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Match preview · Bundesliga

TSG Hoffenheim – 1. FSV Mainz 05

TSG Hoffenheim 14th in Bundesliga Home 1.88 projected goals by the model
1. FSV Mainz 05 6th in Bundesliga Away 1.55 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.88 1.55
TSG Hoffenheim 1. FSV Mainz 05
TSG Hoffenheim
44%
Draw
26%
1. FSV Mainz 05
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
TSG Hoffenheim Draw 1. FSV Mainz 05
Fair odds 2.26 3.86 3.35
Total goals
3.42
Over 2.5 goals
69%
Both teams to score
72%
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 TSG Hoffenheim

44% TSG Hoffenheim to win

Attack
6th vs 7th
TSG Hoffenheim attack v 1. FSV Mainz 05 defence
Defence
8th vs 5th
TSG Hoffenheim defence v 1. FSV Mainz 05 attack
Recent xG form
+0.23 vs +0.47
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.88 – 1.55
TSG Hoffenheim 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: TSG Hoffenheim and 1. FSV Mainz 05 compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading TSG Hoffenheim 1. FSV Mainz 05
xG / match 1.83 · 9th from 4 matches (better) 2.24 · 3rd from 4 matches
xGA / match 1.70 · 9th from 4 matches (better) 1.55 · 7th from 4 matches
xGD / match +0.13 · 7th from 4 matches (better) +0.69 · 6th from 4 matches
xPts / match 1.48 · 7th from 4 matches (better) 1.82 · 6th from 4 matches
Last 6 xGD / match +0.23 (better) +0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

TSG Hoffenheim clean sheet
19%
TSG Hoffenheim 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams to score: no
28%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.1%
2:1
10.0%
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)
TSG Hoffenheim sample
20 matches
1. FSV Mainz 05 sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · TSG Hoffenheim
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.