RB Leipzig and FSV Mainz 05 are going to take on on Saturday the 8th of January at 3:30 pm in the 18th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to be played in Leipzig at the Red Bull Arena.
RB Leipzig is in the 10th place in the standings with 22 points. It comes from a 0-2 loss against DSC Arminia Bielefeld in its last match in the Bundesliga. Until now, it has won 6 times, draw 4 times, and lost 7 times.
FSV Mainz 05 occupies the 9th place in the standings with 24 points. It comes from a 1-0 loss against Eintracht Frankfurt in its last match in the Bundesliga. To date, it has won 7 times, draw 3 times, and lost 7 times.
Line-ups predictions
These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (7 times or 41.18%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (7 times), 4-2-3-1 (5 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 3-5-2 (once), 4-3-1-2 (once) and 4-3-3 (once).
Domenico Tedesco is expected to play against FSV Mainz 05 with the following players: P. Gulácsi, W. Orban, N. Mukiele Mulere, J. Gvardiol, D. Olmo Carvajal, K. Kampl, T. Adams, B. Henrichs, A. Haidara, D. Szoboszlai and B. Brobbey.
Presuming that the line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of RB Leipzig would be 25.18.
Domenico Tedesco will probably not be able to employ M. Halstenberg, K. Laimer and Y. Yurary Poulsen because of injury.
S. Bonnah Owusu, M. Saracchi Pintos, E. Forsberg, C. Nkunku and A. Valente Silva will definitely miss the match.
FSV Mainz 05
FSV Mainz 05 has mostly adopted the 3-5-2 line-up most used during the season (13 times or 76.47%).
Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-5-2 (13 times), 3-4-1-2 (2 times), 3-1-4-2 (once) and 3-4-2-1 (once).
Bo Svensson is expected to play against RB Leipzig with the following players: R. Zentner, S. Bell, A. Hack, M. Niakhate, A. Martín Caricol, L. Barreiro Martins, A. Stach, S. Widmer, J. Lee, J. Burkardt and K. Onisiwo.
Granting that the line up is confirmed, the resulting average age of FSV Mainz 05 would be 26.91.
Bo Svensson will probably not be able to employ A. Lucoqui, J. St. Juste, D. Kohr and Á. Szalai because of injury.