We said: Mainz 05 1-0 St Pauli
Given both sides' defensive records, Saturday's encounter could be low-scoring, as the side with the second-lowest goals conceded as hosts (10) seek a sixth league triumph at Mewa Arena against an opponent with the third-best defensive record away from home (13 conceded).
Nevertheless, the 05ers are backed to edge the encounter and inflict a third straight league defeat on this weekend's opponents and eighth on their travels
Read more.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 44.18%. A win for St Pauli had a probability of 29.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mainz 05 win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.94%) and 2-0 (8%). The likeliest St Pauli win was 0-1 (8.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mainz 05 would win this match.