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SV Elversberg vs FSV Mainz 05

Next match: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 • 19:30 UTC+3 • Round 8 • Waldstadion Kaiserlinde

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

MarketTipConfidenceProbabilityOddsBookmakerMarket impliedEdge
Match Result (1X2) Away 78% 39.7% — — — —
Double Chance X2 72% 73.2% — — — —
BTTS No 82% 50.5% — — — —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 81% 48.3% — — — —
Correct Score 0-1 72% 12.7% — — — —
Corners O/U 9.5 (~10 exp.) Over 9.5 62% 53.2% — — — —

⚽ Model expected goals: SV Elversberg 0.78 – 1.14 FSV Mainz 05 · expected total 1.93

🧠 Match Preview

Friday night under the lights at Waldstadion Kaiserlinde, and this is a genuine mid-table scrap: both sides sit on 7 points from 5 games, Elversberg 9th and Mainz 8th. The hosts have lost three of their last five (LLDLW), while Mainz arrive with a healthier LWWLW and the better recent attacking numbers.

The model leans away. Mainz carry a 39.7 percent win probability with confidence at 78, and the double chance X2 lands at 73.2 percent, which is where most sensible money will sit. The goal expectation splits 0.7848 for Elversberg against 1.1439 for Mainz, and the recent xG gap is wider still: 1.48 for the hosts against 2.23 for the visitors. That points to a low-scoring, controlled away performance, and the correct-score board agrees, with 0-1 at 15.32 leading the way ahead of 0-2 at 9.51 and 1-2 at 7.46. Under 2.5 goals comes in at 48.3 percent and BTTS No at 50.5 percent, both marginal but consistent with the picture. Corners offer a separate angle: an expected 10 and Over 9.5 at 53.2 percent.

The obvious risk is the team news. Mainz are missing a long list, including B. Hollerbach, E. Martel, Silas, D. Kohr, S. Widmer and R. Zentner, while Elversberg lose L. Seifert, T. Zimmerschied and F. Onyeka, with J. Gyamerah doubtful. That many absences can flatten any model edge, so treat the away lean as a probability play rather than a certainty.

Updated 15 Oct 2026, 10:09 UTC+3 — refreshed when the underlying data changes.

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

SV Elversberg

Goals scored (season avg)1.60
Goals conceded (season avg)1.60
Win streak (best this season)2
xG for (recent avg)0.86
xG against (recent avg)1.41
Elo strength rating1380
Players out3

FSV Mainz 05

Goals scored (season avg)2.60
Goals conceded (season avg)2.00
Win streak (best this season)1
xG for (recent avg)1.53
xG against (recent avg)1.56
Elo strength rating1485
Players out8
SV ElversbergFSV Mainz 05
Goals scored (season avg)
1.60
2.60
Goals conceded (season avg)
1.60
2.00
Win streak (best this season)
2
1
xG for (recent avg)
0.86
1.53
xG against (recent avg)
1.41
1.56
Elo strength rating
1380
1485
Players out
3
8

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors — each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

SV Elversberg

Lost 2 in a row Winless 4
BTTS
4/6
Over 2.5
4/6
Scored
4/6
Clean sheets
1/6

FSV Mainz 05

BTTS
3/6
Over 2.5
5/6
Scored
5/6
Clean sheets
3/6

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks — Bundesliga

SV Elversberg

No top-3 or bottom-2 marks in the league right now.

FSV Mainz 05

3rd best Over 2.5 rate (83%) 3rd best clean sheets (2)

Rank among 18 Bundesliga teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets — season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates — last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

SV Elversberg at home · FSV Mainz 05 away — the split that matters for this fixture.

SV Elversberg (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses1W–0D–1L
W 1
L 1
Played2
Goals scored (avg)2.00
Goals conceded (avg)2.00
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0

FSV Mainz 05 (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–0D–0L
W 2
Played2
Goals scored (avg)4.50
Goals conceded (avg)1.50
Clean sheets1
Failed to score0
SV Elversberg (home)FSV Mainz 05 (away)
W 1
L 1
W 2
Played
2
2
Goals scored (avg)
2.00
4.50
Goals conceded (avg)
2.00
1.50
Clean sheets
0
1
Failed to score
0
0

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scorelines

0–1
12.7%
0–2
7.9%
1–2
6.2%
0–3
3%
1–3
2.4%

The five most probable exact scores for THIS fixture — computed from both teams' expected goals (score matrix), not generic league stats.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

FSV Mainz 05 1 win · 0 draws · SV Elversberg 0 wins · avg 1 goals · BTTS in 0 of 1

1
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
12 Aug 2023 SV Elversberg 0–1 FSV Mainz 05 DFB Pokal

📈 Recent Form

SV Elversberg

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
10/10 Union Berlin Away 0–1 L
24/09 Waldhof Mannheim Away 1–2 L
20/09 FC Schalke 04 Away 0–0 D
13/09 Bayern München Home 1–2 L
05/09 Borussia Mönchengladbach Away 4–3 W

FSV Mainz 05

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
10/10 Bayer Leverkusen Home 3–4 L
03/10 Waldhof Mannheim Away 3–0 W
19/09 Borussia Mönchengladbach Away 4–3 W
12/09 Eintracht Frankfurt Home 1–3 L
06/09 Hamburger SV Away 5–0 W

📊 Season Comparison — Bundesliga

SV Elversberg #9 · 7 pts —  FSV Mainz 05 #8 · 7 pts

SV Elversberg

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–1D–2L
W 2
D 1
L 2
Played5
Goals scored (avg)1.60
Goals conceded (avg)1.60
Clean sheets1
Failed to score2
Yellow cards9
Red cards0
xG for (avg)0.86
xG against (avg)1.41
Corners for (avg)3.60
Penalties (scored/missed)0/0

FSV Mainz 05

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–1D–2L
W 2
D 1
L 2
Played5
Goals scored (avg)2.60
Goals conceded (avg)2.00
Clean sheets2
Failed to score1
Yellow cards12
Red cards0
xG for (avg)1.53
xG against (avg)1.56
Corners for (avg)5.90
Penalties (scored/missed)0/1
SV ElversbergFSV Mainz 05
W 2
D 1
L 2
W 2
D 1
L 2
Played
5
5
Goals scored (avg)
1.60
2.60
Goals conceded (avg)
1.60
2.00
Clean sheets
1
2
Failed to score
2
1
Yellow cards
9
12
Red cards
0
0
xG for (avg)
0.86
1.53
xG against (avg)
1.41
1.56
Corners for (avg)
3.60
5.90
Penalties (scored/missed)
0/0
0/1

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

SV Elversberg

1
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
3
76-90
2
scored conceded

FSV Mainz 05

4
0-15
16-30
2
1
31-45
4
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
76-90
6
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

🏥 Injuries & Suspensions

SV Elversberg

  • ❌ L. Seifert — Ankle Injury
  • ❌ T. Zimmerschied — Back Injury
  • ❌ F. Onyeka — Foot Injury
  • ❓ J. Gyamerah (doubtful) — Groin Injury

FSV Mainz 05

  • ❌ B. Hollerbach — Lacking Match Fitness
  • ❌ E. Martel — Knee Injury
  • ❌ P. Nebel — Muscle Injury
  • ❌ Silas — Broken shinbone
  • ❌ D. Kohr — Foot Injury
  • ❌ S. Widmer — Knee Injury
  • ❌ O. Ruoppi — Knee Injury
  • ❌ R. Zentner — Hand Injury

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