1. FSV Mainz 05's team badge FC Koln's team badge

1. FSV Mainz 05 v FC Koln : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 24th Aug, 14:30 BST, Mewa Arena, Mainz

Lukas Kwasniok pays counterpart Bo Henriksen a visit on Sunday afternoon in the Bundesliga, as their FC Koln and 1. FSV Mainz 05 sides go head to head at the Mewa Arena. You'll find stats supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to deliver as full a picture as possible, with Bundesliga performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top Bundesliga Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there's no obvious winner for this clash, but the evidence does point towards the conclusion that Mainz and Köln will score at least a couple of goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in the past, and neither Bo Henriksen or Lukas Kwasniok has served up too many 0-0s recently either. The bookies predict over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.25 equating to approximately a 78% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Mainz are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mainz
53%
1.831.85
Draw
23%
3.603.70
Köln
24%
4.104.00
Draw 1-1
11%
7.006.50
Mainz 1-0
10%
8.007.00
Mainz 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Mainz 2-0
9%
9.008.50
Köln 1-0
6%
12.0011.00
Köln 2-1
6%
13.0011.00
Mainz 3-1
6%
15.0012.00
Draw 0-0
6%
12.009.50
Draw 2-2
5%
15.0012.00
Mainz 3-0
5%
15.0013.00
Köln 2-0
3%
21.0017.00
Mainz 3-2
3%
23.0019.00
Mainz 4-1
3%
29.0021.00
Mainz 4-0
2%
29.0023.00
Köln 3-1
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1.801.80
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
2.001.95
Home 1st Goal
54%
1.621.62
Away 1st Goal
43%
2.402.50
No 1st Goal
3%
12.009.50
BTTS - Yes
56%
1.751.73
BTTS - No
44%
2.002.00
BTTS - Home Win
26%
3.753.50
BTTS - Draw
18%
4.754.50
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7.506.50
Home/draw
76%
1.221.22
Away/draw
47%
1.911.91
Home/away
77%
1.291.29
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1.251.25
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
4.003.60
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
3.002.88
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1.401.36
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
5.505.25
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
1.141.13
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
11.0010.00
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.051.04
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.051.04
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11.0010.00
Home DNB
69%
1.361.35
Away DNB
40%
3.002.90
Mainz win to nil
27%
3.25-
Köln win to nil
11%
7.00-
Mainz / Mainz
28%
2.882.80
Mainz / Köln
3%
34.0026.00
Mainz / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Mainz
17%
5.004.60
Draw / Köln
9%
9.008.50
Draw / Draw
15%
5.505.25
Köln / Mainz
4%
21.0019.00
Köln / Köln
13%
6.506.00
Köln / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Match Predictor Pro
Your ultimate betting assistant
Try it now
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table
Won
Draw
Lost
Mainz
Köln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leverkusen000000 
Oct 18
Feb 28
Apr 25
Dec 13
2
Dortmund000000 
Sep 27
Feb 14
Mar 7
Oct 25
3
B. M'gladbach000000 
Dec 6
Apr 18
Mar 21
Nov 8
4
E.Frankfurt000000 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Nov 22
Apr 4
5
Augsburg000000 
Feb 7
Sep 20
Oct 18
Feb 28
6
Bayern000000 
Apr 25
Dec 13
Jan 13
May 16
7
Köln000000 
Aug 24
Jan 17
-
-
8
Union Berlin000000 
May 9
Jan 10
Dec 20
May 2
9
Mainz000000 
-
-
Jan 17
Aug 24
10
Hamburg000000 
Feb 21
Oct 4
Nov 1
Mar 14
11
Heidenheim000000 
Jan 13
May 16
May 9
Jan 10
12
RB Leipzig000000 
Sep 13
Jan 31
Feb 7
Sep 20
13
Freiburg000000 
Apr 11
Nov 29
Aug 31
Jan 24
14
St. Pauli000000 
Dec 20
May 2
Dec 6
Apr 18
15
Hoffenheim000000 
Nov 22
Apr 4
Feb 21
Oct 4
16
Stuttgart000000 
Mar 7
Oct 25
Sep 28
Feb 14
17
Wolfsburg000000 
Jan 24
Aug 31
Jan 31
Sep 13
18
W.Bremen000000 
Nov 1
Mar 14
Apr 11
Nov 29
Win / draw / win form
5
Mainz have drawn 5 consecutive home league games
13
Mainz have not lost in 13 consecutive home league games
Mainz
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mainz2 - 2Leverkusen
Mainz1 - 1E.Frankfurt
Mainz2 - 2Wolfsburg
Mainz1 - 1Holstein
Mainz2 - 2Freiburg
Mainz2 - 0St. Pauli
Mainz0 - 0Augsburg
Mainz2 - 0Stuttgart
Mainz2 - 0VfL Bochum
Mainz2 - 1Bayern
Mainz2 - 0Hoffenheim
Mainz3 - 1Dortmund
Mainz1 - 1B. M'gladbach
Mainz0 - 2RB Leipzig
Mainz0 - 2Heidenheim
Mainz1 - 2W.Bremen
Mainz1 - 1Union Berlin
Mainz3 - 0Dortmund
Mainz1 - 1Köln
Mainz4 - 1Hoffenheim
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMainz2 - 2Leverkusen
AMainz4 - 1VfL Bochum
HMainz1 - 1E.Frankfurt
AMainz0 - 3Bayern
HMainz2 - 2Wolfsburg
AMainz0 - 2Hoffenheim
HMainz1 - 1Holstein
AMainz1 - 3Dortmund
HMainz2 - 2Freiburg
AMainz3 - 1B. M'gladbach
AMainz2 - 1RB Leipzig
HMainz2 - 0St. Pauli
AMainz2 - 0Heidenheim
HMainz0 - 0Augsburg
AMainz0 - 1W.Bremen
HMainz2 - 0Stuttgart
AMainz1 - 2Union Berlin
AMainz0 - 1Leverkusen
HMainz2 - 0VfL Bochum
AMainz3 - 1E.Frankfurt
Köln
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Nurnberg1 - 2Köln
Hannover1 - 0Köln
Greuther1 - 1Köln
Paderborn1 - 2Köln
Ulm0 - 1Köln
Karlsruher1 - 0Köln
Magdeburg3 - 0Köln
E. Braun1 - 2Köln
Hamburg1 - 0Köln
Kaiserslautern0 - 1Köln
Regensburg0 - 1Köln
Preussen Munster0 - 1Köln
H.Berlin0 - 1Köln
Darmstadt5 - 1Köln
Dusseldorf2 - 2Köln
Schalke1 - 3Köln
Elversberg2 - 2Köln
Heidenheim4 - 1Köln
Mainz1 - 1Köln
Bayern2 - 0Köln
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HKöln4 - 0Kaiserslautern
AKöln2 - 1Nurnberg
HKöln1 - 1Regensburg
AKöln0 - 1Hannover
HKöln3 - 1Preussen Munster
AKöln1 - 1Greuther
HKöln0 - 1H.Berlin
AKöln2 - 1Paderborn
HKöln2 - 1Darmstadt
AKöln1 - 0Ulm
AKöln0 - 1Karlsruher
HKöln1 - 1Dusseldorf
AKöln0 - 3Magdeburg
HKöln1 - 0Schalke
AKöln2 - 1E. Braun
HKöln1 - 0Elversberg
AKöln0 - 1Hamburg
AKöln1 - 0Kaiserslautern
HKöln3 - 1Nurnberg
AKöln1 - 0Regensburg
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Mainz have drawn with Köln in 3 consecutive league meetings
League games at Mainz since 2015
Mainz
Köln
Goals: Scored
15
7
Games: Scored
7 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
2 / 9
M05
4
D
3
KOE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mainz
Draw1 - 1Draw
Mainz5 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Köln
Mainz3 - 1
Mainz1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 3Köln
Mainz2 - 0
League games at Köln since 2014
Köln
Mainz
Goals: Scored
11
9
Games: Scored
6 / 9
5 / 9
Clean sheets
4 / 9
3 / 9
M05
1
D
6
KOE
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Köln
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Köln3 - 2
2 - 3Mainz
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Köln2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics
Mainz Köln
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Mainz will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Köln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Mainz’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-28
Köln have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2025/2025 season
Mainz
PG (predicted goals)
Köln
1.8
1.1
Attack rating
0%
better
M05
KOE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
M05
KOE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Mainz v Köln Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Mainz Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Batz GLK
-
L Rieß GLK
-
R Zentner GLK
-
K. Bos DEF
-
K. Schopp DEF
-
A Caci DEF
-
P Mwene DEF
-
S Widmer  DEF
-
M. Dal DEF
-
D Kohr DEF
-
D Hoof DEF
-
N Veratschnig DEF
-
D Costa DEF
-
M Leitsch  DEF
-
A Hanche-Olsen  DEF
-
D. Gleiber MID
-
S Kawasaki MID
-
P Nebel MID
-
N Amiri MID
-
J Lee MID
-
L Maloney MID
-
K Sano MID
-
N Tauer MID
-
B Hollerbach FWD
-
A Sieb FWD
-
A Nordin FWD
-
B Bobzien FWD
-
N Weiper FWD
-
Köln Bundesliga squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Köbbing GLK
-
M Schwäbe GLK
-
R Zieler GLK
-
C Özkacar DEF
-
K Lund DEF
-
S Sebulonsen DEF
-
J Gazibegovic DEF
-
L Kilian  DEF
-
L Paqarada DEF
-
T Hübers DEF
-
N. Telle DEF
-
J. Pauli DEF
-
J Schmied DEF
-
D Heintz DEF
-
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson MID
-
J Christensen MID
-
J Thielmann MID
-
E Martel MID
-
F. Harchaoui MID
-
F Kainz MID
-
D Huseinbašić MID
-
T Krauß MID
-
E. Kujovic MID
-
J Kaminski MID
-
M Bülter FWD
-
R Ache FWD
-
S. El Mala FWD
-
M. El Mala FWD
-
L Maina FWD
-
F Dietz  FWD
-
S Adamyan FWD
-
I Rondic FWD
-
L Waldschmidt FWD
-