FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: Florian Exner, GermanyMEWA ARENA, Mainz · 34,034 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat FSV Mainz 05 4–3 in their Bundesliga fixture. Lee Jae-Sung, Amiri, and Sieb scored for FSV Mainz 05; Álex Grimaldo, Christian Kofane, Álex Grimaldo, and Terrier replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.66 for FSV Mainz 05 versus 3.48 for Bayer Leverkusen. FSV Mainz 05 sit 10th in the Bundesliga table while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th.
First Half
11'
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Penalty
24'
⚽
Christian Kofane
Assist: Poku
⚽
Lee Jae-Sung
Kohr
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Álex Grimaldo
Assist: Hofmann
Second Half
⇄
Bell
⇄
Veratschnig
66'
⇄
Hofmann
67'
Tapsoba
Yellow Card
68'
Álex Grimaldo
Yellow Card
⚽
Amiri
Penalty
Hanche-Olsen
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Christian Kofane
79'
⇄
Poku
⇄
Lee Jae-Sung
81'
Badé
Yellow Card
83'
Ben Seghir
Yellow Card
⇄
Hollerbach
87'
⚽
Terrier
Amiri
Yellow Card
Bøving
Yellow Card
⚽
Sieb
Assist: Amiri
| # | 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
FSV Mainz 05Bayer Leverkusen
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.66VS3.48
Attack1 · 5 won
12
Shots
20
4
Shots on target
8
6
Shots in the box
18
6
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
400
Total passes
559
289
Accurate passes
457
72%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 2 won
20
Fouls
12
4
Yellow cards
4
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
6
-0.66
Goals prevented
-0.66
FSV Mainz 05
3-4-2-1
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
FSV Mainz 05
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1L. RießG
- 2P. MweneM
- 6K. SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungF
- 8P. NebelF
- 10N. AmiriM
- 16S. BellD
- 17B. HollerbachF
- 21D. da CostaD
- 22N. VeratschnigM
- 31D. KohrD
Substitutes
- 9A. NordinF
- 11A. SiebF
- 14W. BøvingF
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 25A. Hanche-OlsenD
- 30S. WidmerD
- 33D. BatzG
- 37B. BobzienF
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. FlekkenG
- 5L. BadéD
- 6E. FernándezM
- 7J. HofmannF
- 8R. AndrichD
- 12E. TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19E. PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 9C. EcheverriM
- 11M. TerrierF
- 17E. Ben SeghirF
- 27J. MensahM
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 30I. MazaF
- 36N. LombG
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 44J. BelocianD
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadiem Amiri(C) | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Kaishu Sano | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jae-sung Lee | F | 81 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Lasse Riess | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phillipp Mwene | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Benedict Hollerbach | F | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paul Nebel | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Danny da Costa | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Bell | D | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominik Kohr | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Daniel Batz | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennard Maloney | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sota Kawasaki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Justus Bobzien | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silvan Widmer | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armindo Sieb | F | 14 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Arnaud Nordin | F | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| William Bøving | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | D | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 9.0 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Jonas Hofmann | F | 66 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Christian Kofane | F | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ernest Poku | F | 79 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur | M | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeremiah Mensah | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montrell Culbreath | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Lomb | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Terrier | F | 11 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |