Overview
After a 0-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the German Cup, Bayern Munich bounced back with two wins. The "Gray Tigers" defeated Heidenheim 4-2, then defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1 in the Champions League.
Back in the Bundesliga, coach Vincent Kompany's team is also unbeaten after 13 matches and is currently leading the rankings with 33 points. They are creating a 6-point gap with the team behind, Frankfurt.
Harry Kane is stealing all the limelight with his impressive goalscoring record this season for Bayern Munich. However, Jamal Musiala is widely considered to be the most important player for the "Gray Tigers" at the moment.
The 21-year-old has been in particularly good form in recent weeks, with the Germany international scoring four goals and providing one assist in his last four appearances for the club.
At this point, Bayern Munich will certainly aim for another win to continue to consolidate their position at the top of the table. Mainz 05 is clearly not a worthy opponent for the home team at Allianz Arena.
After 13 rounds, Mainz is temporarily in 9th place with 19 points. This is not a bad result, but their spirit will be affected more or less after the 3-4 loss to Wolfsburg in the 13th round.
In the last 5 clashes between the two teams, Bayern Munich won 4, scoring 20 goals against their opponents. Last season, Mainz hosted Bayern Munich twice at Mewa Arena, but both times they lost and conceded 7 goals.
Therefore, it will be very difficult for Mainz to think about getting points against Bayern Munich in the next match, even if they have home field advantage.
Human resources situation
Mainz will be without two players with Danny da Costa and Gabriel Vidovic both expected to return in the new year.
On the other side of the front line, Bayern Munich have a number of players absent as Harry Kane is still struggling with a hamstring problem and Joao Palhinha will be out until 2025.
Expected lineup:
Mainz: Zentner, Kohr, Bell, Leitsch, Caci, Amiri, Sano, Mwene, Nebel, Lee, Burkardt.
Bayern Munich: Peretz, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Guerreiro, Pavlovic, Kimmich, Olise, Musiala, Sane, Muller.
The match between Mainz and Bayern Munich takes place at 9:30 p.m. on December 14 (Vietnam time).
