The Open ModelForecast saved

HomePredictionsMainz vs Schalke

Bundesliga · Regular Season - 23 · 2027-02-27 14:30 UTC · Mewa Arena, Mainz

MainzTeam strength 1671.9 · projected league finish #8
MOST LIKELY RESULT
Mainz
single most likely score: 11 (11.8%)
SchalkeTeam strength 1519.7 · projected league finish #18
Mainz wins 59.6%Draw — neither team wins 24.6%Schalke wins 15.8%Average simulated goals 1.890.89

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

Why does Mainz have the highest number? Mainz 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 1.89for Mainz and 0.89 for Schalke. That makes Mainz the highest of the three result estimates at 59.6%. For the full league season, Mainz is projected to earn about 47points and Schalke about 30. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives Mainz a 59.6% chance of beating Schalke at home in the Bundesliga on 2027-02-27, with 24.6% for the draw and 15.8% for an away win. The single most likely score is 11 (11.8%), with average simulated goals of 1.890.89; the chance of both teams scoring is 51.3% 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
012345+
07.64.12.40.70.20.0
110.411.84.61.40.30.1
211.19.94.41.30.30.1
37.06.22.80.80.20.0
43.32.91.30.40.10.0
5+1.81.60.70.20.00.0

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 11.8%20 11.1%10 10.4%21 9.9%00 7.6%30 7.0%
Other match possibilities
Both teams to score51.3%
2 or more total goals77.9%
3 or more total goals52.6%
4 or more total goals30.4%
Mainz avoids defeat84.2%
Schalke avoids defeat40.4%
Mainz allows no goals41.1%
Schalke allows no goals15.1%
Season outlook
ClubExpected pointsChampionTop fourRelegation
Mainz476.3%2.8%
Schalke3066.7%

Forwards to watch

2026–27 squads · API-Football
S. Becker
S. Becker
Attacker · 30y
W. Bøving
W. Bøving
Attacker · 22y
B. Hollerbach
B. Hollerbach
Attacker · 24y
J. Adamu
J. Adamu
Attacker · 24y
Z. Amoussou-Tchibara
Z. Amoussou-Tchibara
Attacker · 19y
C. Gomis
C. Gomis
Attacker · 25y