Mainz – Bayern Munich: the champions roll into the Mewa Arena 
German football continues this Saturday with a fixture that looks lopsided on paper. The home side welcome the newly crowned Bavarians. The visitors have only just celebrated another league title in style. Mainz, meanwhile, are hoping to nail down their survival in the top flight on this home pitch. The mood should be lively in the stands. But the stakes are huge for the hosts. This is a brutal assignment against Bayern Munich.
Mainz’s final push for safety 
Urs Fischer’s side come in off a last-gasp draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. That late leveller moved them a big step closer to mathematical safety. They now need just five more points to secure another season in the top division. The form, though, is still all over the place. The Rhineland club have gone three straight games without a win. In the reverse fixture, they somehow managed to hold Bayern Munich.
The full-on dominance of Bayern Munich 
The Bavarian machine sealed the title after a spectacular win against Stuttgart. Vincent Kompany has a stunning squad that has already hit four goals or more on 20 occasions this season. The attack is flying. The feel-good factor stretched even further this week with a classy run into the German Cup final. That kind of momentum breeds confidence, and plenty of it, in the dressing room. Domestically, Bayern Munich are wiping out the opposition with an eight-game winning streak. The brutal forward line are in no mood to show mercy. The away numbers also back up Bayern Munich’s clear superiority.
Likely line-ups
Mainz 05: Batz ; Da Costa, Posch, Kohr ; Caci, Nebel, Sano, Amiri, Mwene ; Becker, Tietz
Bayern Munich: Urbig ; Stanisic, Kim, Ito, Davies ; Kimmich, Goretzka ; Guerreiro, Musiala, Diaz ; Jackson
Football Prediction Mainz vs Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich to win
The champions’ technical and tactical edge looks far too heavy for the hosts to handle. The title buzz should drive the Bavarians to another top-level display.
Mainz’s defensive cracks could be punished straight away by the visitors’ attackers. The scoreline should, in the end, reflect Bayern Munich’s total control on Saturday.
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