Mainz vs St. Pauli Prediction & Betting Tips (21 December)

Present on 2 tables this season, Mainz is honoring its colors for the moment in the Conference League. 8th in the ranking before challenging Samsunspor next Thursday, this team will want to keep its place in the top 8 to validate its place in the 1/8 finals of this competition. On the other hand, it is not the same song in the Bundesliga where FSV is struggling at the bottom of the ranking, already far from the first non-relegation place. The men of Urs Fischer, who recently arrived to take over from Bo Henricksen who was dismissed from his position at the start of the month, are in fact 6 points behind Augsburg, 15th. Beaten by Friborg 4-0 and by Gladbach 0-1, the Nullfünfer on the other hand went for an unexpected point against Bayern Munich 2-2 last week.

For their part, Sankt Pauli will also have to get down to business in the second part of the season to hope to quickly validate their stay in the elite. The Hamburg-based club is in 16th place in this Bundesliga, 4 points ahead of its opponent of the day and 2 behind the first non-relegation team. In great difficulty for many weeks, the Pirates of the League had a terrible series of 9 defeats in a row in the league before finally raising their heads against Cologne 1-1. But last weekend, Alexander Blessin's players finally found their smiles again by winning in a clash to maintain against Heidenheim 2-1. 

French full-back Caci will once again have to remain in the hands of the medical staff today. It will certainly be the same for the unused defender Dal, the starting goalkeeper Zentner and the full-back Mwene frame. On the other hand, the important Nebel and the defender Kohr will return from suspension. Finally, Captain Amiri is expected this Sunday. The Japanese Sano (1 goal and 2 assists in the Bundesliga), the Korean Lee (2 goals in the Bundesliga) and the striker Sieb (2 goals in Bundesliga) are well operational, as is the disappointing summer recruit Hollerbach.

For the visitors, defender Nemeth is on the flank this Sunday. In addition to this, the former Caen and Rodez striker Andreas Hountondji (4 goals) and replacement goalkeeper Spari are also out of shape, as is replacement Jones. Finally, starting defender Smith will be suspended after being sent off last weekend. The playmaker Sinani (2 goals), and the Franco-Portuguese Pereira-Lage (ex-Lens and Angers) are very operational, just like striker Kaars who scored twice last weekend against Heidenheim. The probable line-ups for Mainz - Sankt Pauli:

• Summary: 1. FSV Mainz 05 is going head to head with FC St. Pauli starting on 21 Dec 2025 at 14:30 UTC at MEWA Arena stadium, Mainz city, Germany. The match is a part of the Bundesliga .
• Referee: Matthias Jollenbeck
• Mainz Feedinco Rating: 6.70
• St. Pauli Feedinco Rating: 6.66