FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are going to clash on Saturday the 30th of September at 3:30 pm in the 6th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to be played in Mainz at the OPEL ARENA.

FSV Mainz 05 is in the 18th place in the standings with 1 points. It comes from a 2-1 loss against FC Augsburg in its last match in the Bundesliga. As of now, it has drawn once and lost 4 times.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is in the 2nd place in the standings with 13 points. It comes from a 4-1 win against Heidenheim in its last match in the Bundesliga. As of now, it has won 4 times and drawn once.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

FSV Mainz 05​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
11 May
FSV Mainz 05-Borussia Dortmund
3-0
3-4-2-1
05 May
Heidenheim-FSV Mainz 05
1-1
3-4-2-1
28 Apr
FSV Mainz 05-FC Köln
1-1
3-4-2-1
21 Apr
SC Freiburg-FSV Mainz 05
1-1
3-4-2-1
13 Apr
FSV Mainz 05-TSG Hoffenheim
4-1
3-4-2-1
06 Apr
FSV Mainz 05-Darmstadt 98
4-0
3-4-2-1
30 Mar
RB Leipzig-FSV Mainz 05
0-0
3-4-2-1
16 Mar
FSV Mainz 05-VfL Bochum 1848
2-0
3-4-2-1
09 Mar
FC Bayern München-FSV Mainz 05
8-1
3-4-2-1
02 Mar
FSV Mainz 05-Borussia Mönchengladbach
1-1
3-4-2-1
23 Feb
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FSV Mainz 05
2-1
3-4-3
17 Feb
FSV Mainz 05-FC Augsburg
1-0
3-5-1-1
11 Feb
VfB Stuttgart-FSV Mainz 05
3-1
4-3-3
07 Feb
FSV Mainz 05-FC Union Berlin
1-1
4-2-3-1
03 Feb
FSV Mainz 05-Werder Bremen
0-1
3-5-2
26 Jan
Eintracht Frankfurt-FSV Mainz 05
1-0
3-4-2-1
13 Jan
FSV Mainz 05-VfL Wolfsburg
1-1
3-4-2-1
19 Dec
Borussia Dortmund-FSV Mainz 05
1-1
4-2-3-1
16 Dec
FSV Mainz 05-Heidenheim
0-1
3-4-3
10 Dec
FC Köln-FSV Mainz 05
0-0
4-2-3-1
03 Dec
FSV Mainz 05-SC Freiburg
0-1
3-4-3
26 Nov
TSG Hoffenheim-FSV Mainz 05
1-1
3-4-3
11 Nov
Darmstadt 98-FSV Mainz 05
0-0
3-4-2-1
04 Nov
FSV Mainz 05-RB Leipzig
2-0
3-4-2-1
27 Oct
VfL Bochum 1848-FSV Mainz 05
2-2
3-4-2-1
21 Oct
FSV Mainz 05-FC Bayern München
1-3
3-4-2-1
06 Oct
Borussia Mönchengladbach-FSV Mainz 05
2-2
3-4-2-1
30 Sep
FSV Mainz 05-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-3
3-4-2-1
23 Sep
FC Augsburg-FSV Mainz 05
2-1
3-4-2-1
16 Sep
FSV Mainz 05-VfB Stuttgart
1-3
3-4-2-1
02 Sep
Werder Bremen-FSV Mainz 05
4-0
3-4-2-1
27 Aug
FSV Mainz 05-Eintracht Frankfurt
1-1
3-4-3
20 Aug
FC Union Berlin-FSV Mainz 05
4-1

FSV Mainz 05 has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (4 times or 80.00%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (4 times) and 3-4-3 (once).

Bo Svensson is expected to play against Bayer 04 Leverkusen with the following players: Robin Zentner, Edimilson Fernandes, Dominik Kohr, Stefan Bell, Anthony Caci, Leandro Barreiro, Tom Krauß, Aymen Barkok, Karim Onisiwo, Jae-Sung Lee and Ludovic Ajorque.

If the line up is confirmed as above, the estimate average age of FSV Mainz 05 would be 27.64.

Bo Svensson will probably not be able to employ Maxim Leitsch, Danny da Costa, Phillipp Mwene and Silvan Widmer because of injury.

Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Jonathan Burkardt and Nelson Weiper will definitely miss the match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
12 May
VfL Bochum 1848-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-5
3-4-3
05 May
Eintracht Frankfurt-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-5
3-4-2-1
27 Apr
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-VfB Stuttgart
2-2
3-4-2-1
21 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-1
3-4-2-1
14 Apr
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Werder Bremen
5-0
3-4-2-1
06 Apr
FC Union Berlin-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-1
3-4-2-1
30 Mar
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-TSG Hoffenheim
2-1
3-4-2-1
17 Mar
SC Freiburg-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-3
3-4-2-1
10 Mar
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-VfL Wolfsburg
2-0
3-4-2-1
03 Mar
FC Köln-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-2
3-4-2-1
23 Feb
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FSV Mainz 05
2-1
3-4-1-2
17 Feb
Heidenheim-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-2
3-4-2-1
10 Feb
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Bayern München
3-0
3-4-2-1
03 Feb
Darmstadt 98-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-2
3-4-2-1
27 Jan
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Borussia Mönchengladbach
0-0
3-4-2-1
20 Jan
RB Leipzig-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-3
3-4-1-2
13 Jan
FC Augsburg-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-1
3-4-2-1
20 Dec
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-VfL Bochum 1848
4-0
3-4-2-1
17 Dec
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Eintracht Frankfurt
3-0
3-4-2-1
10 Dec
VfB Stuttgart-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-1
3-4-2-1
03 Dec
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
3-4-2-1
25 Nov
Werder Bremen-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-3
3-4-2-1
12 Nov
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Union Berlin
4-0
3-4-2-1
04 Nov
TSG Hoffenheim-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-3
3-4-2-1
29 Oct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-SC Freiburg
2-1
3-4-2-1
21 Oct
VfL Wolfsburg-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-2
3-4-2-1
08 Oct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-FC Köln
3-0
3-4-2-1
30 Sep
FSV Mainz 05-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-3
3-4-2-1
24 Sep
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Heidenheim
4-1
3-4-2-1
15 Sep
FC Bayern München-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
2-2
3-4-2-1
02 Sep
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-Darmstadt 98
5-1
3-4-2-1
26 Aug
Borussia Mönchengladbach-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-3
3-4-2-1
19 Aug
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-RB Leipzig
3-2

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (5 times).

Xabier Alonso Olano is expected to play against FSV Mainz 05 with the following players: Lukáš Hrádecký, Jonathan Tah, Odilon Kossounou, Edmond Tapsoba, Alejandro Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Jeremie Frimpong, Jonas Hofmann, Florian Wirtz and Victor Boniface.

In case that the line up is confirmed as above, the projected average age of Bayer 04 Leverkusen would be 26.18.

Xabier Alonso Olano will probably not be able to employ Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Noah Mbamba and Patrik Schick because of injury.

Arthur will definitely miss the match.