Bundesliga Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 29 · 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 (53 vs 38). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for FSV Mainz 05. FSV Mainz 05 had 105 days of rest, SC Paderborn 07 ? and had to travel 196 km. Conditions were neutral.

Away travel196 kmRest days105 · ?Matches / 14d0 · 0
FSV Mainz 0555%
Draw23%
SC Paderborn 0722%
Expected goals 1.86 – 1.10
FSV Mainz 0553%
Draw24%
SC Paderborn 0723%
Expected goals 1.72 – 1.04
FSV Mainz 0555%
Draw23%
SC Paderborn 0722%
Expected goals 1.85 – 1.10
FSV Mainz 0547%
Draw24%
SC Paderborn 0728%
Expected goals 1.66 – 1.23
FSV Mainz 0556%
Draw22%
SC Paderborn 0722%
Expected goals 1.90 – 1.11
Over 2.5 57% Both score 56% 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)
24°COvercast
  • Precipitation 0.0 mm
  • Wind 14 km/h
  • Humidity 48%
Referee · GermanyTobias Stieler
  • Cards per match 3.8
  • Penalties per match 0.33
  • Matches 110

Team strength

FSV Mainz 05SC Paderborn 07
53 L90 StrengthIn forecast 38
55 Current StrengthIn forecast 38
68 AttackIn forecast 34
56 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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—

SC Paderborn 07

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FSV Mainz 05SC Paderborn 07
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.67 xGVia Att/Def 1.61
1.54 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.29
-0.17 Goals minus xGContext +0.19
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.80 ShotsContext 14.80
5.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.90
40% On target shareContext 33%
9.44 Shots in the boxContext 12.00
71% Box shareContext 70%
12% ConversionContext 12%
2.30 OffsidesContext 1.50
11.30 Shots allowedContext 11.80
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.10
2.70 BlocksContext 2.67
3.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 4.50
64% Save rateContext 80%
43% PossessionIn forecast 48%
353 PassesContext 410
281 Accurate passesContext 332
80% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.87 Team ratingContext 6.95
10.70 FoulsContext 11.60
9.60 Fouls sufferedContext 9.80
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
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
Rest105 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
SC Paderborn 07
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel196 km0 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 SC Paderborn 07
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match105Bundesliga 2025-2026, 16 May—
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km196 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one87

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)
31D. Kohr 3F. Gruber 21D. da Costa
6K. Sano
2P. Mwene 10N. Amiri 7J. Lee 19A. Caci
9P. Tietz 23S. Becker
+4 more reported missing outside this XI
SC Paderborn 07 Confirmed XI
3-4-3
15N. Noll(G)
22M. Hansen 25T. Scheller 21J. ter Horst
23R. Obermair 5S. Castañeda 28L. Ulrich 17L. Curda
40G. Vidović 30S. Marino 18M. Pieringer
+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
SC Paderborn 07 Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FSV Mainz 05+0.1 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • SC Paderborn 07+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

FSV Mainz 05 · Home No home games yet this season.
SC Paderborn 07 · Away No away games yet this season.

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

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Tobias Stieler Germany · 110 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.65league 4.00
Red cards0.19league 0.00
Cards 5+33%league 0%
Fouls21.8league 27.0
Penalties0.33league 0.00
Home wins53%league 100%
FSV Mainz 059 with this referee
Record4-1-4 Cards · opp.2.2 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0 Reds2
  • W22 Mar 26H · Eintracht Frankfurt2–12
  • 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
SC Paderborn 07

No previous matches with this referee.

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 05
No complete event data.
SC Paderborn 07
No complete event data.
FSV Mainz 0510 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
6 1 0-15
2 3 16-30
3 2 31-45
1 2 46-60
3 61-75
3 5 76-90
SC Paderborn 0710 games · scored 18 · conceded 16
2 2 0-15
4 3 16-30
3 5 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
6 4 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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