Schalke 04 U19 vs Mainz 05 U19 — DFB Junioren Pokal 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 6+ matches
Schalke 04 U1933%
Mainz 05 U1948%✓ Correct in 51 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.6% correct across 576,853 matches, vs 44.7% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.9% correct · Away picks 49.7% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
Mainz 05 U19 creates 20% more chances
Season form · 7 home / 6 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over85
- Under15
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes81
- No19
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
Schalke 04 U19 ↓
Most likely 2–2 (7%) · grid covers 84% of scorelines
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Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
Schalke 04 U19 at home — creates 2.29, concedes 2.14 · 7 matches
Mainz 05 U19 away — creates 3.00, concedes 2.00 · 6 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
Schalke 04 U19 attack 2.29 + Mainz 05 U19 defence 2.00 → ÷2 → 2.15
Mainz 05 U19 attack 3.00 + Schalke 04 U19 defence 2.14 → ÷2 → 2.57
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 48%?"
Mainz 05 U19 at 48% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 48% does not mean "Mainz 05 U19 will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Match Events
Mainz 05 U19 substitutes
Head to Head
Schalke 04 U19 host Mainz 05 U19 on Saturday, 5 October 2024 at 09:00. The match is part of the DFB Junioren Pokal 2020/2021 season.
Schalke 04 U19 5 – 3 Mainz 05 U19
Schalke 04 U19 beat Mainz 05 U19 5-3 in DFB Junioren Pokal on October 5, 2024.
Goals: D. Imafidon (2'), A. Gulasi (7', 34'), Z. Amoussou-Tchibara (27', 45' pen, 61'), M. Preßler (49', 74').
The match was played at Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen.