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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 9 · 2026-11-07 14:30 UTC · Mewa Arena, Mainz

MainzTeam strength 1671.9 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Bayern
single most likely score: 02 (13.6%)
BayernTeam strength 2000.9 · projected league finish #1
Mainz wins 9.9%Draw — neither team wins 21.3%Bayern wins 68.8%Average simulated goals 0.692.09

These three percentages add to 100%. They show what may happen, not what will happen.

Why does Bayern have the highest number? Bayern currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for Mainz playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 0.69for Mainz and 2.09 for Bayern. That makes Bayern the highest of the three result estimates at 68.8%. For the full league season, Mainz is projected to earn about 47points and Bayern about 82. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Mainz a 9.9% chance of beating Bayern at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-11-07, with 21.3% for the draw and 68.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 02 (13.6%), with average simulated goals of 0.692.09; the chance of both teams scoring is 44.8% and of three or more total goals 52.6%. Estimates come from an Elo → Dixon-Coles → Monte Carlo model, walk-forward backtested on 913 internationals (ranked probability score 0.175 vs 0.241 for random guessing) with a public prediction record.

Source: The Open Model (theopenmodel.com) · probabilities as of the latest daily build · data reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Possible final scores
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07.411.813.69.44.93.1
13.110.19.46.53.42.1
21.53.13.22.21.20.7
30.30.70.70.50.30.2
40.10.10.10.10.00.0
5+0.00.00.00.00.00.0

Home-team goals run down the left; away-team goals run across the top. Each cell is that score's estimated chance.

Most likely scores
02 13.6%01 11.8%11 10.1%03 9.4%12 9.4%00 7.4%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score44.8%
2 or more total goals77.7%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Mainz avoids defeat31.2%
Bayern avoids defeat90.1%
Mainz allows no goals12.4%
Bayern allows no goals50.2%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Mainz476.3%2.8%
Bayern8294.0%>99%

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