Hamburger SV vs MainzPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Round two of the Bundesliga at the Volksparkstadion. Hamburger SV opened the season with a 0-2 defeat away at Borussia Dortmund, their only game so far, which leaves them on zero points in fourteenth. FSV Mainz 05 drew 0-0 at home on matchday one and sit tenth on 1 point: neither side has scored in the league yet. Widening out to their most recent fixtures overall, Hamburger SV had won 3-0 at Verl and 2-1 at Toulouse, drawn 2-2 with Lille and lost 1-2 to Everton. FSV Mainz 05 come off a 9-0 at Krieschow, a 2-1 over Bournemouth, a 4-0 over Paris FC and a 3-3 at Udinese, on top of the 0-0 with SC Paderborn 07. In the recent head-to-head the balance tilts towards the hosts: 4-0 to Hamburger SV at home in October 2025 and 1-1 at Mainz in February 2026. Further back, 0-0 in Hamburg in March 2018, 3-2 to FSV Mainz 05 at home in October 2017 and another 0-0 in Hamburg in May 2017. The league is running at an average of 3.89 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.