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 55.71%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 22.49% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a RB Leipzig win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.51%) and 2-0 (8.91%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 1-2 (5.79%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.