Bundesliga Gameweek 27 Sun, Mar 22 · 14:30 MEWA ARENA, Mainz
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Our take

FSV Mainz 05 were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards FSV Mainz 05. FSV Mainz 05 had 7 days of rest, Eintracht Frankfurt 8 and had to travel 32 km.

Away travel32 kmRest days7 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 2
FSV Mainz 0546%
Draw28%
Eintracht Frankfurt26%
Expected goals 1.45 – 1.01
FSV Mainz 0542%
Draw27%
Eintracht Frankfurt31%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.22
FSV Mainz 0546%
Draw28%
Eintracht Frankfurt26%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.00
FSV Mainz 0539%
Draw29%
Eintracht Frankfurt32%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.13
FSV Mainz 0546%
Draw29%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.37 – 0.94
Over 2.5 45% Both score 49% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Mainz)

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Referee · GermanyTobias Stieler
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.32
  • Matches 104

Team strength

FSV Mainz 05Eintracht Frankfurt
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
55 Current StrengthIn forecast 48
68 AttackIn forecast 54
56 DefenceIn forecast 37
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

FSV Mainz 05

Attack—
Defense risk—

Eintracht Frankfurt

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FSV Mainz 05Eintracht Frankfurt
1.19 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.88
1.58 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.88
1.36 xGVia Att/Def 1.24
1.50 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.28
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.64
65% Scored inContext 88%
12% Clean sheetsContext 27%
11.04 ShotsContext 11.27
3.68 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.35
32% On target shareContext 39%
8.76 Shots in the boxContext 7.92
74% Box shareContext 70%
11% ConversionContext 17%
2.55 OffsidesContext 1.81
14.38 Shots allowedContext 11.81
4.96 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.52
4.12 BlocksContext 2.92
3.35 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
67% Save rateContext 58%
44% PossessionIn forecast 54%
359 PassesContext 492
268 Accurate passesContext 413
75% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.81 Team ratingContext 6.79
10.54 FoulsContext 9.77
10.08 Fouls sufferedContext 9.73
2.15 Yellow cardsContext 1.73
0.15 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 26 and 26 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.71 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
0.81 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.15
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.26
80% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 40%
12.00 ShotsContext 8.70
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.80
37% On target shareContext 44%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 6.30
77% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 15%
2.67 OffsidesContext 2.33
11.30 Shots allowedContext 11.60
3.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.10 BlocksContext 4.00
2.80 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.90
76% Save rateContext 73%
43% PossessionIn forecast 54%
359 PassesContext 510
273 Accurate passesContext 438
76% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.78
10.10 FoulsContext 8.80
9.70 Fouls sufferedContext 10.10
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

FSV Mainz 05
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km692 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel32 km785 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
FSV Mainz 05 Eintracht Frankfurt
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Bundesliga 2025-2026, 15 Mar8Bundesliga 2025-2026, 14 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km32 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways692 km785 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 30 / 2 / 3
Next matchdays after this one1314

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

FSV Mainz 05 Confirmed XI
3-5-2
33D. Batz(G)
31D. Kohr 4S. Posch 21D. da Costa
2P. Mwene 7J. Lee 6K. Sano 8P. Nebel 30S. Widmer
20P. Tietz 23S. Becker
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
4-3-3
23M. Zetterer(G)
21N. Brown 3A. Theate 5A. Amenda 34P. Collins
8F. Chaïbi 16H. Larsson 20R. Doan
19J. Bahoya 9J. Burkardt 25A. Kalimuendo
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
FSV Mainz 05 Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Eintracht Frankfurt Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FSV Mainz 05+0.7 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Eintracht Frankfurt-0.2 pp

Home / Away this season

FSV Mainz 05 · Home 1.08points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
3-5-5
Scored
1.15
Conceded
1.23
Eintracht Frankfurt · Away 1.15points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
3-6-4
Scored
2.00
Conceded
2.38

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 16 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 9 of 9 meetings

1 FSV Mainz 05 wins4 draws4 Eintracht Frankfurt wins
Goals per game0.89 – 1.33 Over 2.533% Both scored56% Clean sheets0% · 44%
  • 9 Nov 2025Eintracht Frankfurt1–0FSV Mainz 05
  • 4 May 2025FSV Mainz 051–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 21 Dec 2024Eintracht Frankfurt1–3FSV Mainz 05
  • 26 Jan 2024Eintracht Frankfurt1–0FSV Mainz 05
  • 27 Aug 2023FSV Mainz 051–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 13 May 2023Eintracht Frankfurt3–0FSV Mainz 05

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Tobias Stieler Germany · 104 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.66league 3.74
Red cards0.19league 0.18
Cards 5+33%league 38%
Fouls22.0league 20.5
Penalties0.32league 0.37
Home wins54%league 45%
FSV Mainz 058 with this referee
Record3-1-4 Cards · opp.2.3 · 2.1 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • D28 Feb 26A · Bayer Leverkusen1–12
  • L24 Aug 25H · 1.FC Köln0–12
  • W10 May 25A · VfL Bochum4–10
  • W25 Jan 25H · VfB Stuttgart2–04
  • W11 May 24H · Borussia Dortmund3–02
Eintracht Frankfurt5 with this referee
Record1-2-2 Cards · opp.1.0 · 0.4 Pens for · against0 · 3
  • D20 Dec 25A · Hamburger SV1–10
  • W29 Sep 24A · Holstein Kiel4–23
  • L17 Mar 24A · Borussia Dortmund1–32
  • D18 Feb 24A · SC Freiburg3–30
  • L14 Aug 21A · Borussia Dortmund2–50

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

FSV Mainz 0526 games · scored 31 · conceded 41
3 9 0-15
4 4 16-30
7 6 31-45
4 5 46-60
7 2 61-75
6 15 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt26 games · scored 49 · conceded 49
4 7 0-15
9 7 16-30
9 6 31-45
10 7 46-60
6 7 61-75
11 15 76-90
FSV Mainz 0510 games · scored 15 · conceded 10
2 3 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
3 46-60
3 1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 13 · conceded 15
1 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
1 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 2 61-75
5 5 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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