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 4 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
1. FSV Mainz 05 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Stieler
Assistant 1 Christian Gittelmann
Assistant 2 Mark Borsch

3 games this season 🟨 5.7/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

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
#17	Position	#6
1	Points	7
4	Played	4
0 / 1 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
4	Scored	10
17	Conceded	6
-13	GD	+4
0.25	PPG	1.75
0%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

79% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this season

50% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

1. FC Union Berlin are 17th (1 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 6th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

0-15

1/3

16-30

–/3

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/4

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

1. FSV Mainz 05

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

–/–

76+

5/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Union Berlin

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

1. FSV Mainz 05

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. 1. FSV Mainz 05 get us underway at An der Alten Forsterei.
1' Kevin Behrens does the damage! The net is bulging and 1. FC Union Berlin surge ahead!
6' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FSV Mainz 05 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
9' Kevin Behrens does the damage! The net is bulging and 1. FC Union Berlin surge ahead!
10' Kevin Behrens was booked on 10.
11' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a Yellow card on 11.
16' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
21' 1. FC Union Berlin are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against 1. FSV Mainz 05's 3-4-2-1 shape.
26' Christopher Trimmel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 438 appearances.
31' The referee shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 player a Yellow card on 31.
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
51' Dominik Kohr was booked on 51.
56' 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.
58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny da Costa.
60' The supporters are chanting for Sepp van den Berg. He replaces Dominik Kohr on 60 minute.
64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Caci makes no mistake. 2-1!
66' The crowd applauds Jerome Roussillon as he leaves the pitch. Robin Gosens steps in for 1. FC Union Berlin.
70' Kevin Behrens adds to his 0 season tally! 1. FC Union Berlin lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
75' Time for substitution for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jae-sung Lee is replaced by Aymen Barkok.
76' Time for substitution for 1. FC Union Berlin. Brenden Aaronson is replaced by Milos Pantovic.
80' The referee calls foul for Leandro Barreiro Martins. He receives a Yellow card.
81' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 81 minute. Danny da Costa leaves to be changed by Nelson Weiper.
86' Danilho Doekhi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Red cards this season.
89' 1. FC Union Berlin make a change. Kevin Behrens trudges off to be replaced by Kevin Volland on 89 minutes.
90' 1. FSV Mainz 05 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FSV Mainz 05 share the spoils 4-1.

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
Nadiem Amiri	2
Daniel Brosinski	2
Sebastian Andersson	2
Marcus Ingvartsen	2
Marvin Friedrich	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

2 / 4

1.74 1. FC Union Berlin xG

Expected Goals

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

3.16 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 85% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin33% Draw17% 1. FSV Mainz 0550%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.9

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	99%	1%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	85%	15%
± 3.5	70%	30%
± 4.5	52%	48%

Double Chance

1. FC Union Berlin or Draw

50%

Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05

67%

1. FC Union Berlin or 1. FSV Mainz 05

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FC Union Berlin19% Draw32% 1. FSV Mainz 0549%

Actual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

6.7%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 3

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 4

5.2%

1 – 1

4.8%

2 – 4

4.5%

0 – 3

0 – 2

2 – 1

3.7%

3 – 3

3.3%

1 – 5

3.3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FC Union Berlin

Handicap	1. FC Union Berlin covers	Push	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	10%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	36%	—	64%
+1	36%	18%	46%
+1.5	54%	—	46%
+2	54%	17%	29%
+2.5	71%	—	29%

Clean Sheet

1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet

5% ✓

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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