Wednesday , 12 August 2026

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2025-26
1. FSV Mainz 05
0 – 1
Full Time
SC Freiburg
Sun 12 Apr 2026 · 17:30 UTC MEWA Arena 30,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 47' Lucas Holer
Y 33' Ifechukwu Ogbus
Y 45' Maximilian Eggestein
Y 46' Julian Schuster
Nikolas Veratschnig 55' Y
Y 73' Lucas Holer

Overview

Match Preview

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga at MEWA Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Assistant 1 Robert Kempter
  • Assistant 2 Dominik Schaal
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 34 89
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73
3 RB Leipzig 34 65
4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62
5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59
7 SC Freiburg 34 47
8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44
9 FC Augsburg 34 43
10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40
11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39
12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 38
13 Hamburger SV 34 38
14 1. FC Köln 34 32
15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32
16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
6
6
1. FSV Mainz 05 16 games · Avg 2.4 goals SC Freiburg
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg 2025-11-30 SC Freiburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2025-03-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 SC Freiburg 2024-11-03 SC Freiburg 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2024-04-21 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr SC Freiburg H 0–1 L
04 Apr TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–1 W
22 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt H 2–1 W
15 Mar SV Werder Bremen A 2–0 W
07 Mar VfB Stuttgart H 2–2 D
28 Feb Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–1 D
SC Freiburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Apr 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
09 Apr RC Celta de Vigo H 3–0 W
04 Apr FC Bayern München H 2–3 L
22 Mar FC St. Pauli 1910 A 2–1 W
19 Mar KRC Genk H 5–1 W
15 Mar 1. FC Union Berlin H 0–1 L

Season Stats

1. FSV Mainz 05 SC Freiburg
#10 Position #7
40 Points 47
34 Played 34
10 / 10 / 14 W / D / L 13 / 8 / 13
44 Scored 51
53 Conceded 57
-9 GD -6
1.18 PPG 1.38
29% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

1. FSV Mainz 05 are 10th (40 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (47 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. 1. FSV Mainz 05 is hosting SC Freiburg for another epic battle.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Derry Scherhant is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Freiburg.
  • 20' Matthias Ginter has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The travelling SC Freiburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Jordy Makengo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 33' Poor challenge from Ifechukwu Ogbus. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 38' 1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 398 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Freiburg backline.
  • 45' Maximilian Eggestein was booked on 45.
  • 46' A meaty challenge results in booking for Julian Schuster on 46.
  • 46' Time for substitution for SC Freiburg. Ifechukwu Ogbus is replaced by Philipp Lienhart.
  • 47' The Germany Lucas Holer breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 0-1!
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Nikolas Veratschnig gets a card.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Fresh legs for 1. FSV Mainz 05! Nadiem Amiri comes on to replace Sota Kawasaki.
  • 64' SC Freiburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jan-Niklas Beste is hanging Cyriaque Irie on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' It’s high time Urs Fischer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Lucas Holer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
  • 74' Fresh legs for 1. FSV Mainz 05! Armindo Sieb comes on to replace Paul Nebel.
  • 79' Igor Matanovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Freiburg so far.
  • 83' SC Freiburg ring the changes. Matthias Ginter has done his job and it is now time for Jordy Makengo to step up.
  • 88' SC Freiburg come into this ranked 8 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

SC Freiburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Schuster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jean-Philippe Mateta 8
Michael Gregoritsch 4
Nils Petersen 4
Karim Onisiwo 3
Ritsu Doan 2
Jonathan Burkardt 2
Lucas Holer 2
Roland Sallai 1

Head to Head

2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg 2025-11-30 SC Freiburg 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2025-03-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 SC Freiburg 2024-11-03 SC Freiburg 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2024-04-21 SC Freiburg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2026-04-04 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2026-03-22 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2026-03-15 SV Werder Bremen 0–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2026-03-07 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 VfB Stuttgart D 2026-02-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D

SC Freiburg Form

2026-04-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SC Freiburg W 2026-04-09 SC Freiburg 3–0 RC Celta de Vigo W 2026-04-04 SC Freiburg 2–3 FC Bayern München L 2026-03-22 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–2 SC Freiburg W 2026-03-19 SC Freiburg 5–1 KRC Genk W 2026-03-15 SC Freiburg 0–1 1. FC Union Berlin L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 SC Freiburg xG
I would bet for: 1. FSV Mainz 05 or SC Freiburg 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0531% Draw29% SC Freiburg40%
Actual: SC Freiburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw
60%
Draw or SC Freiburg
69%
1. FSV Mainz 05 or SC Freiburg
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0522% Draw48% SC Freiburg30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers Push SC Freiburg covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.