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SC Freiburg vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — match prediction
· Kicks off in 4826h 35m
Home advantage: SC Freiburg
Lean
The prediction
Win probability
Full-time / regulation result. Sums to 100%.
SC Freiburg 47%, draw 24%, 1. FSV Mainz 05 28%.
Model comparison
1.84Expected goals1.38
57%Projected control43%
Expected goals and control are derived estimates from the model's ratings — indicative leans, not measured match stats.
Goals lean
Over 2.5 goals: 62% · Under 2.5: 38%.
At a glance
- Tempo
- high
- Confidence
- Low
Why this number
Why this number
- Elo ratings: SC Freiburg 1505 vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 1496 (gap ~10).
- SC Freiburg gets a home-venue bump.
- high data quality — SC Freiburg 106 matches of history, 1. FSV Mainz 05 106. Both clubs have a full record in this competition, so the ratings are well-established. The result is still inherently uncertain.
- Built from locked pre-match data: long-run team ratings, nudged only within tight caps by real, confirmed factors (never a guess) — see every one below.
Tactical read
Tactical read
AI-generatedFreiburg edge this at home with a modest advantage in control and chance creation, yet the model flags genuine upset risk. Mainz arrive organised and dangerous on the counter; the gap between these sides is narrow enough that one clinical moment flips the script entirely.
Key matchup
Freiburg's attacking press against Mainz's ability to spring the transition and punish space.
Biggest factor
High upset risk and low model confidence suggest this leans Freiburg but respects Mainz's capacity to steal it.
AI-generated context based on a statistical model. Full-time/regulation result only. Not betting advice; no specific current team-news is used.
Context
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Confirmed lineups
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Lineups not available. We only show a confirmed starting XI when we can match this exact fixture to a Flashscore event — we never guess or invent one.
Venue
Venue not available. We only show a stadium when it comes from a source we can tie to this exact fixture — our scheduled-venue data, the club's registered home ground, or a matched Flashscore event. We never guess one.
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Sources & freshness
- Fixtures: football-data.org (live)
- Model: Elo + margin-of-victory, chronological replay with season boundary (re-centre, regress, league-changer shrink) — club-tuned FairPlay model
- Ratings generated: 2026-09-21
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- Scope: full-time / regulation
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