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 9 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
1. FSV Mainz 05 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Assistant 1 Christian Gittelmann
Assistant 2 Mark Borsch

10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	9	21
2	Borussia Dortmund	9	21
3	SC Freiburg	9	19
4	RB Leipzig	9	18
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	9	16
6	SV Werder Bremen	9	15
7	SV 07 Elversberg	9	13
8	VfB Stuttgart	9	12
9	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	9	12
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	12
11	Hamburger SV	9	12
12	1. FSV Mainz 05	9	10
13	SC Paderborn 07	9	10
14	FC Augsburg	9	9
15	1. FC Köln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

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
#16	Position	#12
7	Points	10
9	Played	9
1 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 1 / 5
7	Scored	18
21	Conceded	19
-14	GD	-1
0.78	PPG	1.11
11%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

33% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 16th (7 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 12th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

1/6

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FSV Mainz 05

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/2

76+

8/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

Tim Skarke	2 G	1 A
Leopold Querfeld	1 G	1 A
Emmanuel Latte Lath	1 G

1. FSV Mainz 05

Phillip Tietz	6 G
Anthony Caci	3 G	3 A
Sheraldo Becker	2 G	4 A
Philipp Mwene	1 G	1 A
Ransford Konigsdorffer	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! 1. FC Union Berlin welcome 1. FSV Mainz 05 for this crunch clash at An der Alten Forsterei.
1' Kevin Behrens adds to his 0 season tally! 1. FC Union Berlin lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
6' The energy levels are beginning to show. Urs Fischer might look to freshen things up shortly.
9' GOAL! Kevin Behrens fires home to make it 2-0!
10' 1. FC Union Berlin player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
11' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kevin Behrens.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His 1. FC Union Berlin side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' The travelling 1. FSV Mainz 05 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
31' Poor challenge from Jae-sung Lee. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aissa Laidouni made 47 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' Stefan Bell has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 447 appearances.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dominik Kohr.
56' The 34-year-old Frederik Ronnow has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
58' Danny da Costa was booked on 58.
60' 1. FSV Mainz 05 make a change. Dominik Kohr trudges off to be replaced by Sepp van den Berg on 60 minutes.
64' What composure from Anthony Caci! The France international strokes it home. 2-1.
66' The 1. FC Union Berlin bench stirs into life. Jerome Roussillon is withdrawn and Robin Gosens gets his opportunity.
70' GOAL! Kevin Behrens fires home to make it 3-1!
75' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 75 minute. Jae-sung Lee leaves to be changed by Aymen Barkok.
76' Milos Pantovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brenden Aaronson on 76 minute.
80' Leandro Barreiro Martins is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
81' The supporters are chanting for Nelson Weiper. He replaces Danny da Costa on 81 minute.
86' Karim Onisiwo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
89' It is a substitution in 1. FC Union Berlin team. Kevin Behrens is replaced by Kevin Volland on 89 minute.
90' Sepp van den Berg picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for 1. FC Union Berlin players.

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
Kevin Behrens	4
Taiwo Awoniyi	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

1.83 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 69% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

1. FC Union Berlin47% Draw22% 1. FSV Mainz 0531%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

70%

Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05

53%

1. FC Union Berlin or 1. FSV Mainz 05

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin31% Draw40% 1. FSV Mainz 0529%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 0

4.7%

1 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 0

4.1%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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