Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Mainz
Form comparisonFC Koln
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Mainz weak, FC Koln weakThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 17 Jan 20261. FC Köln2-1FSV Mainz 05
- 24 Aug 2025FSV Mainz 050-11. FC Köln
- 28 Apr 2024FSV Mainz 051-11. FC Köln
- 10 Dec 20231. FC Köln0-0FSV Mainz 05
- 15 Apr 20231. FC Köln1-1FSV Mainz 05
- 17 Oct 2026vsFC Schalke 040-1W
- 10 Oct 2026vsBayer Leverkusen3-4L
- 03 Oct 2026vsWaldhof Mannheim0-3W
- 19 Sept 2026vsBorussia Mönchengladbach3-4W
- 12 Sept 2026vsEintracht Frankfurt1-3L
- 16 Oct 2026vsEintracht Frankfurt1-0L
- 11 Oct 2026vsBorussia Mönchengladbach2-1W
- 03 Oct 2026vsFC Viktoria Köln2-2D
- 19 Sept 2026vsHamburger SV2-1L
- 12 Sept 2026vsWerder Bremen1-1D
Mainz vs FC Koln: form and season numbers
Mainz take a form score of 8.0 out of 10 into this Bundesliga fixture, against 4.1 for FC Koln. Mainz have 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5, while FC Koln have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season Mainz average 3.2 goals scored and 1.1 conceded per game, FC Koln 1.6 and 1.7. Mainz have kept a clean sheet in 60% of their matches this season, FC Koln in 0%. In their last 10 meetings Mainz have won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4. Mainz sit 5th on 10 points, FC Koln 12th on 7.
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