Bundesliga Gameweek 3 Sat, Sep 12 · 14:30 MEWA ARENA, Mainz
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Our take

FSV Mainz 05 were slight favourites.

FSV Mainz 05 were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 46). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for FSV Mainz 05. FSV Mainz 05 had 6 days of rest, Eintracht Frankfurt 5.9 and had to travel 32 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel32 kmRest days6 · 5.9Matches / 14d2 · 2
FSV Mainz 0555%
Draw22%
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Expected goals 1.93 – 1.19
FSV Mainz 0550%
Draw25%
Eintracht Frankfurt25%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.09
FSV Mainz 0555%
Draw22%
Eintracht Frankfurt22%
Expected goals 1.93 – 1.15
FSV Mainz 0547%
Draw24%
Eintracht Frankfurt30%
Expected goals 1.73 – 1.34
FSV Mainz 0555%
Draw22%
Eintracht Frankfurt23%
Expected goals 1.95 – 1.18
Over 2.5 60% Both score 60% 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)
25°CPartly cloudy
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 11 km/h
  • Humidity 38%
Referee · GermanyFelix Zwayer
  • Cards per match 4.8
  • Penalties per match 0.30
  • Matches 136

Team strength

FSV Mainz 05Eintracht Frankfurt
56 L90 StrengthIn forecast 46
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
2.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
0.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 3.50
2.00 xGVia Att/Def 1.85
0.46 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.49
+0.50 Goals minus xGContext +0.15
50% Scored inContext 100%
100% Clean sheetsContext 0%
19.00 ShotsContext 17.00
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.50
32% On target shareContext 32%
14.00 Shots in the boxContext 12.00
75% Box shareContext 68%
13% ConversionContext 12%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
9.00 Shots allowedContext 18.00
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 8.50
4.50 BlocksContext 5.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 6.00
100% Save rateContext 71%
48% PossessionIn forecast 56%
406 PassesContext 473
327 Accurate passesContext 382
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
7.37 Team ratingContext 6.85
13.50 FoulsContext 10.00
12.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.00
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.60
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.30
1.70 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.38 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.66
-0.10 Goals minus xGContext +0.10
70% Scored inContext 100%
40% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.90 ShotsContext 14.10
5.89 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.40
36% On target shareContext 38%
10.60 Shots in the boxContext 8.80
70% Box shareContext 62%
11% ConversionContext 11%
1.70 OffsidesContext 2.63
10.40 Shots allowedContext 14.90
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 6.50
2.60 BlocksContext 4.00
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
62% Save rateContext 69%
46% PossessionIn forecast 57%
381 PassesContext 477
308 Accurate passesContext 402
81% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.95 Team ratingContext 6.83
11.70 FoulsContext 9.60
10.50 Fouls sufferedContext 10.00
1.60 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
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
Rest6 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km828 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 58 · 4 pts vs 3.1 for an average club · +0.7 vs expected
  • W6 SepA · Hamburger SV5–01.4 xPts
  • D29 AugH · SC Paderborn 070–01.9 xPts
Eintracht Frankfurt
Rest5.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel32 km847 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 33 · 1 pts vs 2.9 for an average club · -1.7 vs expected
  • L6 SepH · FC Augsburg1–41.5 xPts
  • D29 AugA · Union Berlin3–31.2 xPts

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 match6Bundesliga 2026-2027, 6 Sep5.9Bundesliga 2026-2027, 6 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km32 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways828 km847 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 21 / 2 / 2
Next matchdays after this one77

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
3-1-4-2
27R. Zentner(G)
48K. Potulski 3F. Gruber 4S. Posch
6K. Sano
2P. Mwene 10N. Amiri 7J. Lee 19A. Caci
9P. Tietz 23S. Becker
+5 more reported missing outside this XI
Eintracht Frankfurt Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
1N. Atubolu(G)
3L. Brassier 4R. Koch 37J. Maluze
26K. Kosugi 25R. Onyedika 15N. Aséko Nkili 2E. Baum
42C. Uzun 20R. Doan
9J. Burkardt
+5 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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Eintracht Frankfurt Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FSV Mainz 05-0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Eintracht Frankfurt+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

FSV Mainz 05 · Home 1.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
0.00
Conceded
0.00
Eintracht Frankfurt · Away 1.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-1-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
3.00

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

Head to head last 10 of 10 meetings

2 FSV Mainz 05 wins4 draws4 Eintracht Frankfurt wins
Goals per game1.00 – 1.30 Over 2.540% Both scored60% Clean sheets0% · 40%
  • 22 Mar 2026FSV Mainz 052–1Eintracht Frankfurt
  • 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

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 · Felix Zwayer Germany · 136 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.68league 3.47
Red cards0.15league 0.11
Cards 5+54%league 21%
Fouls21.9league 23.2
Penalties0.30league 0.05
Home wins45%league 53%
FSV Mainz 0511 with this referee
Record5-1-5 Cards · opp.1.8 · 2.2 Pens for · against4 · 0
  • L12 Apr 26H · SC Freiburg0–11
  • L17 Jan 26A · 1.FC Köln1–24
  • L26 Oct 25A · VfB Stuttgart1–22
  • D19 Apr 25H · VfL Wolfsburg2–22
  • W22 Feb 25H · FC St. Pauli2–03
Eintracht Frankfurt12 with this referee
Record5-5-2 Cards · opp.1.9 · 1.8 Pens for · against1 · 2
  • D8 Mar 26A · FC St. Pauli0–01
  • W16 Mar 25A · VfL Bochum3–11
  • L1 Mar 25H · Bayer Leverkusen1–41
  • W10 Nov 24A · VfB Stuttgart3–23
  • L24 Aug 24A · Borussia Dortmund0–21

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 052 games · scored 5 · conceded 0
0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
61-75
2 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt2 games · scored 4 · conceded 7
3 1 0-15
16-30
31-45
2 46-60
1 1 61-75
3 76-90
FSV Mainz 0510 games · scored 16 · conceded 14
4 1 0-15
3 1 16-30
4 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 61-75
3 5 76-90
Eintracht Frankfurt10 games · scored 16 · conceded 23
4 3 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 4 31-45
1 4 46-60
5 4 61-75
2 7 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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