Köln vs Mainz: Prediction
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KölnLWLDD
MainzWLWLL| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mainz | 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 | Köln | 7 | -3 | 8 |
Head to head
- Köln 2–1 Mainz2026-01-17
- Mainz 0–1 Köln2025-08-24
Why the model leans Köln
- Close call: 39% Köln, 24% draw, 37% Mainz.
- Mainz rate higher on our strength scale (1499 vs 1442).
- Köln are at home, which usually adds a few points of chance.
- Head-to-head in our records: Köln 2, Mainz 0, draws 0.
- League table: Köln #13, Mainz #8.
Match preview
Köln host Mainz in the Bundesliga on 24 April 2027. Köln sit 13th on 8 points and Mainz are 8th on 10. Köln have won 1 of their last 5 (LWLDD), while Mainz have won 2 of 5 (WLWLL). In their last 2 meetings, Köln won 2, Mainz won 0 and 0 ended level. TipKhel's model gives Köln 39%, the draw 24% and Mainz 37%, so Köln are the slight favourites, with 1-1 the single most likely score. These are probabilities from past results, not guarantees: football upsets happen every week.
How this is worked out
Each club has an Elo rating that moves after every result (bigger wins move it more, home sides get a small boost). We turn the rating gap into expected goals and use a Poisson model to get win, draw and loss chances. The prediction is locked at kick-off and never edited.
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