Line-ups

RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 predicted line-ups

Bundesliga · Sat 5 Dec

RB Leipzig4-3-3 · Home
14:30
Sat 5 Dec · Red Bull Arena · Regular Season - 12
FSV Mainz 053-5-2 · Away
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off

Starting XI

Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off

RB Leipzig

4-3-3Formation

FSV Mainz 05

3-5-2Formation

  1. 1A. Schwolow
  1. 16S. Bell
  2. 3F. Gruber
  3. 4S. Posch
  1. 7Lee Jae-Sung
  2. 15L. Maloney
  3. 6K. Sano
  4. 24S. Kawasaki
  5. 23S. Becker
  1. 11R. Königsdörffer
  2. 9P. Tietz
  1. 11J. Bakayoko
  2. 27T. Gomis
  3. 40Rômulo
  1. 6E. Banzuzi
  2. 21N. El Aynaoui
  3. 30A. Maksimović
  1. 17R. Baku
  2. 3M. Estève
  3. 39B. Henrichs
  4. 16L. Klostermann
  1. 1Ø. Nyland

Bench

  • 26M. Vandevoordt
  • 2A. Koné
  • 23C. Lukeba
  • 4W. Orbán
  • 22D. Raum
  • 13N. Seiwald
  • 7A. Nusa

Out

  • M. Finkgrafe · Thigh Injury
  • M. Esteve · Knock
  • C. Nkunku · Groin Injury
  • M. Guiu · Hamstring Injury
  • L. Zingerle · Off the roster
  • B. Gruda · Ankle Injury
  • V. Gebel · Knee Injury
  • R. Reitz · Muscle Injury

Bench

  • 48K. Potulski
  • 21D. da Costa
  • 40M. Kinzig
  • 47R. Nakuzola
  • 0A. Haidara

Out

  • N. Amiri · Knee Injury
  • P. Mwene · Head Injury
  • O. Ruoppi · Knee Injury
  • R. Zentner · Hand Injury
  • S. Widmer · Knee Injury
  • D. Kohr · Foot Injury
  • P. Nebel · Muscle Injury
  • B. Hollerbach · Lacking Match Fitness

We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.

Line-up questions

When are the official RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 line-ups published?

Clubs in the Bundesliga release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.

How is the probable XI predicted?

We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.

Does the line-up change the prediction?

Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.