FC St. Pauli 1910 2–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

← 2. Bundesliga 2008-09 · Sun, May 10, 02:00 PM UTC

The betting picturemarket vs our model, market by market

“Market” = what bookmaker prices imply after removing their margin — the world's best guess. “Model” = our simulation. A bet is only interesting when the model sees something meaningfully more likely than the market does (the edge) — it's never about picking the winner.

Who wins? (90 minutes)

Outcome	Market says	Best price
1. FSV Mainz 05 win	46%	2.00
Draw	28%	3.25
FC St. Pauli 1910 win	26%	3.50

across 2 bookmakers · probabilities de-vigged (bookmaker margin removed)

The match in numberswhat happened + what each side looked like walking in

Match stats

Half-time score

Pre-match form

What each side looked like walking in — computed only from games before this one.

Metric	FC St. Pauli 1910	1. FSV Mainz 05
blown lead rate (last 20)	0.15	0.15
cards avg (last 5)	0.00	0.00
coach days	11271.00	3020.00
comeback rate (last 20)	0.05	0.00
congestion 21d	3.00	2.00
elo	1427.83	1585.11
elo momentum (last 5)	-39.29	9.72
form points (last 5)	1.00	10.00
goal diff avg (last 5)	-1.20	0.60
goals against avg (last 5)	2.00	1.00
goals for avg (last 5)	0.80	1.60
goals volatility (last 10)	1.07	1.27
h2 goals (last 10)	0.90	0.90
h2h win rate (last 5)	0.40	0.60
ht lead rate (last 20)	0.25	0.45
league points	39.00	54.00
league rank	8.00	2.00
matches since blank	0.00	2.00
matches since clean sheet	9.00	0.00
matches since win	6.00	0.00
rest days	7.00	7.00
season ppg	1.30	1.80
state index	-1.05	0.71
venue ppg (last 5)	1.60	2.60