Vincent Kompany’s men have been on fire in the 2024/25 season and have already established a six-point lead at the top.
Bayern Munich will look to build on it when they square up against FSV Mainz who are currently ninth on the Bundesliga table.
The home team have accumulated 19 points in their 13 outings thanks to five wins, four draws and as many defeats. They did gather some momentum with three consecutive wins in the league but it all came to an end in their last outing.
They ended up losing 4-3 against Wolfsburg as Jonas Wind’s late brace powered the home team to a win. Mainz will be looking to return to winning ways but they have a massive challenge ahead in Bayern.
The visitors are top of the table with 33 points in their 13 outings thanks to 10 wins and three draws. They have won four out of their last five league games and are heading into this fixture on the back of an impressive outing in the Champions League.
Despite conceding an early goal, the German giants took apart Shakhtar Donetsk (5-1) and will be confident of getting the job done against Mainz away from home.
The home team will be without the services of Danny da Costa and Gabriel Vidovic, who are currently out injured. Apart from the duo, everyone else is expected to be fully fit for this weekend’s fixture.
FSV Mainz 05 will stick to the 3-4-2-1 formation against Bayern Munich, with Robin Zentner taking his place in goal. The back three will be made up of Dominik Kohr, Stefan Bell and Maxim Leitsch.
They will look to keep things tight at the back against a star-studded Bayern Munich attack while receiving significant support from Anthony Caci and Phillipp Mwene, who will feature as wing-backs.
The visitors will be without quite a few first-team stars as Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Josip Stanisic, Kingsley Coman, Harry Kane, and Joao Palhinha are all out injured. Daniel Peretz will continue in goal as Manuel Neuer is injured, and Sven Ulreich is out because of personal reasons.
Bayern Munich will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Daniel Peretz in goal. Konrad Laimer and Raphael Guerreiro will be the full-backs, with Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae starting in the central defensive partnership.
