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Augsburg vs Mainz 05: Match Preview & Stats

WWK Arena, Augsburg

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Our record

  • Augsburg: 3 of 5 right
  • Mainz 05: 3 of 5 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Bundesliga, Matchday 10
Kick-off
Venue
WWK Arena, Augsburg
Since last match
Augsburg: 15 days (Bundesliga) · RB Leipzig (5‑2) Mainz 05: 15 days (Bundesliga) · Bayern München (1‑2)
Next match
Augsburg: 7 days (Bundesliga) later Mainz 05: 6 days (Bundesliga) later

Last starting XI

Augsburg 3-4-2-1

  1. 1 Dahmen
  2. 14 Keitel
  3. 6 Gouweleeuw
  4. 5 Matsima
  5. 19 Fellhauer
  6. 4 Massengo
  7. 32 Rieder
  8. 16 Behrens
  9. 30 Kade
  10. 21 Ibrahimović
  11. 9 Ribeiro

Coach: Manuel Baum at RB Leipzig, 2-5 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Mainz 05 3-5-2

  1. 27 Zentner
  2. 21 da Costa
  3. 3 Gruber
  4. 48 Potulski
  5. 19 Caci
  6. 10 Amiri
  7. 6 Sano
  8. 7 Lee
  9. 30 Widmer
  10. 11 Königsdörffer
  11. 23 Becker

Coach: Urs Fischer vs Bayern München, 1-2 · Bundesliga · 7 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Augsburg

  • DF Calvin BrackelmannInjured · Doubtful
  • DF Chrislain MatsimaInjured · A few weeks
  • DF Noahkai BanksInjured · Mid November 2026
  • MF Arijon IbrahimovićInjured · Late November 2026
  • MF Sima SusoInjured · Mid November 2026
  • FW Steve MouniéInjured · Mid November 2026
  • – Faik SakarInjured · Mid November 2026

Mainz 05

  • DF Dominik KohrInjured · Early January 2027
  • MF Otto RuoppiInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Silas Katompa MvumpaInjured · Early January 2027

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Augsburg

High impact
Missing attack share 16.0%
Missing minutes share 23.0%
7 players out 4 regular starters out
Key absences:
  • MF Arijon Ibrahimović 10% attack · 5% mins
  • DF Chrislain Matsima 2% attack · 8% mins

Mainz 05

Low impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
3 players out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)

Augsburg Mainz 05
Box & Territory Pressure 61 67
Set-Piece & Corner Threat 52 79
Finishing Efficiency 85 51
Defensive & Goalkeeper Wall 48 16
Underlying Play Power 32 60
Augsburg Results above play quality (running hot)
Mainz 05 Playing above results (positive regression candidate)

OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 9 matches before kick-off.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Augsburg

When scoring first 30% won · 70% unbeaten (10 matches)
When conceding first 60% points rescued · 40% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 45% 2nd Half: 55%
First 15': 16% Last 15' (76-90'): 23%

Mainz 05

When scoring first 80% won · 80% unbeaten (5 matches)
When conceding first 22% points rescued · 11% won (9 matches)
1st Half: 56% 2nd Half: 44%
First 15': 11% Last 15' (76-90'): 33%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Augsburg

  1. 1. FW Michael Gregoritsch 5G · 0A
    Team attack 14.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. MF Fabian Rieder 2G · 5A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 9.0%
  3. 3. MF Anton Kade 2G · 1A
    Team attack 11.0% Team shots 13.0%

Mainz 05

  1. 1. FW Phillip Tietz 6G · 0A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 21.0%
  2. 2. FW Sheraldo Becker 2G · 4A
    Team attack 17.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Anthony Caci 3G · 3A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 6.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Scoring trends Augsburg Mainz 05
Over 1.5 goals 10/10 8/10
Over 2.5 goals 9/10 7/10
Over 3.5 goals 7/10 6/10
Both teams scored 9/10 6/10
Clean sheet 1/10 3/10
Failed to score 0/10 2/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.4 / 2.2 1.8 / 2.1

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Augsburg

  • L 2-5 at RB Leipzig (A) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • L 1-2 vs Freiburg (H) Bundesliga · 31 Oct
  • W 4-2 at Sonnenhof Großaspach (A) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
  • D 1-1 vs Union Berlin (H) Bundesliga · 24 Oct
  • L 3-4 at Elversberg (A) Bundesliga · 17 Oct

Mainz 05

  • L 1-2 vs Bayern München (H) Bundesliga · 7 Nov
  • L 1-4 at Elversberg (A) Bundesliga · 30 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Bochum (A) DFB Pokal · 27 Oct
  • L 2-3 vs Werder Bremen (H) Bundesliga · 24 Oct
  • W 1-0 at Schalke 04 (A) Bundesliga · 17 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Augsburg

  • 1-15 minutes: 2 scored, 3 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 1 scored, 3 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 5 scored, 2 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 3 scored, 4 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 6 scored, 6 conceded

Mainz 05

  • 1-15 minutes: 0 scored, 7 conceded
  • 16-30 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
  • 31-45 minutes: 5 scored, 2 conceded
  • 46-60 minutes: 1 scored, 4 conceded
  • 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
  • 76-90 minutes: 8 scored, 2 conceded

Goals in each 15-minute period, Bundesliga this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Augsburg

Player G A
Michael Gregoritsch (1 pen) 5 0
Robin Fellhauer 3 0
Fabian Rieder (1 pen) 2 5
Anton Kade 2 1
Rodrigo Ribeiro 2 0

Mainz 05

Player G A
Phillip Tietz 6 0
Anthony Caci 3 3
Sheraldo Becker 2 4
Benedict Hollerbach 2 1
Jae-Sung Lee 1 1

Goals and assists in the Bundesliga this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Augsburg Mainz 05
  • 4.9 Corners won 5.9
  • 5.1 Corners conceded 4.8
  • 1.4 Yellow cards 2.2
  • 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.7

Per match in the Bundesliga this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.8 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

AugsburgMainz 05
Attack 47 53 2.2 goals per match this season2.0 goals per match this season
Defence 41 65 2.2 conceded per match this season2.1 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Bundesliga clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1834Elo #101 Elo rating 1846Elo #91

Head-to-head

12Augsburg wins
4draws
15Mainz 05 wins

31 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 7 Feb 2026 · Bundesliga Mainz 05 2-0 Augsburg
  • 20 Sep 2025 · Bundesliga Augsburg 1-4 Mainz 05
  • 8 Feb 2025 · Bundesliga Mainz 05 0-0 Augsburg
  • 20 Sep 2024 · Bundesliga Augsburg 2-3 Mainz 05
  • 17 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga Mainz 05 1-0 Augsburg

Table

Bundesliga: Table
#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Bayern München 9 630 29:9 +20 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 630 16:7 +9 21
3 Freiburg 9 612 20:10 +10 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 603 27:13 +14 18
5 Bayer Leverkusen 9 513 20:17 +3 16
6 Werder Bremen 9 432 17:15 +2 15
7 Elversberg 9 414 17:18 -1 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 405 15:15 0 12
9 Hoffenheim 9 405 16:17 -1 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 333 15:20 -5 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 405 10:20 -10 12
12 Mainz 05 9 315 18:19 -1 10
13 Paderborn 9 243 8:11 -3 10
14 Augsburg 9 234 20:20 0 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 234 10:14 -4 9
16 Union Berlin 9 144 7:21 -14 7
17 Schalke 04 9 135 5:11 -6 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 117 12:25 -13 4

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Bundesliga: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely TitleTop 4Rel. play-offRelegated
Augsburg 9
Mainz 05 10

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