1. FC Union Berlin vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

1. FC Union Berlin

4 – 1

Full Time

1. FSV Mainz 05

Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 13:30 UTC An der Alten Forsterei 22,012 HT 45' · FT 45'

Kevin Behrens 1' 1–0

Kevin Behrens 9' 2–0

2–1 64' Anthony Caci

Kevin Behrens 70' 3–1

Milos Pantovic 90+6' 4–1

Kevin Behrens 11' Y

Y 31' Jae-sung Lee

Y 51' Dominik Kohr

Y 58' Danny da Costa

Y 80' Leandro Barreiro Martins

Y 90' Sepp van den Berg

Overview

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1. FC Union Berlin vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Bundesliga at An der Alten Forsterei.

1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
1. FSV Mainz 05 34 games · 40 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Assistant 1 Christian Gittelmann
Assistant 2 Mark Borsch

24 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

1. FC Union Berlin 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals 1. FSV Mainz 05

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2023-02-04 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2022-08-14 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin 2022-02-26 1. FC Union Berlin 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-10-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin

Recent Form

1. FC Union Berlin

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	4–1	W
13 Aug	FC Astoria Walldorf	A	4–0	W
27 May	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–0	W
20 May	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	2–4	L
13 May	SC Freiburg	H	4–2	W
06 May	FC Augsburg	A	0–1	L

1. FSV Mainz 05

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–4	L
12 Aug	SV 07 Elversberg	A	1–0	W
27 May	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–2	D
21 May	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–4	L
13 May	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	0–3	L
05 May	FC Schalke 04	H	2–3	L

Season Stats

1. FC Union Berlin		1. FSV Mainz 05
#11	Position	#10
39	Points	40
34	Played	34
10 / 9 / 15	W / D / L	10 / 10 / 14
44	Scored	44
58	Conceded	53
-14	GD	-9
1.15	PPG	1.18
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

12% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 11th (39 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 10th (40 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/2

16-30

–/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/2

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FSV Mainz 05

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! 1. FC Union Berlin vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — let the football do the talking.
1' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Behrens gets on the scoresheet on 1 minutes.
6' It looks surprising 1. FC Union Berlin does not make any changes. Edimilson Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
9' Assisted by Christopher Trimmel with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin Behrens makes no mistake. 2-0!
10' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kevin Behrens.
11' Kevin Behrens was booked on 11.
16' 1. FC Union Berlin looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Andrej Ilic scoring 1 goals.
21' Diogo Leite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
26' 1. FC Union Berlin are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FSV Mainz 05 backline.
31' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Jae-sung Lee gets a Yellow card.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. 1. FC Union Berlin in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past 1. FSV Mainz 05's compact 3-4-2-1.
41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
46' 1. FSV Mainz 05 come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
51' The referee calls foul for Dominik Kohr. He receives a Yellow card.
56' 1. FSV Mainz 05 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
58' Poor challenge from Danny da Costa. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
60' A change in the 1. FSV Mainz 05 ranks — Dominik Kohr exits the field as Sepp van den Berg enters on 60.
64' Against the run of play, Anthony Caci has scored! This game has turned on its head.
66' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robin Gosens is hanging Jerome Roussillon on the field on 66 minute.
70' GOAL! Kevin Behrens fires home to make it 3-1!
75' Time for substitution for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jae-sung Lee is replaced by Aymen Barkok.
76' Milos Pantovic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brenden Aaronson at the 76 minute mark.
80' Controversy at the stadium! Leandro Barreiro Martins argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' Nelson Weiper gets the nod from 1. FSV Mainz 05. He replaces Danny da Costa and will look to change the dynamic.
86' 1. FC Union Berlin currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
89' 1. FC Union Berlin make a change. Kevin Behrens trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Volland on 89 minutes.
90' That is a Yellow card for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sepp van den Berg will be fuming at that decision.
With this win, 1. FC Union Berlin is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

1. FC Union Berlin Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

5
Danilho Doekhi
26
Jerome Roussillon ↓ Robin Gosens 66'
31
Robin Knoche
1
Frederik Ronnow
28
Christopher Trimmel
17
Kevin Behrens ↓ Kevin Volland 89'
4
Diogo Leite
33
Alex Kral
7
Brenden Aaronson ↓ Milos Pantovic 76'
20
Aissa Laidouni ↓ Aljoscha Kemlein 89'
11
David Fofana ↓ Sheraldo Becker 66'

Bench

Coach Urs Fischer

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Svensson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taiwo Awoniyi	4
Kevin Behrens	4
Marcus Ingvartsen	3
Daniel Brosinski	2
Sebastian Andersson	2
Marcus Ingvartsen	2
Nadiem Amiri	2
Laszlo Benes	1

Head to Head

1. FC Union Berlin Form

2023-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-08-13 FC Astoria Walldorf 0–4 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-05-27 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2023-05-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 1. FC Union Berlin L 2023-05-13 1. FC Union Berlin 4–2 SC Freiburg W 2023-05-06 FC Augsburg 1–0 1. FC Union Berlin L

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2023-08-20 1. FC Union Berlin 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2023-08-12 SV 07 Elversberg 0–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2023-05-27 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2023-05-21 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–4 VfB Stuttgart L 2023-05-13 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2023-05-05 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–3 FC Schalke 04 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.13 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + 1. FC Union Berlin to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin59% Draw22% 1. FSV Mainz 0519%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

81%

Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05

41%

1. FC Union Berlin or 1. FSV Mainz 05

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin41% Draw42% 1. FSV Mainz 0517%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 0

5.9%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.6%

4 – 1

Actual

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.