1. FSV Mainz 05 vs 1. FC Köln prediction | 19 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


1. FSV Mainz 05
Ranking: #36 overall, #6 in Germany

78.2 → 80.3 (+2.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 29 Aug Paderborn 07 (H) 79.3 -0.1
0-5 06 Sep Hamburg (A) 80.3 +1.0
1-3 12 Sep Frankfurt (H) 79.9 -0.4
3-4 19 Sep Gladbach (A) 79.5 -0.4
3-4 10 Oct Leverkusen (H) 80.3 +0.8
1. FC Köln
Ranking: #67 overall, #10 in Germany

74.7 → 75.7 (+1.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 29 Aug Hoffenheim (H) 76.0 -0.1
4-1 04 Sep Stuttgart (A) 75.9 -0.1
1-1 12 Sep Bremen (H) 76.0 +0.1
2-1 19 Sep Hamburg (A) 75.9 -0.1
2-1 11 Oct Gladbach (H) 75.7 -0.2

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs 1. FC Köln: by the numbers

1. FC Köln trail 1. FSV Mainz 05 by 31 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 4 in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 on the rise, +2.1 rating points over their last 10 matches, while 1. FC Köln has also improved, albeit more slowly at +1.0.

1. FSV Mainz 05 lost 0.2 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 17 January 2026.

1. FSV Mainz 05 first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 80.7 on 31 August 2025.

1. FC Köln first climbed to #35 in our European rankings on 10 April 2019.