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    Köln vs Mainz 05 Prediction and Betting Tips | January 17th 2026

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    Köln will host Mainz 05 at the RheinEnergieStadion on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 Bundesliga campaign. The hosts will be desperate to get a result and put an end to their abysmal winless run to avoid falling lower in the league standings.

    Köln kicked off the new year with a 2-2 draw against bottom-placed Heidenheim before suffering an unsurprising 3-1 loss when they hosted league leaders and defending champions Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Billy Goats, who are winless across their last eight league games, currently sit only five points clear of the drop zone on the league table and will be keen to make improvements in the second half of the season to avoid immediate return to the 2. Bundesliga.

    Mainz 05 are in an even worse position, as their 2-1 victory over bottom-placed Heidenheim last time out marked only their second win from 17 league outings this season, leaving them level on points with the Baden-Württemberg-based club.

    The visitors have struggled for results domestically for much of the campaign but have recorded two wins and four draws across all competitions under new manager Urs Fischer, and will hope to carry that form into this weekend.

    Köln vs Mainz 05 Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

    • The sides have met on 43 previous occasions going into Saturday’s game. Köln have won 16 of those games, 12 ended in draws, while Mainz have won the remaining 15.
    • Three of the last five meetings between the sides have ended in draws.
    • Köln picked up a narrow 1-0 win when the sides met earlier this season in August 2025.
    • The hosts have scored only three goals across their last five meetings with Mainz 05, but have conceded seven goals across those games.
    • Both teams have conceded 29 goals apiece after 17 league games played this season.
    • Only St. Pauli (14) and Heidenheim (16) have scored fewer goals in the German top flight this season than Mainz’s 17 goals.

    Köln vs Mainz 05 Prediction

    The sides are closely matched going into the weekend, but the Billy Goats will hope to get a slight boost from their home advantage.

    The 05ers will be optimistic to avoid defeat against a fellow struggling side, but will need to be at their best to get anything more than a point here.

    Prediction: Köln 1-1 Mainz 05

    Köln vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

    Tip 1 – Result: Draw

    Tip 2 – Goals – Over/under 2.5 – Under 2.5 goals

    Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes (Eight of the hosts’ last 10 games have featured both teams getting on the scoresheet)