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Match preview · Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund – 1. FSV Mainz 05

Borussia Dortmund 1st in Bundesliga Home 1.73 projected goals by the model
1. FSV Mainz 05 6th in Bundesliga Away 1.25 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.73 1.25
Borussia Dortmund 1. FSV Mainz 05
Borussia Dortmund
47%
Draw
28%
1. FSV Mainz 05
25%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Borussia Dortmund Draw 1. FSV Mainz 05
Fair odds 2.11 3.61 4.01
Total goals
2.98
Over 2.5 goals
59%
Both teams to score
64%
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 Borussia Dortmund

47% Borussia Dortmund to win

Attack
8th vs 7th
Borussia Dortmund attack v 1. FSV Mainz 05 defence
Defence
1st vs 5th
Borussia Dortmund defence v 1. FSV Mainz 05 attack
Recent xG form
+1.00 vs +0.47
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.73 – 1.25
Borussia Dortmund v 1. FSV Mainz 05
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: Borussia Dortmund and 1. FSV Mainz 05 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Borussia Dortmund 1. FSV Mainz 05
xG / match 1.66 · 12th from 4 matches (better) 2.24 · 3rd from 4 matches
xGA / match (better) 0.93 · 3rd from 4 matches 1.55 · 7th from 4 matches
xGD / match (better) +0.73 · 5th from 4 matches +0.69 · 6th from 4 matches
xPts / match (better) 1.95 · 4th from 4 matches 1.82 · 6th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.00 +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 32% of the model's distribution.

Borussia Dortmund clean sheet
26%
Borussia Dortmund 2+ goals
53%
Under 2.5 goals
41%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.4%
2:1
11.0%
1:2
7.7%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Borussia Dortmund sample
20 matches
1. FSV Mainz 05 sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Borussia Dortmund
2 matches
Away xG sample · 1. FSV Mainz 05
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.