Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05
Ref: Tobias Stieler, GermanyBayArena, Leverkusen · 30,210 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen and FSV Mainz 05 drew 1–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Quansah scored for Bayer Leverkusen; Becker replied for FSV Mainz 05. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Bayer Leverkusen versus 0.74 for FSV Mainz 05. Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in the Bundesliga table while FSV Mainz 05 are 10th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Second Half
⇄
Arthur
⇄
Hofmann
⇄
Poku
66'
Posch
Yellow Card
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
67'
⚽
Becker
Assist: Nebel
69'
⇄
Becker
⇄
Fernández
81'
⇄
Widmer
⇄
Palacios
⚽
Quansah
Assist: Christian Kofane
89'
⇄
Lee Jae-Sung
90+2'
Maloney
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 9 |  FC Augsburg | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -16 | 43 |
| 10 |  FSV Mainz 05 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 |  Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -14 | 39 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Bayer LeverkusenFSV Mainz 05
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS0.74
Attack5 · 0 won
12
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
738
Total passes
371
641
Accurate passes
284
87%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
1
0.77
Goals prevented
0.77
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
FSV Mainz 05
3-5-2
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 4J. QuansahD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannF
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 14P. SchickF
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 25E. PalaciosM
- 28J. BlaswichG
Substitutes
- 11M. TerrierF
- 15T. OermannD
- 16A. TapeD
- 18J. OmlinG
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 30I. MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
FSV Mainz 05
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2P. MweneM
- 4S. PoschD
- 6K. SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungM
- 8P. NebelM
- 20P. TietzF
- 23S. BeckerF
- 30S. WidmerM
- 31D. KohrD
- 33D. BatzG
- 48K. PotulskiD
Substitutes
- 1L. RießG
- 5M. LeitschD
- 11A. SiebF
- 14W. BøvingF
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 21D. da CostaD
- 26S. Katompa MvumpaF
- 42Daniel GleiberM
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Exequiel Palacios | M | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Janis Blaswich | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/4 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Patrik Schick | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Arthur | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 59 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Omlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Oermann | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 18 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aleix García | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Axel Tape | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Batz | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sheraldo Becker | F | 69 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jae-sung Lee | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Dominik Kohr | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaishu Sano | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Stefan Posch | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Phillipp Mwene | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Paul Nebel | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Silvan Widmer(C) | M | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kacper Potulski | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phillip Tietz | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lasse Riess | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Bøving | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabio Moreno Fell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armindo Sieb | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Gleiber | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Leitsch | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Maloney | M | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silas | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Danny da Costa | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |