Overview

• The match is not on free-to-air TV, with live coverage on DAZN and a live ticker available via SPORT1.
• Tobias Stieler will referee the fixture at the MEWA Arena.
• Mainz coach Bo Henriksen is on the touchline despite a DFB-Pokal suspension that applies only to the next cup game.
• Mainz are unbeaten in 13 Bundesliga home games since October 2024 and are unbeaten in the last four league meetings with Köln, as Köln carry a poor opening-day record in recent seasons.
• Potential selection notes include Mainz newcomer Benedict Hollerbach and loanee Tom Krauß being available, with Köln possibly handing a debut to Ragnar Ache.