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
- 1Lasse Finn RießG
- 2Phillipp MweneM
- 6Kaishu SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungF
- 8Paul NebelF
- 10Nadiem AmiriM
- 16Stefan BellD
- 17Benedict HollerbachF
- 21Danny Vieira da CostaD
- 22Nikolas Konrad VeratschnigM
- 31Dominik KohrD
Substitutes
- 9Arnaud Dominique NordinF
- 11Armindo SiebF
- 14William Bøving WickF
- 15Lennard MaloneyM
- 24Sota KawasakiM
- 25Andreas Schjølberg Hanche-OlsenD
- 30Silvan Dominic WidmerD
- 33Daniel BatzG
- 37Ben BobzienF
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 7Jonas HofmannF
- 8Robert AndrichD
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 13ArthurM
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
- 35Christian KofaneF
Substitutes
- 9Claudio Jeremías EcheverriM
- 11Martin Albert Frédéric TerrierF
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 27Jeremiah Dennit MensahM
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 36Niklas LombG
- 42Montrell Amare CulbreathM
- 44Jeanuël 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 |