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Match preview · Bundesliga

1. FSV Mainz 05 – VfB Stuttgart

1. FSV Mainz 05 6th in Bundesliga Home 2.07 projected goals by the model
VfB Stuttgart 15th in Bundesliga Away 1.56 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.07 1.56
1. FSV Mainz 05 VfB Stuttgart
1. FSV Mainz 05
49%
Draw
24%
VfB Stuttgart
27%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
1. FSV Mainz 05 Draw VfB Stuttgart
Fair odds 2.06 4.08 3.71
Total goals
3.64
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Both teams to score
74%
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

49% 1. FSV Mainz 05 to win

Attack
5th vs 11th
1. FSV Mainz 05 attack v VfB Stuttgart defence
Defence
7th vs 4th
1. FSV Mainz 05 defence v VfB Stuttgart attack
Recent xG form
+0.47 vs -0.36
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.07 – 1.56
1. FSV Mainz 05 v VfB Stuttgart
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 VfB Stuttgart compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading 1. FSV Mainz 05 VfB Stuttgart
xG / match (better) 2.24 · 3rd from 4 matches 1.89 · 8th from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 1.55 · 7th from 4 matches 2.75 · 17th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) +0.69 · 6th from 4 matches -0.86 · 15th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.82 · 6th from 4 matches 1.01 · 11th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.47 -0.36

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 28% of the model's distribution.

1. FSV Mainz 05 clean sheet
18%
1. FSV Mainz 05 2+ goals
64%
Under 2.5 goals
27%
Both teams to score: no
26%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
9.9%
2:1
9.9%
2:2
8.2%
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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
VfB Stuttgart sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · 1. FSV Mainz 05
2 matches
Away xG sample · VfB Stuttgart
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

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.