Bundesliga · Regular Season - 6
FC Schalke 04 0–1 FSV Mainz 05
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 13:30 UTC · VELTINS-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
FC Schalke 04Team 1959
FSV Mainz 05Team 2092Match story
FC Schalke 04 · draw · FSV Mainz 05Before kick-off: 30% · 28% · 42%
Last reading, 90+11': 0% · 0% · 100%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
- Phillip Tietz 24'
We gave FSV Mainz 05 42% to win: they did.
- 24'Phillip Tietz 2142 +29 assist Anthony Caci 2051 +14
FSV Mainz 05:Phillip Tietz 2142 +29 assist Anthony Caci 2051 +14 - 42'Nadiem Amiri 2072 +11
FSV Mainz 05:Nadiem Amiri 2072 +11 - 45'Kaishu Sano 2207 +8
FSV Mainz 05:Kaishu Sano 2207 +8 - Hwang Hee-Chan 1920 −2 for Edin Džeko 1453 −1660'
FC Schalke 04:Hwang Hee-Chan 1920 −2 for Edin Džeko 1453 −16 - Junior Dina Ebimbe 1983 −9* for Adrian Tobias Gantenbein 1810 060'
FC Schalke 04:Junior Dina Ebimbe 1983 −9* for Adrian Tobias Gantenbein 1810 0 - Maximilian Wöber 2006 −2 for Nikola Katić 2105 −1071'
FC Schalke 04:Maximilian Wöber 2006 −2 for Nikola Katić 2105 −10 - Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 2135 −2 for Adil Aouchiche 1993 −271'
FC Schalke 04:Junior Chukwubuike Adamu 2135 −2 for Adil Aouchiche 1993 −2 - 76'Paul Nebel 2150 −6* for Lee Jae-Sung 2112 +8
FSV Mainz 05:Paul Nebel 2150 −6* for Lee Jae-Sung 2112 +8 - 76'Ransford Konigsdorffer 1994 +3 for Sheraldo Becker 2077 +8
FSV Mainz 05:Ransford Konigsdorffer 1994 +3 for Sheraldo Becker 2077 +8 - Vitalie Becker 1892 −8* for Robin Gosens 2045 −1079'
FC Schalke 04:Vitalie Becker 1892 −8* for Robin Gosens 2045 −10 - 86'Eric Martel 2032 +1 for Nadiem Amiri 2072 +11
FSV Mainz 05:Eric Martel 2032 +1 for Nadiem Amiri 2072 +11 - 90+1'Lennard Maloney 1813 0 for Phillip Tietz 2142 +29
FSV Mainz 05:Lennard Maloney 1813 0 for Phillip Tietz 2142 +29 - 90+1'Silvan Widmer 2034 −13* for Anthony Caci 2051 +14
FSV Mainz 05:Silvan Widmer 2034 −13* for Anthony Caci 2051 +14
Line-ups
Elo change from this match, next to the Elo after it.
Before kick-off: 30% · 28% · 42%(FC Schalke 04 · draw · FSV Mainz 05)
Our most likely score was 1–1 (14%); the result 0–1 had 9%.
- Average value of the starting XI: FC Schalke 04 €2.0M, FSV Mainz 05 €6.5M.
- FC Schalke 04 were without 1 expected starter: M. Sylla (1919).
- All 11 of FC Schalke 04's expected starters were past their position's peak age.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
FC Schalke 04
14th in Bundesliga · 5 pts from 5
- 11 OctLSC Freiburg Bundesliga1992
- 20 SepDSV Elversberg Bundesliga1948
- 11 SepWUnion Berlin Bundesliga1973
- 5 SepDBayern München Bundesliga1957
- 30 AugLFC Augsburg Bundesliga1973
FSV Mainz 05
9th in Bundesliga · 7 pts from 5
- 10 OctLBayer Leverkusen Bundesliga2086
- 19 SepWBorussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga2076
- 12 SepLEintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga2094
- 6 SepWHamburger SV Bundesliga2056
- 29 AugDSC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga2079
Season outlook
From the Bundesliga simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | 5 /5 | 37.5 | 0% | <1% | 25% | 14th |
| FSV Mainz 05 | 7 /5 | 45.1 | 0% | 3% | 4% | 8th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

FC Schalke 04 · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Elite) · Elo 2001

FSV Mainz 05 · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.7 (Good) · Elo 2061
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: direct · high-pressing
Coach DNA: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
FC Schalke 04: balanced profile (how Miron Muslić plays) · FSV Mainz 05: balanced profile (how Urs Fischer plays)
* Includes our monthly adjustment: every month we take a little off each player's Elo to keep ratings from inflating.