FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


FC Schalke 04
Ranking: #102 overall, #16 in Germany

70.8 → 72.5 (+1.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-1 19 Apr Preußen (H) 71.2 +0.3
2-3 26 Apr Paderborn 07 (A) 72.0 +0.8
1-0 02 May Düsseldorf (H) 72.2 +0.2
3-0 09 May Nürnberg (A) 72.2 0.0
1-0 17 May Braunschweig (H) 72.5 +0.3
1. FSV Mainz 05
Ranking: #41 overall, #6 in Germany

78.0 → 79.3 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-4 25 Apr Bayern Munich (H) 79.0 +0.8
1-2 03 May St. Pauli (A) 79.8 +0.8
1-3 10 May Union Berlin (H) 78.6 -1.2
0-2 16 May Heidenheim (A) 79.4 +0.8
0-0 29 Aug Paderborn 07 (H) 79.3 -0.1

FC Schalke 04 vs 1. FSV Mainz 05: by the numbers

1. FSV Mainz 05 sit 61 places above FC Schalke 04 in our European rankings, and 10 places above them in Germany.

FC Schalke 04 arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.7 rating points over their last 10 matches against 1. FSV Mainz 05's +1.3.

Last time these teams played, on 5 May 2023, 1. FSV Mainz 05 lost 1.4 rating points.

FC Schalke 04 first climbed to #27 in our European rankings on 22 Dec 2018.

1. FSV Mainz 05 first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 80.7 on 31 Aug 2025.