Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Schalke
Form comparisonMainz
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Schalke strong, Mainz weakThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 05 May 2023FSV Mainz 052-3FC Schalke 04
- 09 Nov 2022FC Schalke 041-0FSV Mainz 05
- 05 Mar 2021FC Schalke 040-0FSV Mainz 05
- 07 Nov 2020FSV Mainz 052-2FC Schalke 04
- 16 Feb 2020FSV Mainz 050-0FC Schalke 04
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Schalke vs Mainz: form and season numbers
Schalke take a form score of 5.4 out of 10 into this Bundesliga fixture, against 8.0 for Mainz. Schalke have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5, while Mainz have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Schalke average 1.8 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Mainz 3.2 and 1.0. Schalke have kept a clean sheet in 40% of their matches this season, Mainz in 60%. In their last 10 meetings Schalke have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 1. Schalke sit 11th on 5 points, Mainz 6th on 7.
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