German Bundesliga

Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2026-27 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Mainz
  • 33': Anthony Caci
  • 42': Anthony Caci
  • 90'+2': Benedict Hollerbach
FT
3 - 4
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 5': Robert Andrich
  • 9': Patrik Schick
  • 55': Jarell Quansah
  • 65': Moussa Diaby

About

Mainz are hosting Bayer Leverkusen at MEWA ARENA, Mainz, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Phillip Tietz (Mainz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mark Flekken (Bayer 04 Leverkusen). Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 3': Kacper Potulski (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 4': Foul by Eric Martel (Mainz).
  • 4': Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Goal! Mainz 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 9': Goal! Mainz 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleix García.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby following a fast break.
  • 13': Foul by Stefan Posch (Mainz).
  • 13': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schwolow (Mainz). Assisted by Aleix García.
  • 15': Foul by Anthony Caci (Mainz).
  • 15': Afonso Moreira (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Nadiem Amiri (Mainz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Facundo Medina (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Mainz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Corner, Mainz. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 20': Foul by Phillip Tietz (Mainz).
  • 20': Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Phillip Tietz (Mainz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (Mainz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
  • 26': Anthony Caci (Mainz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Eric Martel (Mainz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 28': Phillip Tietz (Mainz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Eric Martel (Mainz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (Mainz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Mainz. Conceded by Jarell Quansah.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (Mainz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
  • 33': Goal! Mainz 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Anthony Caci (Mainz) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 34': Corner, Mainz. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
  • 35': Foul by Sheraldo Becker (Mainz).
  • 35': Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Sheraldo Becker (Mainz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Anthony Caci (Mainz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kaishu Sano (Mainz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Goal! Mainz 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Anthony Caci (Mainz) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (Mainz) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Phillip Tietz (Mainz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Mainz. Conceded by Ibrahim Maza.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kacper Potulski (Mainz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Caci with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Eric Martel (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahim Maza (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Mainz 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Mainz 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Mainz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
  • 51': Kaishu Sano (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Eric Martel (Mainz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Schwolow (Mainz). Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 55': Goal! Mainz 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Phillipp Mwene (Mainz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (Mainz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kacper Potulski.
  • 65': Goal! Mainz 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Afonso Moreira.
  • 66': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Ibrahim Maza.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
  • 70': Substitution, Mainz. Lee Jae-Sung replaces Eric Martel.
  • 70': Substitution, Mainz. Danny da Costa replaces Anthony Caci.
  • 70': Substitution, Mainz. Ransford Königsdörffer replaces Kacper Potulski.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Gutiérrez with a cross.
  • 73': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Mainz).
  • 73': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Danny da Costa.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Mainz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sheraldo Becker.
  • 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Afonso Moreira.
  • 75': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Malik Tillman replaces Moussa Diaby.
  • 76': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (Mainz).
  • 76': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Lee Jae-Sung (Mainz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Danny da Costa (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Substitution, Mainz. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
  • 78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kaishu Sano.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleix García with a cross following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Stefan Posch (Mainz).
  • 80': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Kaishu Sano (Mainz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Malik Tillman (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 81': Foul by Phillip Tietz (Mainz).
  • 81': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Mainz. Lennard Maloney replaces Kaishu Sano.
  • 83': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Patrik Schick.
  • 84': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Equi Fernández replaces Aleix García.
  • 86': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (Mainz).
  • 86': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Ransford Königsdörffer (Mainz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Fabio Gruber (Mainz).
  • 89': Equi Fernández (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Miguel Gutiérrez (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Phillip Tietz (Mainz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny da Costa with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lennard Maloney (Mainz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Mainz 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Benedict Hollerbach (Mainz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+3': Phillipp Mwene (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+3': Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Phillipp Mwene (Mainz).
  • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Phillipp Mwene went off injured after Mainz had used all subs.
  • 90'+5': Stefan Posch (Mainz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alexander Schwolow (Mainz).
  • 90'+5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Fabio Gruber.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Mainz 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Mainz 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 3
52.6 Possession 47.4
16 SHOTS 23
7 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
433 Accurate Passes 367
508 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 13
12 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.5
52 Long Balls 40
22 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 14
16 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 10
20 Effective Clearances 18
20 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MEWA ARENA
Location: Mainz, Germany

Bundesliga Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 SC Freiburg 5 +10 13
2 Borussia Dortmund 5 +7 13
3 Bayern Munich 5 +12 11
4 Bayer Leverkusen 5 +6 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

M05 Mainz (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Alexander Schwolow (GK)
3 Fabio Gruber
48 Kacper Potulski
4 Stefan Posch
10 Nadiem Amiri
5 Eric Martel
6 Kaishu Sano
2 Phillipp Mwene
19 Anthony Caci
23 Sheraldo Becker Yellow Card
9 Phillip Tietz Yellow Card
Mainz Substitutes:
Lee Jae-Sung, Lennard Maloney, Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer, Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Rael-Tshimbela Nakuzola, Benedict Hollerbach, Maximilian Kinzig, Sota Kawasaki.

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
2 Facundo Medina
12 Edmond Tapsoba
3 Miguel Gutiérrez
4 Jarell Quansah
30 Ibrahim Maza
24 Aleix García
8 Robert Andrich
14 Patrik Schick
9 Afonso Moreira
19 Moussa Diaby
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Loïc Badé, Ezequiel Fernández, Nathan Tella, Jonas Hofmann, Janis Blaswich, Victor Boniface, Malik Tillman, Lucas Vázquez, Martin Terrier.

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