Delightful dogfight as daring Schalke 04 duels with determined Mainz 05

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Date: Fri 20.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: VELTINS-Arena (62271 seats)

The Bundesliga league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 11th and 16th respectively.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Schalke 04 form and stats

Only two Bundesliga home games for Schalke 04 so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Schalke 04's last game was hosting Hertha BSC (placed 18th) and winning 3-0. Ahead of that match, Schalke 04 won a home game hosting Hertha BSC (3-0).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Schalke 04 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won 6 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Schalke 04 has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Mainz 05 form and stats

It's not happening yet for Mainz 05 on their Bundesliga travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three consecutive losses in away matches means Mainz 05 are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Mainz 05 are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Bundesliga against Hertha BSC (placed 18th). Preceding that game, the 1-6 loss visiting Bayern München's place.

We have checked recent matches where Mainz 05 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were W2-D3-L2.

Mainz 05 have the goal stats of 1-9 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's {7 Schalke 04 victories}, 0 draws and {3 Mainz 05 wins}. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. Quaison
2 goals
J. Kenny
1 goals
J. Boëtius
1 goals

Schalke 04 missing players

Mainz 05 missing players

Schalke 04 Mainz 05
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Away vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played 1 2 4
1 1 1 Won 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost 1 2 3
3 3 3 Scored 0 1 4
3 3 0 Conceded 3 9 13
67% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 75%
67% 50% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% Failed to Score 100% 50% 25%
 
3.7 4 5 Corners For (avg) 5 3 3.8
5 3.5 3 Corners Against (avg) 5 7.5 5.8
1 0.5 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 3 3 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Schalke 04 Last season Mainz 05
Total Home   Statistics   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
8 4   Won   4 12
9 3   Drew   2 7
17 10   Lost   11 15
37 16   Scored   15 46
55 28   Conceded   35 57
88% 82%   Over 0.5   100% 94%
76% 71%   Over 1.5   76% 76%
50% 47%   Over 2.5   59% 65%
26% 24%   Over 3.5   35% 35%
12% 12%   Over 4.5   18% 21%
53% 41%   BTTS   47% 56%
21% 24%   Clean Sheets   12% 21%
38% 53%   Failed to Score   41% 29%
 
4.6 4.3   Corners For (avg)   4.4 4.4
4.6 4.1   Corners Against (avg)   6.8 5.9
2.1 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.4 1.6
5 4   Red Cards   0 0
Key stats last season:
  • Mainz 05 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mainz 05 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Schalke 04
All Champions League DFB Pokal Bundesliga Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 DFB Drochtersen / Assel 0 - 5 Schalke 04
17-08-19 BU Borussia M'gladbach 0 - 0 Schalke 04
24-08-19 BU Schalke 04 0 - 3 Bayern München
31-08-19 BU Schalke 04 3 - 0 Hertha BSC
06-09-19 CF Schalke 04 2 - 4 Viktoria Koln
15-09-19 BU Paderborn 16:00 Schalke 04
20-09-19 BU Schalke 04 18:30 Mainz 05
28-09-19 BU RB Leipzig 13:30 Schalke 04
05-10-19 BU Schalke 04 16:30 Köln
20-10-19 BU Hoffenheim 16:00 Schalke 04
Mainz 05
All DFB Pokal Bundesliga Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 DFB Kaiserslautern 2 - 0 Mainz 05
17-08-19 BU Freiburg 3 - 0 Mainz 05
24-08-19 BU Mainz 05 1 - 3 Borussia M'gladbach
31-08-19 BU Bayern München 6 - 1 Mainz 05
14-09-19 BU Mainz 05 2 - 1 Hertha BSC
20-09-19 BU Schalke 04 18:30 Mainz 05
28-09-19 BU Mainz 05 13:30 Wolfsburg
05-10-19 BU Paderborn 13:30 Mainz 05
19-10-19 BU Fortuna Dusseldorf 13:30 Mainz 05
25-10-19 BU Mainz 05 18:30 Köln

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RB Leipzig 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 7 1 7 10
2 Borussia Dortmund 4 3 0 1 13 5 2 2 0 0 9 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 8 9
3 Bayern München 4 2 2 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 8 8
4 Wolfsburg 4 2 2 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 8
5 Borussia M'gladbach 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 7
6 Bayer Leverkusen 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 5 -1 7
7 Freiburg 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 4 6
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 4 2 0 2 5 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 6
9 Werder Bremen 4 2 0 2 8 9 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 6
10 Hoffenheim 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
11 Schalke 04 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
12 Fortuna Düsseldorf 4 1 1 2 6 7 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -1 4
13 Union Berlin 4 1 1 2 5 8 3 1 0 2 4 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 -3 4
14 Augsburg 4 1 1 2 6 10 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 3 8 -4 4
15 Köln 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 -3 3
16 Mainz 05 4 1 0 3 4 13 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 9 -9 3
17 Paderborn 3 0 1 2 4 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 4 -3 1
18 Hertha BSC 4 0 1 3 3 10 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 7 -7 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 24 6 4 88 32 17 13 3 1 49 14 17 11 3 3 39 18 56 78
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 23 7 4 81 44 17 14 2 1 52 25 17 9 5 3 29 19 37 76
3 RB Leipzig 34 19 9 6 63 29 17 10 6 1 34 9 17 9 3 5 29 20 34 66
4 Bayer Leverkusen 34 18 4 12 69 52 17 9 2 6 32 25 17 9 2 6 37 27 17 58
5 Borussia M'gladbach 34 16 7 11 55 42 17 9 3 5 31 22 17 7 4 6 24 20 13 55
6 Wolfsburg 34 16 7 11 62 50 17 8 5 4 36 23 17 8 2 7 26 27 12 55
7 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 15 9 10 60 48 17 8 4 5 32 21 17 7 5 5 28 27 12 54
8 Werder Bremen 34 14 11 9 58 49 17 8 6 3 35 26 17 6 5 6 23 23 9 53
9 Hoffenheim 34 13 12 9 70 52 17 7 5 5 28 20 17 6 7 4 42 32 18 51
10 Fortuna Düsseldorf 34 13 5 16 49 65 17 9 0 8 27 28 17 4 5 8 22 37 -16 44
11 Hertha BSC 34 11 10 13 49 57 17 6 6 5 26 27 17 5 4 8 23 30 -8 43
12 Mainz 05 34 12 7 15 46 57 17 8 5 4 31 22 17 4 2 11 15 35 -11 43
13 Freiburg 34 8 12 14 46 61 17 6 7 4 32 27 17 2 5 10 14 34 -15 36
14 Schalke 04 34 8 9 17 37 55 17 4 3 10 16 28 17 4 6 7 21 27 -18 33
15 Augsburg 34 8 8 18 51 71 17 5 4 8 34 33 17 3 4 10 17 38 -20 32
16 Stuttgart 34 7 7 20 32 70 17 6 4 7 22 27 17 1 3 13 10 43 -38 28
17 Hannover 96 34 5 6 23 31 71 17 5 1 11 15 26 17 0 5 12 16 45 -40 21
18 Nürnberg 34 3 10 21 26 68 17 3 7 7 16 22 17 0 3 14 10 46 -42 19

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