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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FSV Mainz 05 – Borussia Dortmund

1. FSV Mainz 05 6th in Bundesliga Home 1.57 projected goals by the model
Borussia Dortmund 1st in Bundesliga Away 1.38 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 06:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.57 1.38
1. FSV Mainz 05 Borussia Dortmund
1. FSV Mainz 05
40%
Draw
29%
Borussia Dortmund
31%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FSV Mainz 05 Draw Borussia Dortmund
Fair odds 2.49 3.48 3.21
Total goals
2.94
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
65%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

Bookmaker prices appear once the league confirms this match's date and kickoff time. Until then the model's preview above is all there is to compare.

The model's case

Why the model leans 1. FSV Mainz 05

40% 1. FSV Mainz 05 to win

Attack
5th vs 1st
1. FSV Mainz 05 attack v Borussia Dortmund defence
Defence
7th vs 8th
1. FSV Mainz 05 defence v Borussia Dortmund attack
Recent xG form
+0.47 vs +1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.57 – 1.38
1. FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Dortmund
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FSV Mainz 05 Borussia Dortmund
xG / match (better) 2.24 · 3rd from 4 matches 1.66 · 12th from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.55 · 7th from 4 matches (better) 0.93 · 3rd from 4 matches
xGD / match +0.69 · 6th from 4 matches (better) +0.73 · 5th from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.82 · 6th from 4 matches (better) 1.95 · 4th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match +0.47 (better) +1.00

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

1. FSV Mainz 05 clean sheet
22%
1. FSV Mainz 05 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
35%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.9%
2:1
10.3%
1:2
8.9%
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Match result

1. FSV Mainz 05 to win
40.1% 2.49 —
Draw
28.8% 3.48 —
Borussia Dortmund to win
31.1% 3.21 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
83.3% 1.20 —
Under 1.5 goals
16.7% 5.98 —
Over 2.5 goals
58.2% 1.72 —
Under 2.5 goals
41.8% 2.39 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
65.0% 1.54 —
Both teams not to score
35.0% 2.86 —

Team goals — 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05 to score
81.8% 1.22 —
1. FSV Mainz 05 not to score
18.2% 5.49 —
1. FSV Mainz 05 2+ goals
47.9% 2.09 —
1. FSV Mainz 05 at most 1 goal
52.1% 1.92 —

Team goals — Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund to score
77.6% 1.29 —
Borussia Dortmund not to score
22.4% 4.46 —
Borussia Dortmund 2+ goals
41.1% 2.43 —
Borussia Dortmund at most 1 goal
58.9% 1.70 —

Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
1. FSV Mainz 05 sample
20 matches
Borussia Dortmund sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FSV Mainz 05
2 matches
Away xG sample · Borussia Dortmund
2 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 06:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.