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# Numerous absences for Mainz and Leverkusen ahead of Matchday 5 clash in the Bundesliga

FSV Mainz 05 host Bayer Leverkusen in Matchday 5 of the Bundesliga, with 7 players absent for Mainz and 4 players absent for Leverkusen due to injury and illness, and the match takes place on 10 October at 16:30 Damascus time.

[Youssef Darwish](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/youssef-darwish-4) Editor Published 10 October 2026، 03:22 ، updated 22:16 Saudi time

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Numerous absences for Mainz and Leverkusen ahead of Matchday 5 clash in the Bundesliga

[FSV Mainz 05](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/fsv-mainz-05-268) face visitors [Bayer Leverkusen](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/bayer-leverkusen-261) in a match that brings them together in the competitions of Matchday 5 of the [Bundesliga](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/bundesliga-18) for the 2026/27 season, on 10 October 2026 at 16:30 Damascus time.

Mainz enter the match amid numerous absences, as the technical staff will be without the services of [Dominik Kohr](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/dominik-kohr-7923), [Robin Zentner](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/robin-zentner-7910), [Anthony Caci](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/anthony-caci-7912), [P. Nebel](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/p-nebel-7926), [Otto Ruoppi](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/otto-ruoppi-7927) and [Silvan Dominic Widmer](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/silvan-dominic-widmer-7918) due to injury, in addition to the absence of [Silas Katompa Mvumpa](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/silas-katompa-mvumpa-13987) for other reasons.

On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen will in turn be missing a number of players, with [M. Culbreath](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-culbreath-7697), [Guéla Maho Lewis Doué](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/gu%C3%A9la-maho-lewis-dou%C3%A9-7688) and [Christian Kofane](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/christian-michel-kofane-7711) absent due to injury, while [K. Eichhorn](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/k-eichhorn-7699) is absent due to illness.

The match will be broadcast on Shahid and MBC Action.

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