Match ☆ 12 Dec 2026 · 20:00 UTC
GER · Bundesliga · 2026
GER Mainz 05
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#9 / 18 · GER · Bundesliga · 2026/27
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GER SC Freiburg
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#3 / 18 · GER · Bundesliga · 2026/27
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The models forecast for this fixture
Draw predictor · this site's own figures
Figure Mainz 05 SC Freiburg
N — no-draw runmatches in a row without a draw 9 8
Max Nthis team's longest run ever 25 19
E — draw debtexpected draws over the current run 2.18 1.36
p50 — last 50draw rate over its last 50 matches 26.0% 14.0%
p100 — last 100draw rate over its last 100 matches 23.0% 19.0%
Draw % — all timeshare of every match drawn 27.8% 24.3%
Draw scorethe predictor ranking score 0.385 0.319
Rankposition in that ranking 240 384
Σ Nboth sides' runs added 17
Σ Eboth sides' draw debt added 3.54
Σ Scorewhat the Cross predictor orders by 0.704
Team strength · Elo
Mainz 05 1,872
SC Freiburg 1,970
Rating gap -33 home advantage included
Draws at this gap 26.3% 25–49 · 73,133 matches
Goals model · Dixon-Coles
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.60 home – away
Home win 42.0%
Draw 23.6% every level score added up
Away win 34.5%
Both together · the blend
Blended draw chance 24.4% 70% goals model · 30% Elo gap
Goals model said 23.6% form only
This Elo gap said 26.3% strength only

The mix is the one that scored best over 544,576 matches — the two are averaged on the log-odds scale, not simply added.

The regression · the logistic model
Logistic draw chance 25.2% five signals, then recalibrated
95% band 24.7% – 25.2% how unsure the fit is, not the match
The blend says 24.4% the older published reading

A regression over five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at this Elo gap, the expected goals in the fixture and the competition's own base draw rate — with an isotonic map on top to put the level back where reality is. Held out on a decade it never saw it beat the blend above, which is why both are shown here while one is chosen. This is a real forecast: the fixture had not been played when the model was fitted.

A forecast from every match played so far. Measured over 160,869 priced matches the goals model is slightly worse than the bookmakers (how it is scored), so a high draw chance means an even, low-scoring match rather than value. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.

League table · Bundesliga · 20262027 Current indexed standings

This edition’s latest indexed table, not the standings before this match. Both teams are highlighted.

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1 FC Bayern München 8 5 3 0 +19 18
2 Borussia Dortmund 8 5 3 0 +8 18
3 SC Freiburg 8 5 1 2 +8 16
4 RB Leipzig 8 5 0 3 +11 15
5 Werder Bremen 8 4 3 1 +3 15
6 Bayer Leverkusen 8 4 1 3 +2 13
7 SV Elversberg 8 4 1 3 0 13
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 3 2 3 -5 11
9 Mainz 05 8 3 1 4 0 10
10 Augsburg 8 2 3 3 +3 9
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 3 0 5 -1 9
12 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 8 3 0 5 -2 9
13 1. FC Köln 8 2 3 3 -3 9
14 SC Paderborn 07 8 2 3 3 -3 9
15 Hamburger SV 8 3 0 5 -12 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 8 1 4 3 -12 7
17 Schalke 04 8 1 3 4 -5 6
18 M'gladbach 8 1 1 6 -11 4