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Matchday

Bundesliga 26/27 · 17 Oct 2026

FC Schalke 04 0–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.6
Actual xG
0.3 – 1.6
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made FC Schalke 04 favourites at 42%.

1. FSV Mainz 05 won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Hasan Kuruçay, 68.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Hasan Kuruçay +20.2, Loris Karius +18.8, Alexander Schwolow +13.3.

Well below it: Adil Aouchiche −16.7, Nadiem Amiri −14.0, Timo Becker −12.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Schalke 04

11 Oct 2026L 1–2at SC Freiburg Bundesliga
20 Sep 2026D 0–0v SV 07 Elversberg Bundesliga
11 Sep 2026W 3–1at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
5 Sep 2026D 0–0v FC Bayern München Bundesliga
30 Aug 2026L 0–3at FC Augsburg Bundesliga

1. FSV Mainz 05

10 Oct 2026L 3–4v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bundesliga
19 Sep 2026W 4–3at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
12 Sep 2026L 1–3v Eintracht Frankfurt Bundesliga
6 Sep 2026W 5–0at Hamburger SV Bundesliga
29 Aug 2026D 0–0v SC Paderborn 07 Bundesliga

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Schalke 04

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Hasan Kuruçay Defender90000.0268.7+20.2
Loris Karius Goalkeeper9000–67.3+18.8
Maximilian Wöber Defender1900–67.2–
Nikola Katić Defender7100–56.2−9.5
Satoshi Tanaka Midfielder90000.0745.6+2.4
Junior Adamu Forward1900–44.4–
Hwang Hee-chan Forward30000.0443.2–
Kenan Karaman Forward90000.0441.8−6.2
Robin Gosens Defender7900–38.3−6.0
Edin Džeko Forward6000–38.0−8.8
Timo Becker Defender9000–37.9−12.5
Soufiane El-Faouzi Midfielder90000.0137.7−6.4
Adrian Gantenbein Midfielder60000.0837.3−3.8
Eric Ebimbe Midfielder30000.0332.8–
Adil Aouchiche Midfielder7100–32.1−16.7
Vitalie Becker Midfielder1100–20.5–

1. FSV Mainz 05

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lennard Maloney Midfielder100–100.0–
Phillip Tietz Forward89100.4861.8+9.1
Kacper Potulski Defender9000–58.9+6.2
Stefan Posch Defender9000–58.8+5.6
Alexander Schwolow Goalkeeper9000–58.4+13.3
Sheraldo Becker Forward76000.8556.4+3.0
Eric Martel Midfielder900–55.3–
Kaishu Sano Midfielder9000–54.9+2.8
Paul Nebel Midfielder1400–49.6–
Danny da Costa Defender9000–49.2+4.5
Nadiem Amiri Midfielder86000.0245.9−14.0
Silvan Widmer Midfielder100–45.8–
Anthony Caci Midfielder8901–45.0−12.3
Jae-sung Lee Midfielder76000.2345.0−7.8
Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer Forward1400–41.6–
Phillipp Mwene Midfielder9000–40.3−8.3