FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer Leverkusen: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 5

FSV Mainz 05

3 : 4

Bayer Leverkusen

Anthony Caci33', 42'
Benedict Hollerbach90+2'

5'Robert Andrich
9'Patrik Schick
55'Jarell Quansah
65'Moussa Diaby

FSV Mainz 053-5-2

Line ups

4-2-3-1Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen crest

Assistant

Michael Silberbauer

Assistant

Rogier Meijer

Assistant

Michael Silberbauer

Substitutions

70'
55.9
E. Martel
76.7
Lee Jae-Sung
70'
199.32
A. Caci
217.5
D. da Costa
70'
486.5
K. Potulski
116.5
R. Konigsdorffer
77'
237.3
S. Becker
177.2
B. Hollerbach
81'
66.9
K. Sano
156.7
L. Maloney

Unused

Assistant

Rogier Meijer

Substitutions

66'
306.5
I. Maza
116.3
M. Terrier
75'
96.6A
A. Moreira
237.2
N. Tella
75'
198.0
M. Diaby
106.7
M. Tillman
83'
147.6
P. Schick
76.3
J. Hofmann
84'
247.2A
A. Garcia
66.7
E. Fernandez

Unused

Home

D. Kohr
Foot Injury
Out
P. Nebel
Muscle Injury
Out
O. Ruoppi
Knee Injury
Out
Silas
Broken shinbone
Out
S. Widmer
Knee Injury
Out
R. Zentner
Hand Injury
Out

Away

M. Culbreath
Foot Injury
Out
G. Doue
Calf Injury
Out
K. Eichhorn
Illness
Out
C. Kofane
Muscle Injury
Out

Player of the match

Robert Andrich

Midfielder · Bayer Leverkusen

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Offsides1

Build-up

Passes48

Pass accuracy79%

Defending

Tackles5

Blocks1

Interceptions3

Duels won8 · 80%

Fouls won/made1 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Alexander SchwolowG	3	4	2,51	-1,49	27/37	1/10
Mark FlekkenG	1	3	1,39	-1,61	18/29	7/18

Live stats

Possession & Passing

47%Possession53%

442Total passes508

83%Pass accuracy85%

4Corners3

Attack

23Shots16

5On target7

11Off target6

7Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

17Shots in box12

6Shots out box4

3.0xG1.7

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves1

0Offsides1

11Fouls10

3Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,84xG0,60

14Shots4

4On target3

1Big chances2

17Touches in box9

46%Possession54%

4Corners0

Second half

1,03xG1,09

9Shots12

1On target4

1Big chances2

16Touches in box17

49%Possession51%

0Corners3

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

FSV Mainz 05

2.95231247%

43% open play57% set piece

Bayer Leverkusen

1.71161053%

91% open play9% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

39 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

FSV Mainz 052,95 xG · 3 scored

Bayer Leverkusen1,71 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

FSV Mainz 0546

Open play 37Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 2Rebound 3

Bayer Leverkusen30

Open play 22Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 4

Momentum

13 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

FSV Mainz 0556% pressure

Bayer Leverkusen44% pressure

Match replay

91'

3-4

0%Draw 0%100%

2.95xG1.71

23Shots16

12On target10

Momentum

90' Saved Nathan Tella 0.12 xG · Regular play · Right foot

Shot map

23 v 16

FSV Mainz 05 shoot right, Bayer Leverkusen left. Bigger dot = better chance.

FSVFSV Mainz 05BLBayer Leverkusengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

22 on target · 7 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

FSV Mainz 05Bayer Leverkusengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

FSV Mainz 05Defensive line 35%

Bayer LeverkusenDefensive line 34%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

FSV Mainz 05Until 70'

Most-connected pair: Amiri and Gruber, 17 passes between them.

Bayer LeverkusenUntil 66'

Most-connected pairs: Tapsoba and Quansah; García and Medina. 22 passes each.

Tactical battle

58control42

Phillip Tietz

6 touches in box

In possession

55,5%Field tilt44,5%

21Passes into box9

49Progressive passes23

6Carries into final third10

18Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

12,06Press intensity (PPDA)14,36

11High turnovers11

15Regains within 5s8

24,2sBall recovery time21,3s

19Interceptions13

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

112Carries138

1499mCarry distance1620m

19Progressive carries12

811mProgressive carry distance917m

2Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

2Take-ons won4

12Take-ons attempted19

927mProgressive pass distance382m

1Through balls0

4Switches of play4

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,95Expected threat (xT)1,30

3,32Action value (VAEP)4,36

46Shot-creating actions30

6Goal-creating actions8

21Box entries9

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,8Passes per attack4,2

12,0sAttack duration11,7s

2,27 m/sAttack directness2,11 m/s

4Build-up attacks3

9Direct attacks9

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

33Touches in box26

63Final third entries53

2Big chances4

1,39xG on target2,36

1Big chances missed2

Passing

13/24 (54%)Crosses2/12 (17%)

16/40 (40%)Long balls22/52 (42%)

13Throw-ins20

10Free kicks11

8Goal kicks11

Duels

53Total47

29/60 (48%)Ground31/60 (52%)

13/19 (68%)Aerial6/19 (32%)

2/12 (17%)Dribbles4/18 (22%)

6Dispossessed3

Defending

50Recoveries50

10Interceptions10

17Tackles16

76%Tackles won56%

18Clearances20

1Big chances scored2

2Fouled in final third2

7,02Average rating7,33

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

FSV Mainz 05This season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 0-15

Bayer LeverkusenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 34 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

71%1+ goal88%

44%2+ goals50%

12%3+ goals35%

3%4+ goals15%

They concede

88%1+ goal76%

35%2+ goals35%

18%3+ goals24%

15%4+ goals3%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

best 6-0 (H)·worst 1-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

FSV Mainz 05shootallowBayer Leverkusen

5.8%Six-yard box5.3%

71.7%+8.6Penalty area-2.261.0%

15.0%-9.1Edge of the box24.1%

7.5%Long range+3.39.6%

413 shots taken · 436 faced

Bayer LeverkusenshootallowFSV Mainz 05

5.2%Six-yard box6.9%

61.5%-1.6Penalty area+2.265.4%

26.1%+2.0Edge of the box-3.021.0%

7.2%Long range6.7%

517 shots taken · 480 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat FSV Mainz 05 4-3 at MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga. It was 2-2 at half-time. Scorers: Anthony Caci (33', 42'), Benedict Hollerbach (90+2') for FSV Mainz 05; Robert Andrich (5'), Patrik Schick (9'), Jarell Quansah (55'), Moussa Diaby (65') for Bayer Leverkusen. In their last 33 meetings, FSV Mainz 05 have won 9, Bayer Leverkusen 19, with 5 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.