PREVIEW | Mainz vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

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·22 August 2025

PREVIEW | Mainz vs FC Köln - team news, lineups, predictions

Mainz and FC Köln face off this Sunday at the Mewa Arena in 1. Bundesliga. Mainz mark their 20th participation in the competition, whilst FC Köln go into their 53rd.

Last time out, Mainz slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Rosenborg (UEFA Conference League (Qual.) 2025/26). In their last match, FC Köln prevailed 1-2 against Jahn Regensburg (DFB Pokal 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Julian Pauli - Ankle Injury
Florian Dietz - Broken Collarbone

Last starting XIs

Mainz ( vs Rosenborg 2025-08-21): Robin Zentner, Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Benedict Hollerbach, Lee Jae-sung

FC Köln ( vs Jahn Regensburg 2025-08-17): Ron-Robert Zieler, Joel Schmied, Timo Hübers, Cenk Ozkacar, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Isak Johannesson, Eric Martel, Linton Maina, Marius Bulter, Luca Waldschmidt, Jakub Kaminski

Did you know...by playmaker stats

MANAGERS

faced Mainz on three occasions, recording one win and two draws.
Bo Henriksen faced FC Köln on one occasion, recording a draw.

HEAD TO HEAD

Mainz and FC Köln have faced each other 38 times, there is no advantage between Mainz and FC Köln: 13 wins for each team in 38 games.
At the Mewa Arena, Mainz has an advantage in the duels against FC Köln: 11 wins in 20 games. FC Köln has four victories.
In the German League, 26 matches have been played between the two teams, with Mainz winning nine, ten draws, and seven victories for FC Köln.