Fixture · Bundesliga · Sat 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
FC Schalke 04
v FSV Mainz 05
The model's read
Not enough matches played yet this season for a
model read on this fixture. It appears automatically once both sides pass the warm-up.
Availability and rotation
No recorded absences for this fixture yet. The collector refreshes availability in the final days before kick-off; an empty list this far out means no data, not a clean bill of health.
Hot stats & streaks
Mined from recorded results in our own database — league games only, every line states its sample. Descriptive, not predictive: a streak is what happened, not what happens next.
FSV Mainz 05
- FSV Mainz 05 have won 5 of their last 6 away league games.
- FSV Mainz 05 have averaged 2.7 goals a game across their last 6 away league games.
Players in form
- L. Karius has made 23 saves in 4 league games this season.
- P. Tietz has scored 4 goals in 5 league games this season.
- S. Becker has 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 league games this season.
- A. Caci has scored 2 goals in 5 league games this season.
This season, league games only. Match ratings are our data provider’s per-game scores, not our model.
Recent form — FC Schalke 04
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | D | 0-0 | SV Elversberg (H) | — |
| 11 Sep | W | 3-1 | Union Berlin (A) | 2.5 - 1.9 |
| 05 Sep | D | 0-0 | Bayern München (H) | 0.2 - 1.9 |
| 30 Aug | L | 0-3 | FC Augsburg (A) | 1.5 - 3.5 |
| 21 Mar | D | 1-1 | SV Darmstadt 98 (A) | 2.3 - 1.3 |
| 15 Mar | D | 2-2 | Hannover 96 (H) | 0.8 - 2.3 |
Recent form — FSV Mainz 05
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | L | 3-4 | Bayer Leverkusen (H) | 2.9 - 1.7 |
| 19 Sep | W | 4-3 | Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) | 2.8 - 3.2 |
| 12 Sep | L | 1-3 | Eintracht Frankfurt (H) | 2.1 - 2.0 |
| 06 Sep | W | 5-0 | Hamburger SV (A) | 2.8 - 0.2 |
| 29 Aug | D | 0-0 | SC Paderborn 07 (H) | 1.2 - 0.7 |
| 16 May | W | 2-0 | 1. FC Heidenheim (A) | 3.7 - 2.5 |
Chance quality, most recent season
FC Schalke 04
-1.05
xG diff/game · 1.42 for, 2.47 against
FSV Mainz 05
+0.79
xG diff/game · 2.37 for, 1.58 against
Where they stand
| Team | League | Season | Pos | P | Pts | PPG | Goals | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1.333 | 3–4 | WDL |
| FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1.333 | 6–3 | LWD |
The table as it stands this season.
Home and away
| Team | Venue | League | Season | W-D-L | Goals for / against per game | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 | home | Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 0-1-0 | 0.0 / 0.0 | 1 |
| FSV Mainz 05 | away | Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 1-0-0 | 5.0 / 0.0 | 1 |
This season’s home and away splits.
Head to head
Last 10 meetings: FC Schalke 04 6 wins, 3 draws, FSV Mainz 05 1 wins — 2.0 goals a game on average.
Match-by-match detail predates the fixtures this site tracks; the summary above comes from the head-to-head archive.