About Match
RB Leipzig go into the game 5th in the table on 6 points; FSV Mainz 05 sit 8th on 4 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, RB Leipzig score 3 and conceding 1, FSV Mainz 05 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.93 goals per team per game. If RB Leipzig win, their total rises to 9 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Across 20 recorded meetings, RB Leipzig have 9 wins to FSV Mainz 05's 7, with 4 draws, at 3.55 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 70% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 55%. 1.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.55.
The match takes place at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (capacity 47,069).