RB Leipzig vs Mainz prediction — 2026-12-05

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Bundesliga · Regular Season - 12 · 2026-12-05 14:30 UTC · Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

RB LeipzigTeam strength 1761.9 · projected league finish #5

MOST LIKELY RESULT

RB Leipzig

single most likely score: 1–1 (12.7%)

MainzTeam strength 1671.9 · projected league finish #8

RB Leipzig wins 52.2%Draw — neither team wins 26.6%Mainz wins 21.2%Average simulated goals 1.74–1.04

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

Why does RB Leipzig have the highest number? RB Leipzig currently has the stronger recent-results rating. The calculation also allows for RB Leipzig playing at home. Across many simulated versions of this match, the average goal totals are 1.74for RB Leipzig and 1.04 for Mainz. That makes RB Leipzig the highest of the three result estimates at 52.2%. For the full league season, RB Leipzig is projected to earn about 57points and Mainz about 47. Read the beginner's guide or see the technical calculation.

Model reading — citable summary

The Open Model gives RB Leipzig a 52.2% chance of beating Mainz at home in the Bundesliga on 2026-12-05, with 26.6% for the draw and 21.2% for an away win. The single most likely score is 1–1 (12.7%), with average simulated goals of 1.74–1.04; the chance of both teams scoring is 54.8% 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

	0	1	2	3	4	5+
0	7.7	5.0	3.4	1.2	0.3	0.1
1	9.3	12.7	5.9	2.0	0.5	0.1
2	9.4	9.8	5.1	1.8	0.5	0.1
3	5.4	5.7	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.1
4	2.4	2.5	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.0
5+	1.1	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0

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

1–1 12.7%2–1 9.8%2–0 9.4%1–0 9.3%0–0 7.7%1–2 5.9%

Other match possibilities

Both teams to score		54.8%
2 or more total goals		78.0%
3 or more total goals		52.6%
4 or more total goals		30.4%
RB Leipzig avoids defeat		78.8%
Mainz avoids defeat		47.8%
RB Leipzig allows no goals		35.2%
Mainz allows no goals		17.6%