FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05 predicted line-ups
Bundesliga · Sat 17 Oct
FC Schalke 043-4-2-1 · Home
FSV Mainz 053-1-4-2 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
FC Schalke 04
3-4-2-1Formation· Coach: H. Stevens

FSV Mainz 05
3-1-4-2Formation· Coach: U. Fischer
- 1A. Schwolow
- 16S. Bell
- 19A. Caci
- 3F. Gruber
- 10N. Amiri
- 24S. Kawasaki
- 7Lee Jae-Sung
- 20O. Ruoppi
- 6K. Sano
- 23S. Becker
- 11R. Königsdörffer
- 20J. Adamu
- 8R. Gosens
- 21D. Ljubičić
- 24A. Aouchiche
- 14J. Bachmann
- 29J. Dina Ebimbe
- 23S. El-Faouzi
- 43M. Ayhan
- 5T. Becker
- 33Vitalie Becker
- 1L. Karius
Bench
- 22K. Müller
- 25N. Katić
- 4H. Kuruçay
- 39M. Wöber
- 13S. Tanaka
- 38L. Vozar
- 10E. Džeko
Out
- D. Ljubicic · Knee Injury
- B. Lasme · Calf Injury
- A. Gantenbein · Ankle Injury
- R. Schallenberg · Red Card
- K. Karaman · Hip Injury
- T. Kalas · Lacking Match Fitness
- E. Hojlund · Heel Injury
Bench
- 15L. Maloney
- 2P. Mwene
- 4S. Posch
- 48K. Potulski
- 21D. da Costa
- 9P. Tietz
- 35Louis Babatz
Out
- R. Zentner · Hand Injury
- S. Widmer · Knee Injury
- D. Kohr · Foot Injury
- P. Nebel · Muscle Injury
- B. Hollerbach · Lacking Match Fitness
- Silas · Broken shinbone
- E. Martel · Knee Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05 line-ups published?
Clubs in the Bundesliga release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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