Mainz 05 vs FC Heidenheim prediction 13.01.2026 | Bundesliga
FSV Mainz
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Heidenheim
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3.92
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5.89
Contents
- Competition: Bundesliga
- Date: 13/01/2026
- KO: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CET
- Venue: MEWA Arena
A crucial fixture in the fight to avoid relegation from Germany´s top flight takes place on Tuesday as Mainz 05 takes on FC Heidenheim.
Both teams return to Bundesliga action after being held to draws in their first fixtures of the new year, and another hard-fought encounter seems likely this week.
Mainz claimed victory when these sides last met in 2025 after failing to win any of their first four meetings, but given recent form, will struggle to come out on top when they square-off at MEWA Arena.
FSV Mainz vs Heidenheim Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Heidenheim
0 : 2
FSV Mainz
Bundesliga
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FSV Mainz
0 : 2
Heidenheim
Bundesliga
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Heidenheim
1 : 1
FSV Mainz
Bundesliga
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FSV Mainz
0 : 1
Heidenheim
Bundesliga
Mainz 05 and FC Heidenheim have met on four previous occasions. Heidenheim picked up two wins while Mainz recorded one victory in their most recent encounter 11 months ago.
Mainz 05 team overview
Mainz return to MEWA Arena after an entertaining 2:2 draw against Union Berlin on Saturday. After taking a two-goal lead, Urs Fischer´s men were forced to settle for a point with Marin Ljubičić's late goal ensuring a share of the spoils in Berlin.
Die Nullfünfer have endured a largely miserable campaign, wins proving increasingly hard to come by. The host failed to win any of their last 14 domestic fixtures since August, while they have won just one of 16 Bundesliga games this season.
Still, the home side have improved in recent weeks, remaining unbeaten in their last five games, including three successive draws in the Bundesliga. Three of those five games finished with both teams on the scoresheet.
Head coach Fischer has a lengthy list of absentees this week. Robin Zentner, Anthony Caci, Maxim Leitsch, Phillipp Mwene, Silas and Maxim Dal are ruled out, while Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Kasey Bos are listed as doubtful.
Last matches of FSV Mainz
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FC Union Berlin
2 : 2
FSV Mainz
Bundesliga
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FSV Mainz
0 : 0
St Pauli
Bundesliga
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FSV Mainz
2 : 0
Samsunspor
Europa Conference League
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Bayern Munich
2 : 2
FSV Mainz
Bundesliga
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Lech Poznan
1 : 1
FSV Mainz
Europa Conference League
FSV Mainz lineup
Goalkeeper
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33
Daniel Batz
Defenders
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21
Danny da Costa
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16
Stefan Bell
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31
Dominik Kohr
Midfielders
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30
Silvan Widmer
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7
Jae-Sung Lee
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6
Kaishu Sano
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10
Nadiem Amiri
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22
Nikolas Veratschnig
Forwards
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17
Benedict Hollerbach
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20
Phillip Tietz
FC Heidenheim team overview
FC Heidenheim make the trip to Mainz after a back-and-forth 2:2 draw with Koln last weekend. Despite taking the lead twice in the first half, Frank Schmidt´s side were forced to settle for a point on Saturday.
The visitors have been in mixed form in recent weeks, winning two but losing four of their last seven fixtures. Heidenheim had failed to win ten of their first 11 games of the Bundesliga season.
Entertaining outcomes have been frequent this season. Schmidt´s side have seen BTTS in four of their last five games, and a similar outcome seems likely this week.
Head coach Schmidt could be missing three players this week. Injured trio Budu Zivzivadze, Leart Paqarada and Nick Rothweiler are likely to remain sidelined for the away side.
Last matches of Heidenheim
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Heidenheim
2 : 2
FC Koln
Bundesliga
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Heidenheim
0 : 4
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga
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St Pauli
2 : 1
Heidenheim
Bundesliga
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Heidenheim
2 : 1
SC Freiburg
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
1 : 2
Heidenheim
Bundesliga
Heidenheim lineup
Goalkeeper
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41
Diant Ramaj
Defenders
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23
Omar Traore
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6
Patrick Mainka
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4
Tim Siersleben
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19
Jonas Foehrenbach
Midfielders
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3
Jan Schoeppner
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30
Niklas Dorsch
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16
Julian Niehues
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31
Sirlord Conteh
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22
Arijon Ibrahimovic
Forwards
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18
Marvin Pieringer
Prediction
While a high-scoring outcome seems unlikely, we could see goals at both ends in Tuesday´s Bundesliga contest.
BTTS is my best bet at MEWA Arena.
Three Reasons Why We Expect BTTS
- Mainz have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 5 matches
- Heidenheim have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches
- Heidenheim have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 away matches
Main prediction FSV Mainz - Heidenheim
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
1xBet
1.96
FSV Mainz vs Heidenheim standings in Bundesliga
| Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 63 - 12 | +51 | 44 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 29 - 15 | +14 | 33 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 - 19 | +11 | 29 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 - 24 | +10 | 29 |
| 5 | VfB Stuttgart | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 - 23 | +6 | 29 |
| 6 | TSG Hoffenheim | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 - 20 | +9 | 27 |
| 7 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 33 - 33 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | SC Freiburg | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 - 27 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | FC Union Berlin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 - 25 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 - 24 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Köln | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 - 26 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 - 28 | -10 | 17 |
| 13 | Hamburger SV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 - 27 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 24 - 36 | -12 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Augsburg | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 - 32 | -15 | 14 |
| 16 | St. Pauli | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 - 26 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Heidenheim | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 - 36 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | FSV Mainz 05 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 - 28 | -13 | 9 |