PREVIEW | TSG Hoffenheim vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

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PREVIEW | TSG Hoffenheim vs Mainz - team news, lineups, predictions

TSG Hoffenheim and Mainz face off this Saturday at the PreZero Arena in 1. Bundesliga.

TSG Hoffenheim have 50 points to their name this season and occupy 5th position in the table. Last time out, Christian Ilzer's team slipped to a 5-0 defeat against RB Leipzig (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

Mainz currently have 30 points and lie in 11th position. In their last game, Urs Fischer's team won 2-1 against Eintracht Frankfurt (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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

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TSG Hoffenheim​

• Leon Avdullahu - Adductor Injury
• Koki Machida - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Adam Hlozek - Calf Injury
• Valentin Gendrey - Ankle Injury

Mainz​

• Benedict Hollerbach - Achilles tendon rupture
• Nadiem Amiri - Heel Injury
• Andreas Olsen - Muscular problems
• Stefan Bell - Fitness
• Anthony Caci - No Eligibility
• Silas Katompa - Tibia And Fibula Fracture

Last starting XIs​

TSG Hoffenheim ( vs RB Leipzig 2026-03-20): Oliver Baumann, Vladimír Coufal, Robin Hranác, Ozan Kabak, Bernardo Júnior, Alexander Prass, Wouter Burger, Grischa Promel, Bazoumana Touré, Fisnik Asllani, Tim Lemperle


Mainz ( vs Eintracht Frankfurt 2026-03-22): Daniel Batz, Danny da Costa, Stefan Posch, Dominik Kohr, Silvan Widmer, Phillipp Mwene, Kaishu Sano, Lee Jae-sung, Paul Nebel, Phillip Tietz, Sheraldo Becker

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MANAGERS​

• Urs Fischer has faced TSG Hoffenheim on nine occasions, recording three wins, two draws and four defeats.
• Christian Ilzer has faced Mainz on three occasions, recording one win, one draw and one defeat.

TEAMS​

• Away from home, Mainz currently have one defeat in their last five matches.
• Away from home, Mainz currently have two wins in their last 14 matches.
• Away from home, Mainz are coming off three consecutive games without a defeat.
• Mainz currently have one defeat in their last 11 matches.
• Mainz have scored in three consecutive matches.
• Mainz are on a seven-match unbeaten run.
• Mainz are coming off three consecutive wins.
• At home, TSG Hoffenheim currently have one defeat in their last ten matches.
• At home, TSG Hoffenheim currently have one draw in their last 13 matches.
• At home, TSG Hoffenheim are coming off two consecutive games without a win.
• TSG Hoffenheim currently have four defeats in their last 22 matches.
• TSG Hoffenheim have conceded goals in five consecutive matches.
• TSG Hoffenheim are coming off two consecutive games without a win.

HEAD TO HEAD​

• TSG Hoffenheim and Mainz have already faced each other 35 times, with Mainz holding the advantage: 15 wins, compared with ten wins for TSG Hoffenheim.
• At the PreZero Arena, TSG Hoffenheim have the edge in meetings with Mainz: seven wins in 17 matches. Mainz have six wins.
• In the German Bundesliga, the two teams have played 33 matches, with nine wins for TSG Hoffenheim, nine draws and 15 wins for Mainz.

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