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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 32 · 2027-05-08 13:30 UTC · Mewa Arena, Mainz

MainzTeam strength 1671.9 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Dortmund
single most likely score: 11 (13.0%)
DortmundTeam strength 1834.8 · projected league finish #2
Mainz wins 23.6%Draw — neither team wins 27.2%Dortmund wins 49.2%Average simulated goals 1.111.68

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

Why does Dortmund have the highest number? Dortmund 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 1.11for Mainz and 1.68 for Dortmund. That makes Dortmund the highest of the three result estimates at 49.2%. For the full league season, Mainz is projected to earn about 47points and Dortmund about 65. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Mainz a 23.6% chance of beating Dortmund at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-05-08, with 27.2% for the draw and 49.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (13.0%), with average simulated goals of 1.111.68; the chance of both teams scoring is 55.9% 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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07.78.98.74.92.00.9
15.413.09.65.42.31.0
23.86.35.33.01.20.6
31.42.32.01.10.50.2
40.40.60.50.30.10.1
5+0.10.20.10.10.00.0

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
11 13.0%12 9.6%01 8.9%02 8.7%00 7.7%21 6.3%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score55.9%
2 or more total goals78.1%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Mainz avoids defeat50.8%
Dortmund avoids defeat76.4%
Mainz allows no goals18.7%
Dortmund allows no goals33.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Mainz476.3%2.8%
Dortmund653.5%84.3%

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