1057 picks graded in public, misses included. The record
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FC Schalke 04 (11th, 5 pts) host FSV Mainz 05 (6th, 7 pts) in the Bundesliga. Both sides will be targeting three points here.
Marginal call: the model leans FSV Mainz 05 but not to an outright win, and the draw is live, so it backs the safer call below. Its number on that call sits in the call box, with the desk's verdict beside it.
Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public. The whole record is on the track record, misses included.
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| Match model | Best price | Implied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Schalke 04 win | 36% | 2.62 | 38% |
| Draw | 27% | 3.50 | 29% |
| FSV Mainz 05 win | 41% | 2.45 | 41% |
| FC Schalke 04 or draw | 64% | 1.53 | 65% |
| FSV Mainz 05 or draw | 67% | 1.50 | 67% |
| Either side to win, no draw | 1.30 | 77% | |
| Over 2.5 goals | 57% | 1.67 | 60% |
| Both teams to score | 59% | 1.57 | 64% |
Best price across the books we track, the same price as the list below, where the book is named.
The singles' third check uses our goals model, a separate number.
The bookmakers' best prices on every market we track for this game, corners, cards and shots included. Prices are theirs, with their margin in; our own number appears only where the model has a graded record. Tap any to add it to your slip.
Last 2, newest first: 1 won, 1 drawn, 0 lost. 3 scored, 1 conceded.
Last 3, newest first: 2 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost. 10 scored, 6 conceded.
Each side's last finished games in all competitions, their goals first. At home reads v, away reads at.
League record and goals from this season's table where the feed carries it; the rates are the share of each side's games in the data we hold.
From each side's goals scored and conceded a game, the home side's goals first. Information, not a call.
The call on this game is Over 1.5 at 1.22. Every call is logged before kick-off and graded in public, misses included.
FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05 kicks off on Saturday 17 October 2026 at 14:30 UK time (Bundesliga).
The best prices across the books we track: FC Schalke 04 2.62, the draw 3.50, FSV Mainz 05 2.45. Prices move; the table on this page is the latest.
FC Schalke 04 have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 2 (D W, newest first), scoring 3 and conceding 1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 2, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 3 (W L W, newest first), scoring 10 and conceding 6.
In their last 10 meetings on our record, FC Schalke 04 won 6, FSV Mainz 05 won 1 and 3 were drawn. The most recent, 5 May 2023, finished FSV Mainz 05 2-3 FC Schalke 04.
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