Bundesliga · Matchday 1

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:30:00 UTCMEWA ARENAMatchday 1

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

1. FSV Mainz 05 74%Draw 16%SC Paderborn 07 10%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

1. FSV Mainz 05SC Paderborn 07
51Possession49
1.24Expected goals (xG)0.76
22Shots10
4Shots on target0
12Shots off target6
6Blocked shots4
15Shots inside box6
7Shots outside box4
11Corners2
1Offsides1
8Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
0Saves4
463Passes460
388Accurate passes384
84Pass accuracy83

Match events

  • 38'Santiago Castañeda
  • 67'Stefano Marino Steffen Tigges
  • 68'Sheraldo Becker Otto Ruoppi
  • 68'Jae-sung Lee Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer
  • 72'Mattes Hansen
  • 73'Anthony Caci Silvan Widmer
  • 75'Mattes Hansen Jonah Sticker
  • 75'Laurin Ulrich Tom Baack
  • 80'Dominik Kohr Kacper Potulski
  • 90'Phillipp Mwene
  • 90'Marvin Pieringer

1. FSV Mainz 05 · SC Paderborn 07

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

1. FSV Mainz 054-4-2
316.580'Kohr
277.0Zentner
216.9Costa
106.5Amiri
26.6Mwene
236.568'Becker
196.973'Caci
76.568'Lee
96.5Tietz
66.5Sano
36.9Gruber
SC Paderborn 073-4-3
186.590'Pieringer
406.5Vidović
236.5Obermair
176.9Curda
226.275'Hansen
256.9Scheller
56.2Castañeda
157.0Noll
286.575'Ulrich
216.9Horst
306.567'Marino

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

1. FSV Mainz 05

  • 31Dominik Kohr6.5
  • 27Robin Zentner7.0
  • 21Danny da Costa6.9
  • 10Nadiem Amiri6.5
  • 2Phillipp Mwene6.6
  • 23Sheraldo Becker6.5
  • 19Anthony Caci6.9
  • 7Jae-sung Lee6.5
  • 9Phillip Tietz6.5
  • 6Kaishū Sano6.5
  • 3Fabio Gruber6.9

SC Paderborn 07

  • 18Marvin Pieringer6.5
  • 40Gabriel Vidović6.5
  • 23Raphael Sanchez Obermair6.5
  • 17Laurin Curda6.9
  • 22Mattes Hansen6.2
  • 25Tjark Scheller6.9
  • 5Santiago Castañeda6.2
  • 15Nahuel Noll7.0
  • 28Laurin Ulrich6.5
  • 21Jano ter Horst6.9
  • 30Stefano Marino6.5
1. FSV Mainz 05Tale of the tapeSC Paderborn 07
4-4-2Formation3-4-3
4 ptsTable1 pts
+5Goal difference-1
0Head-to-head wins0
74%Pre-match odds10%

Head to head1 previous meeting

1. FSV Mainz 05 0W1D0W SC Paderborn 07

Goals 00

  • 2026-08-291. FSV Mainz 0500SC Paderborn 07

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
1. FSV Mainz 052110+54
SC Paderborn 072011-11

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