Bayern Munich just punched its ticket to Berlin by beating Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals of the DFB-Pokal, setting up a fourth match of the season against VfB Stuttgart who beat SC Freiburg on the other side of the bracket. Next up for FC Bayern is a visit to Mainz, who has grown to be another one of their bogey teams. Then next week? Champions League semifinals time.
Location: Mewa Arena, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Date: April 25, 2026
Kickoff: 3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EST | 6:30
AM PST
TV/streaming: ESPN+, Find Your Country
Team news
Here’s how we think the team will look like against Mainz:
Lineup changes:
- IN: Jonas Urbig, Kim Min-jae, Hiroki Itō, Alphonso Davies, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Nicolas Jackson
- OUT: Manuel Neuer, Dayot Upamecano, Jonathan Tah, Konrad Laimer, Michael Olise, Harry Kane
Player status updates:
- Tom Bischof, calf (doubtful)
- Serge Gnabry, adductor (out)
- Lennart Karl, hamstring (out)
- David Santos Daiber, thigh (out)
- Cassiano Kiala, knee (out)
- Wisdom Mike, hip (out)
- Sven Ulreich, groin (out)
Three things to know about Bayern:
- In their last Bundesliga match against Stuttgart, Bayern has scored four or more goals for the 14th time in the league which is a feat no other club has ever reached. The Bavarians have also scored 109 goals in the Bundesliga so far; the most scored by any team in Europe’s top five leagues in this millennium was 121 by Real Madrid in 2011/12.
- Bayern has earned 25 points from losing positions, a league high. Bayer Leverkusen in 1999/2000 set the benchmark for this record (29 points).
- Bayern is undefeated in their last 24 away matches. Their last defeat away from home was…Mainz in 2024.
Three things to know about Mainz:
- Despite being somewhat of a bogey team for Bayern, Die Nullfünfer has only won eight matches against them in all competitions since the year 2000.
- Mainz have a good home record against Bayern, avoiding defeat in four of their last five home matches against the Rekordmeister. Conversely, Mainz coach Urs Fischer has faced Bayern 10 times but hasn’t won against them once (4D, 6L)
- A draw in this fixture is a rarity. Besides the reverse fixture this season, the last time Mainz drew with Bayern was April 2017. Then before that, 2012 followed by 2006.
Result from the reverse fixture
A 2-2 stalemate. Mainz nearly beat Bayern but Harry Kane scored an 87th-minute goal to salvage the draw.
Prediction
Bayern wins 3-1 with goals from Nicolas Jackson, Michael Olise, and Harry Kane.
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