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Bundesliga | Gameweek 1
Sep 20, 2020 at 2.30pm UK
Red Bull Arena
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RB Leipzig
3 - 1
Mainz 05

Forsberg (17' pen.), Poulsen (21'), Haidara (51')
Poulsen (64')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Mateta (48')
Mateta (30'), Latza (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Bundesliga clash between RB Leipzig and Mainz 05, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

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 RB Leipzig win with a probability of 53.25%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 24.42% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a RB Leipzig win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.94%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 1-2 (6.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.21%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that RB Leipzig would win this match.

Result
RB LeipzigDrawMainz 05
53.25%22.33%24.42%
Both teams to score 60.07%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.47%39.52%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.13%61.87%
RB Leipzig Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.09%14.9%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.72%43.27%
Mainz 05 Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.59%29.41%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.6%65.4%
Score Analysis
    RB Leipzig 53.25%
    Mainz 05 24.42%
    Draw 22.33%
RB LeipzigDrawMainz 05
2-1 @ 9.72%
1-0 @ 8.34%
2-0 @ 7.94%
3-1 @ 6.17%
3-0 @ 5.04%
3-2 @ 3.77%
4-1 @ 2.94%
4-0 @ 2.4%
4-2 @ 1.8%
5-1 @ 1.12%
5-0 @ 0.91%
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 53.25%
1-1 @ 10.21%
2-2 @ 5.95%
0-0 @ 4.38%
3-3 @ 1.54%
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 22.33%
1-2 @ 6.25%
0-1 @ 5.36%
0-2 @ 3.28%
1-3 @ 2.55%
2-3 @ 2.43%
0-3 @ 1.34%
Other @ 3.21%
Total : 24.42%

Head to Head
May 24, 2020 2.30pm
Nov 2, 2019 2.30pm
Gameweek 10
RB Leipzig
8-0
Mainz
Sabitzer (5'), Werner (30', 48', 87'), Nkunku (35'), Halstenberg (39'), Poulsen (44'), Mukiele (50')
May 3, 2019 7.30pm
Gameweek 32
Mainz
3-3
RB Leipzig
Onisiwo (43'), Niakhate (67'), Mateta (83')
Brosinski (55')
Klostermann (20', 32'), Werner (49')
Kampl (52')
Dec 16, 2018 2.30pm
Gameweek 15
RB Leipzig
4-1
Mainz
Poulsen (14', 19'), Werner (74', 88')
Upamecano (27'), Sabitzer (42'), Orban (51')
Onisiwo (38')
Latza (53'), Niakhate (54'), Zentner (66')
Apr 29, 2018 2.30pm
Mainz
3-0
RB Leipzig
De Blasis (29' pen.), Maxim (85'), Baku (90')
Bell (38'), Maxim (89')

Poulsen (30'), Orban (40'), Keita (89')
Keita (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern13103041103133
2Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1383233181527
3Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen1375130201026
4RB Leipzig137332114724
5Wolfsburg136342922721
6Borussia DortmundDortmund136342420421
7Freiburg136341717021
8Stuttgart135532623320
9Mainz 05Mainz135442318519
10Werder Bremen135442024-419
11Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach135351918118
12Union BerlinUnion Berlin134451214-216
13Augsburg134451625-916
14Hoffenheim133461825-713
15St Pauli133281117-611
16Heidenheim133191728-1110
17Holstein Kiel1312101333-205
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1302111034-242


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