PreMatch Data

Köln vs Mainz head-to-head

FC Köln and Mainz 05 have met 14 times across all competitions between 2017-18 ~ 2025-26: Köln 4 wins, 6 draws, Mainz 4 wins. At Köln's ground the home side is 2-4-1 (7 games); at Mainz's it is 3-2-2 (7 games). The fixture averages 2.64 goals and both teams score in 64.3% of meetings (14 league).

Compare these two clubs by conditionWin rates side by side by weather, rest days, formation, referee and lineup

Head-to-head4 · 6 · 4Köln W · D · Mainz W

Goals per game2.643+ goals 42.9%

Both teams score64.3%14 games

First goal28.2 mingoals from 76' 21.6%

Yellows per game5.29reds 6 · pens 5

Top scorerK. Onisiwo3 goals

What stands out

5 games
Köln are unbeaten in their last 5 meetings with Mainz.5 games, 2W 3D · Köln normally lose 47.1% of their league games · small sample
5 games
Mainz have gone 5 straight meetings with Köln without a win.5 games, 3D 2L · Mainz usually win 32.3% of their league games · small sample
5.29
Yellow cards per game in this fixture. The average across the Bundesliga is 3.78.74 yellows in 14 games · 1.50 per game more than the league average
42.9%
Share of these meetings that ended level. The average across the Bundesliga is 24.9%.6 draws in 14 games · 17.9pp above the league average
2.64
Goals per game in this fixture. The average across the Bundesliga is 3.13.37 goals in 14 games · 0.48 per game fewer than the league average

Every condition was compared for both teams; only the items that deviate most from their usual records and the league average are kept. Samples under 5 games are left out entirely, and those under 10 are faded and marked as a small sample. Conditional records count league games only.

How these games play out

Most common scorelines

1–14×
1–02×
2–11×
0–01×

When the goals come

1–156
16–304
31–455
46–609
61–755
76–90+8

Most starts in this fixture

10R. Zentner · Mainz
9D. Kohr · Mainz
8K. Onisiwo · Mainz
8J. Hector · Köln
7F. Kainz · Köln

Scorelines are shown Köln first · goal timings split the fixture's goals into 15-minute blocks · starts count league meetings since 2017-18

All results

2026.12.19UpcomingMainz14:30Köln
2027.04.24UpcomingKöln14:30Mainz
2026.01.17BundesligaKöln2–1Mainz
2025.08.24BundesligaMainz0–1Köln
2024.04.28BundesligaMainz1–1Köln
2023.12.10BundesligaKöln0–0Mainz
2023.04.15BundesligaKöln1–1Mainz
2022.10.21BundesligaMainz5–0Köln
2022.04.09BundesligaKöln3–2Mainz
2021.11.21BundesligaMainz1–1Köln
2021.04.11BundesligaKöln2–3Mainz
2020.12.12BundesligaMainz0–1Köln
2020.05.17BundesligaKöln2–2Mainz
2019.10.25BundesligaMainz3–1Köln
2018.04.07BundesligaKöln1–1Mainz
2017.11.18BundesligaMainz1–0Köln

top rows are fixtures still to be played (UK kick-off time) · green home win · red away win · league games since 2017-18 only · rows marked Preview open the pre-match data published for that game

Top scorers in this fixture

K. Onisiwo 3 · J. Boëtius 2 · F. Kainz 2 · E. Skhiri 2 · L. Barreiro 2