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. On the other hand, Mainz are on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 7 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24.

In the 1. Bundesliga, fifteen games were played between the two teams, with 7 wins for RB Leipzig, 3 draws and 5 wins for Mainz.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from RB Leipzig's most influential players, Lois Openda participated in 26 games, and David Raum has played the most minutes (2295). Lois Openda is the current best scorer with 19 goals. As for Mainz, van den Berg is the most used player in a total of 25 games (2118 min). Jonathan Burkardt is their current best scorer with 4 goals.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Mainz winning 2-0. RB Leipzig are given the favouritism to win this match.