FSV Mainz 05
Football Europa Conference League MEWA Arena Thu 28 Aug 15:00
Rosenborg BK
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Europa Conference League qualifying Betting Preview: Mainz vs Rosenborg

German Bundesliga outfit Mainz host Norwegian Eliteserien side Rosenborg in the second leg of this Europa Conference League qualifying tie at MEWA Arena, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 28 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

Back Over 2.5 Goals With Confidence

It’s hard to ignore odds of -222 when it comes to betting Over 2.5 on the Total Goals market. The numbers suggest that Mainz and Rosenborg will produce a combined three goals and we’ll confidently play this selection.

Rosenborg 2-1 First-Leg Winners

Mainz 05 lost when last in action. In a home game at MEWA Arena, they were turned over 1-0 by FC Koln in the Bundesliga. The Rhineland-Palatinate outfit had two shots on target and 53% possession.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Rosenborg secured a 2-1 home win in the first leg at Lerkendal Stadion, with Ole Sæter striking late to give them the advantage. Mainz dominated possession with 60%, though Rosenborg edged the shots on target 8-4.

Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
13 Mainz 05 logo Mainz 05 23 5 7 11 26 38 -12 26:38 22
Eliteserien G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Rosenborg logo Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
Mainz – Last 10 League & Europa Conference League qualifying Games

Mainz have 1 win, 4 losses and 5 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 13.6 attempts. The Rhineland-Palatinate outfit have averaged 53.6% possession, 414.2 passes and 5.7 corners per game, with the opposition getting 1.8 goals from 4.8 shots on goal, 11.4 attempts and 4.0 corners.

Top goalscorer Jonathan Burkardt has found the net 4 times, Paul Nebel 3, with Phillipp Mwene and two other players on 1. Nadiem Amiri has recorded the most assists with 3.

Rosenborg – Last 10 League & Europa Conference League qualifying Games

RBK have won 3, lost 4 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.4 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. The Trolls have averaged 50.6% possession, 457.3 passes, 5.3 corners awarded and 4.4 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 5.0 shots on goal and 11.7 attempts.

Dino Islamovic got 8 goals, Marius Broholm notched 2, while Aslak Fonn Witry and two other players scored 1. Emil Konradsen Ceide has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 3.

Confirmed Lineups

Mainz confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Robin Zentner (GK), Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Kaishu Sano, Nadiem Amiri, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Nelson Weiper, Jae-Sung Lee.

Rosenborg confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Sander Tangvik (GK), Aslak Fonn Witry, Mikkel Konradsen Ceide, Tomas Nemcik, Adrian Pereira, Santeri Vaeaenaenen, Ole Kristian Selnaes, Iver Fossum, Simen Bolkan Nordli, Dino Islamovic, Ole Christian Saeter.

Mainz vs Rosenborg Prediction & Betting Tips

Our expert Mainz vs Rosenborg tips include betting advice on all fronts — from a main match prediction and player prop picks to corners guidance, a correct score selection and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

The Europa Conference League qualifying encounter can produce at least three goals, with the price for Over 2.5 Goals looking really attractive. Bettors can secure -222 that this selection lands and we’re feeling confident.

Having the inside track for injuries and accessing the form guide are important before coming up with football predictions. It’s also key to identify the key numbers and that is why our Europa Conference League qualifying experts sometimes take a data-led approach.

Key Mainz vs Rosenborg Europa Conference League qualifying & league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 6 of the last 10 Mainz games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Mainz games.
Over 2.5 Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 69% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 75-80%. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Mainz Mainz logo 2 - 1 Rosenborg logo Rosenborg

There are odds of +700 available that Mainz land a 2-1 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Paul Nebel to Score +170 BetMGM logo

Paul Nebel (Mainz) has managed two goals in his past five matches. There are odds of +170 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -118 BetMGM logo

All of the past four Mainz matches have seen the 9.5 Total Corners line covered, with the same thing happening in the previous two Rosenborg games. We’re expecting history to repeat itself and for the Total Corners line to get covered at -118.

Europa Conference League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Mainz Logo Mainz
Total
10.20 6.10 4.10
Home
9.30 5.70 3.60
Away
9.30 4.40 4.90
Rosenborg Logo Rosenborg
Total
8.90 4.70 4.20
Home
11.10 7.00 4.10
Away
9.30 4.70 4.60
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -222
Asian Handicap Rosenborg +1.5 -125
Total Corners Over 9.5 -118

A bet builder can be a fun wager and we’ve gone for more than two goals to be registered, Rosenborg to cover the +1.5 Asian Handicap merged with over 9.5 corners to be awarded.

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Mainz vs Rosenborg Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Mainz Heavy Favourites With the Betting Sites

Mainz 05 are the overwhelming -357 favourites to win this Europa Conference League qualifying clash which means a 78% probability of claiming a victory according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. At +700, Rosenborg are regarded as having a far lower probability of winning.

The Asian Handicap can be a good value alternative to Full-Time Result betting. Mainz -1.5 are available to back at -123 and that means you need them to beat Rosenborg by two or more goals.

The Over 2.5 pick is trading as the favourite when it comes to betting on Total Goals. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -141.

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Benedict Hollerbach Favourite to Find the Net First

Those interested in Benedict Hollerbach to find the net anytime are able to get +116. There is the chance to back the favourite to score the first goal at odds of +420.

Player Goals
Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz)
First
+116
Anytime
+420
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Nelson Weiper (Mainz)
First
+160
Anytime
+500
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Paul Nebel (Mainz)
First
+160
Anytime
+550
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Armindo Sieb (Mainz)
First
+165
Anytime
+540
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Team Stats

Latest Europa Conference League qualifying and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Mainz logo Mainz Stats
Rosenborg logo Rosenborg Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 4 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 1 defeat and 6 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Mainz vs Rosenborg Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Mainz vs Rosenborg team news. We’ll provide the confirmed Europa Conference League qualifying lineups along with the latest injury updates.

Mainz 05 Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

Rosenborg Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Mainz 05 Confirmed Lineup 3-4-3

27 Robin Zentner
21 Danny da Costa 16 Stefan Bell 31 Dominik Kohr
19 Anthony Caci 6 Kaishu Sano 10 Nadiem Amiri 2 Phillipp Mwene
8 Paul Nebel 44 Nelson Weiper 7 Jae-Sung Lee
1 Sander Tangvik
16 Aslak Fonn Witry 38 M. Konradsen Ceide 21 Tomas Nemcik 19 Adrian Pereira
6 Santeri Vaeaenaenen 10 Ole Kristian Selnaes 8 Iver Fossum
7 Simen Bolkan Nordli 39 Dino Islamovic 9 Ole Christian Saeter

Rosenborg Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Mainz 05 Substitutes

  • 1Lasse Riess
  • 5Maxim Leitsch
  • 9Arnaud Nordin
  • 11Armindo Sieb
  • 15Lennard Maloney
  • 22Nikolas Veratschnig
  • 24Sota Kawasaki
  • 25Andreas Hanche-Olsen
  • 30Silvan Widmer
  • 33Daniel Batz
  • 37Ben Bobzien
  • 48Kacper Potulski

Rosenborg Substitutes

  • 2Erlend Dahl Reitan
  • 4Luka Racic
  • 5Moustafa Zeidan
  • 12Rasmus Sandberg
  • 15J. S. Mortensen
  • 18Noah Holm
  • 23U. Y. Jenssen
  • 24Haakon Soerum
  • 35Emil Konradsen Ceide
  • 45Jesper Reitan-Sunde
  • 50Haakon Volden
  • 56Isak Holmen

Previous Mainz Lineups

24 Aug Bundesliga
Mainz 05 0-1 FC Koln
21 Aug Europa Conference League
Rosenborg 2-1 Mainz 05
18 Aug DFB-Pokal
D. Dresden 0-1 Mainz 05
17 May Bundesliga
Mainz 05 2-2 Leverkusen
10 May Bundesliga
Bochum 1-4 Mainz 05
04 May Bundesliga
Mainz 05 1-1 Frankfurt

Previous Rosenborg Lineups

21 Aug Europa Conference League
Rosenborg 2-1 Mainz 05
14 Aug Europa Conference League
Hammarby 0-1 Rosenborg
07 Aug Europa Conference League
Rosenborg 0-0 Hammarby
03 Aug Eliteserien
KFUM 4-1 Rosenborg
31 Jul Europa Conference League
Banga Gargzdai 0-2 Rosenborg
27 Jul Eliteserien
Rosenborg 4-1 Tromso
Team Squads

Mainz Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Bo Henriksen

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Robin Zentner 27 G 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nadiem Amiri 10 M 1 90 1 0 1 0 0 0
Anthony Caci 19 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Nebel 8 F 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
Phillipp Mwene 23 D 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0

Rosenborg Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Alfred Johansson

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Sander Tangvik 1 G 5 450 5 0 0 0 0 0
Ole Kristian Selnaes 20 M 5 420 5 0 0 2 0 0
Jesper Reitan-Sunde 45 F 5 405 5 0 0 0 1 0
Santeri Vaeaenaenen 6 M 5 405 5 0 0 0 1 0
Emil Konradsen Ceide 35 F 5 392 4 1 0 0 0 0
Germany FlagBundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 23 19 3 1 85:21 60
2 Dortmund 23 15 7 1 49:22 52
3 Hoffenheim 23 14 4 5 49:30 46
4 Stuttgart 22 13 3 6 41:29 42
5 RB Leipzig 23 12 5 6 44:32 41
6 Leverkusen 22 12 3 7 43:28 39
7 Freiburg 23 9 6 8 34:37 33
8 Frankfurt 23 8 7 8 46:49 31
9 Union Berlin 23 7 7 9 29:37 28
10 Augsburg 23 8 4 11 28:41 28
11 Hamburger SV 22 6 8 8 25:32 26
12 FC Koln 23 6 6 11 33:39 24
13 Mainz 05 23 5 7 11 26:38 22
14 B. M'gladbach 23 5 7 11 26:39 22
15 Wolfsburg 23 5 5 13 33:49 20
16 Werder Bremen 22 4 7 11 22:42 19
17 St. Pauli 22 4 5 13 20:39 17
18 Heidenheim 22 3 4 15 19:48 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 12 10 1 1 48:12 31
2 Dortmund 11 9 2 0 26:8 29
3 Stuttgart 11 8 2 1 17:12 26
4 Hoffenheim 11 8 0 3 27:13 24
5 Freiburg 11 7 3 1 21:12 24
6 RB Leipzig 12 7 2 3 27:17 23
7 Leverkusen 11 7 1 3 24:10 22
8 Hamburger SV 11 5 4 2 18:13 19
9 Augsburg 12 5 3 4 15:19 18
10 Frankfurt 11 5 2 4 20:18 17
11 Union Berlin 12 4 5 3 17:17 17
12 FC Koln 12 4 3 5 21:19 15
13 Mainz 05 12 3 4 5 13:14 13
14 Werder Bremen 11 3 4 4 12:21 13
15 St. Pauli 10 3 3 4 11:17 12
16 B. M'gladbach 11 2 4 5 13:21 10
17 Wolfsburg 12 2 3 7 19:26 9
18 Heidenheim 11 2 3 6 10:24 9
Norway FlagEliteserien Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Aalesund 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Bodo/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Brann 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 KFUM 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Kristiansund 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Lillestrom 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Molde 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Start 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Tromso 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Valerenga 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Viking 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Aalesund 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Bodo/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Brann 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Fredrikstad 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 HamKam 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 KFUM 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Kristiansund 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Lillestrom 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Molde 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Rosenborg 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Sandefjord 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Sarpsborg 08 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Start 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Tromso 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Valerenga 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Viking 0 0 0 0 0:0 0