Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 66.44%. A draw had a probability of 19.55% and a win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 14.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.91%) and 2-1 (10.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.11%) , while for a Mainz 05 win it was 0-1 (4.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.