FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05 Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent league form

Mainz have taken seven points from their last four Bundesliga matches, winning two, drawing one and losing one. Their away form stands out: a 5-0 win at Hamburger SV and a 4-3 win at Borussia Mönchengladbach, both on the road.

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FC Schalke 04: 20 completed matches; FSV Mainz 05: 20 completed matches.

FC Schalke 04

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

26

Difference

+10

FSV Mainz 05

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

66

Conceded

25

Difference

+41

Schalke have five points from their four league games. They won away at Union Berlin but drew 0-0 at home against both SV Elversberg and Bayern München, and lost away to Augsburg.

Mainz's away form looks sharper and more productive than Schalke's home output right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05

A long history, mostly tight games

These two have met close to twenty times stretching back over a decade, mostly in the Bundesliga. Plenty of those games were one-goal affairs or goalless draws, and results have gone both ways over the years.

The most recent meeting was in May 2023, when Schalke won 3-2 away at Mainz. That match is now well over two years old, so it says little about how either side is playing today.

Where they sit early on

Based on their league matches so far, Mainz sit sixth with seven points from four games, having scored ten and conceded six. Schalke are eleventh with five points from four, scoring three and conceding four.

That's a small sample and only shows where these two clubs stand relative to each other, not the full picture of the division.

Players to watch

P. Tietz has scored four goals in Mainz's four league matches this season, and S. Becker has added two goals and three assists in the same span, so the away side clearly has goal threats in form.

FC Schalke 04:

Penalty cards:

R. Schallenberg x 1

FSV Mainz 05:

Best scorers:

P. Tietz - 4

S. Becker - 2

Best assist providers:

S. Becker - 3

Penalty cards:

P. Mwene x 3

R. Königsdörffer x 1

P. Mwene has picked up three yellow cards in those four Mainz games, which is worth noting for discipline. On the Schalke side, R. Schallenberg has a red card from his last two appearances, though that alone doesn't confirm he's out for this one.

Goals or a grind?

Schalke's two home league games this season produced no goals at all between the sides, suggesting a cautious, tight setup in front of their own crowd. Mainz have shown they can be prolific away from home, netting nine goals across their last two league trips.

If Schalke sit deep the way they did against Elversberg and Bayern, this could turn into a low-event game unless Mainz's attack finds a way through, which their recent away form suggests they might.