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Bundesliga · Matchweek 23

Mainz 05

MAI

Schalke 04

SCH

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Mainz60%
Draw24%
Schalke 0416%

Expected goals

1.74 – 0.80

Over 2.5

46%

Both to score

46%

Fair handicap

-1.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–014.3%
  • 2–011.8%
  • 1–110.9%
  • 2–19.6%
  • 0–08.7%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Mainz will have the ball; Schalke 04 will not mind.

51%Possession42%
43%Territory37%
11%From set plays60%
0.14Chance quality0.07
6.0%Directness4.2%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Mainz, 3 for Schalke 04. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 23 of 72 matches, not the full season.