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SV Elversberg 8thLWLDL
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Mainz 7thLWLWL

SV Elversberg vs Mainz prediction

Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works

KickoffHour forecast · data model

Who wins?

Mainz to win: 45%, about 2 in 5

SV Elversberg30%Bookies 30
Draw25%Bookies 25
Mainz45%Bookies 45

Goals call3+ goals 65% · bookies 65%

Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.

The Verdict

All three readings lean Mainz, with the sceptic noting their perfect away record may even make 45% light. The coach and sceptic agree the 65% over 2.5 line fits the data, and the dressing room sees two evenly placed sides with identical records, keeping a draw live.

Version 1 · updated Ledger record ↗

What our AI analysts say

All three broadly agree with the bookmakers.

The Coach

styles in the numbers

Two leaky defences and strong scoring rates point to goals on Friday night.

Mainz score 3.33 per game away, Elversberg 2.67 at home, and both-teams-scored rates are 57% each. The league averages 3.56 goals per match.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Dressing Room

the table and pressure

Evenly matched mid-table sides with identical records make this tight.

Both teams have 10 points from 7 games with W3 D1 L3, sitting 7th and 8th. Mainz arrive off a 2-3 home loss to Werder Bremen, Elversberg off a 0-4 defeat at RB Leipzig.

✓ In line with bookmakers

The Sceptic

where the market may be wrong

Mainz's away form justifies favouritism, but 45% may be slightly generous.

Elversberg's home form is W L W with 8 scored and 7 conceded, and they lost 3 of their last 6. The 65% over 2.5 line looks fair given both teams' 71% rates.

SV ElversbergSV Elversberg: slightly overrated Low

Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.

In short

Mainz are favourites at 45%, with SV Elversberg on 30% and the draw on 25%. SV Elversberg are 8th and Mainz 7th in the Bundesliga. In their last five league games, SV Elversberg won one and Mainz two.

More markets

Win or draw (double chance)

SV Elversberg win or draw
55%
Either team wins (no draw)
75%
Mainz win or draw
70%

Goals in the match (over/under)

2+ goals
85%
3+ goals
65%
4+ goals
43%

Both teams score (BTTS)

Yes
65%
No
35%

We expect about 1.5 goals from SV Elversberg and 1.9 from Mainz. (expected goals)

Most likely score: 1–1 (10%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 10. Next: 1–2 (9%), 2–1 (7%), 2–2 (7%), 0–1 (7%).

How these numbers are made

A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.

Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology

Prediction history

#PublishedHomeDrawAwayReasonRecord
1 30%25%45%Stats preview#1854

This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).

Form

All competitions, newest first.

SV Elversberg: last 6

LWLDLW · 9 scored, 13 conceded

24 Octat RB Leipzig0–4L
17 Octvs FC Augsburg4–3W
10 Octat Union Berlin0–1L
20 Sepat FC Schalke 040–0D
13 Sepvs Bayern München1–2L
5 Sepat Borussia Mönchengladbach4–3W

Last 3 at home: WLW

Mainz: last 6

LWLWLW · 16 scored, 13 conceded

24 Octvs Werder Bremen2–3L
17 Octat FC Schalke 041–0W
10 Octvs Bayer Leverkusen3–4L
19 Sepat Borussia Mönchengladbach4–3W
12 Sepvs Eintracht Frankfurt1–3L
6 Sepat Hamburger SV5–0W

Last 4 away: WWWW

Season stats

SV ElversbergMainz
1.71Goals scored per game2.29
2.14Goals conceded per game1.86
2.67Scored per game at home1.50
1.00Scored per game away3.33
71%Matches over 2.5 goals71%
57%Both teams scored57%
14%Clean sheets43%
43%Failed to score14%

League matches only, 7 games each.

Bundesliga table

#TeamPldGoal diff.PointsLeague form
4Bayer Leverkusen7+413LWWWD
5RB Leipzig7+912WLWLW
6Werder Bremen7+112WDDWD
7Mainz7+310LWLWL
8SV Elversberg7-310LWLDL
9FC Augsburg7+49DLDLD
101899 Hoffenheim7+09WWLLW
11Hamburger SV7-109LWWWL

Full Bundesliga table

Match context

Travel for Mainz
110 km
Rest days
SV Elversberg 6Mainz 6
Matches in the last 14 days: SV Elversberg 2 · Mainz 2
Weather at kick-off
8°C · wind 9 km/h
Dry
Coaches
V. Wagner
SV Elversberg, since Oct 2026
U. Fischer
Mainz, since Oct 2026
Goals in this league
Bundesliga average: 3.56 per match

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