Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Mainz 05 win with a probability of 53.09%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 23.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.76%) and 0-2 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a Schalke 04 win it was 1-0 (6.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.