Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th October 2026

Schalke 04 enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mainz 05 swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that two points and five places currently separate the two teams.

Going into their upcoming encounter on Saturday, Schalke 04 are looking to finish the day ahead of Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga standings.

Schalke 04 go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 21. That amounts to an average of 2.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Mainz 05 show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.2 times on average per game. They scored 22 goals and conceded 19, an average of 1.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

Schalke 04 face off against Mainz 05 for the first time in a while, with Schalke 04 claiming a 3-2 win at MEWA Arena back then.

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Schalke 04 Form

In their last three matches, Schalke 04 beat Union Berlin 1-3, drew 0-0 with Elversberg, before losing 2-1 against Freiburg. Schalke 04 claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost one, scored nine goals and conceded eight.

Schalke 04 had their sights set on the Bundesliga title, but current form sees them way off track. A quick upturn is needed.

Mainz 05 Form

It is all or nothing with Mainz 05, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before beating Borussia Moenchengladbach 3-4. Unable to build on that, they lost 3-4 against Bayer Leverkusen. Mainz 05 recorded no less than five in their previous six Bundesliga away matches, as well drawing once and losing none. They hit the target 16 themselves while allowing six goals against.

Ambitions are high for Mainz 05, and winning the title is still possible, but they need to raise their level to achieve the highest prize.

Schalke 04 and Mainz 05 are firing on all cylinders, when it comes to goals currently, and we could be in for a very entertaining match on Saturday.

Schalke 04 have a record of one win, two draws and two defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at two wins, one draw and two defeats in the Bundesliga.

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Squads

Schalke 04 Squad

Miron Muslic will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Denis Wieszolek (0/0), Faaris Yusufu (0/0), Johannes Siebeking (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/0), Loris Karius (0/5), Adrian Gantenbein (1/1), Anton Donkor (0/0), Hasan Kurucay (0/5), Maximilian Woeber (1/5), Mertcan Ayhan (0/2), Mika Khadr (0/0), Nikola Katic (0/5), Robin Gosens (1/5), Steve Noode (0/0), Tidiane Toure (0/0), Timo Becker (0/5), Tomas Kalas (0/0), Vitalie Becker (0/3), Adil Aouchiche (1/5), Ayman Gulasi (0/0), Dejan Ljubicic (0/3), Eric Ebimbe (0/4), Finn Porath (0/0), Janik Bachmann (0/0), Luca Vozar (0/1), Max Grueger (0/0), Ron Schallenberg (0/3), Satoshi Tanaka (0/4), Soufian El-Faouzi (0/5), Suat Serdar (0/0), Yassin Ben Balla (0/0), Bryan Lasme (0/0), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/3), Edin Dzeko (0/4), Emil Hoejlund (0/0), Hee-Chan Hwang (0/3), Kenan Karaman (0/4), Moussa Sylla (0/4), Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara (0/0).

Mainz 05 Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Mainz 05 players that the manager Urs Fischer will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Schwolow (0/3), Maximilian Kinzig (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/5), Daniel Imafidon (0/0), Danny da Costa (1/5), Fabio Gruber (0/5), Kacper Potulski (0/5), Lennard Maloney (0/3), Phillipp Mwene (1/5), Rael Nakuzola (0/2), Silvan Widmer (0/1), Stefan Bell (0/0), Stefan Posch (0/4), Dominik Kohr (0/1), Eric Martel (1/2), Jae-Sung Lee (0/5), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (0/5), Nadiem Amiri (0/5), Otto Ruoppi (0/3), Sota Kawasaki (0/0), Alynho Haidara (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (1/2), Fabio Moreno Fell (0/0), Paul Nebel (0/0), Phillip Tietz (4/5), Ransford-Yeboah Koenigsdoerffer (1/5), Sheraldo Becker (2/5), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0).

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Team News

Mainz 05 have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Schalke 04 this coming Saturday. Dominik Kohr, Phillipp Mwene and Sheraldo Becker sit this one out for Mainz 05, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Schalke 04.

Sheraldo Becker won't be travelling with Mainz 05 this time, as he nurses an injury.

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 H2H

Schalke 04 face off against Mainz 05 for the first time in a while, with Schalke 04 claiming a 3-2 win at MEWA Arena back then. Schalke 04 tend to have the upper hand against Mainz 05, grabbing all three points six times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/4.

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Results

Both teams to score only came out three times in the previous ten games between Mainz 05 and Schalke 04. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 3/2 with the bookies.

Schalke 04 vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Robin Gosens will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mainz 05 hope Phillip Tietz can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of five Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Schalke 04 claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Mainz 05 won seven, drew two and lost one of their last 10 games away. Schalke 04 kept visitors at VELTINS-Arena from scoring six times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Mainz 05 have been able to keep a clean sheet in five of their last 10 games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times. Schalke 04 managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 0.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Schalke 04’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Mainz 05. They performed an average of 3.4 goals in these.