Thursday , 2 July 2026

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
1. FSV Mainz 05
0 – 1
Full Time
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 13:30 UTC Opel Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 57' Lars Bender
Danny Latza 75' Y
Edimilson Fernandes 85' Y
Ji Dongwon 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Opel Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Rene Rohde
  • Referee Soren Storks
16 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game

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

4
7
13
1. FSV Mainz 05 24 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2019-12-21 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-02-08 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–1 L
02 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 0–4 L
26 Sep VfB Stuttgart H 1–4 L
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 1–3 L
11 Sep TSV Havelse A 5–1 W
27 Jun Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 A 1–0 W
03 Oct VfB Stuttgart A 1–1 D
26 Sep RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
20 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 0–0 D
13 Sep FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 A 7–0 W
10 Aug FC Internazionale Milano A 1–2 L

Season Stats

1. FSV Mainz 05 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#10 Position #6
40 Points 59
34 Played 34
10 / 10 / 14 W / D / L 17 / 8 / 9
44 Scored 68
53 Conceded 47
-9 GD +21
1.18 PPG 1.74
29% Win % 50%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
12% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season
24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FSV Mainz 05 are 10th (40 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and 1. FSV Mainz 05 launch into their encounter with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 5' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pierre Kunde is clearly more than just a goal scorer for 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Charles Aranguiz is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for 1. FSV Mainz 05 so far.
  • 30' The Argentina Lucas Alario breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-1!
  • 35' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's shape.
  • 40' 1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 398 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Charles Aranguiz as he leaves the pitch. Julian Baumgartlinger steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
  • 51' Germany international Daniel Brosinski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lars Bender.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Edimilson Fernandes. He replaces Pierre Kunde on 58 minute.
  • 63' Lukas Hradecky needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' Karim Bellarabi is replacing Leon Bailey for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen side.
  • 69' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 69 minute. Levin Oztunali leaves to be changed by Karim Onisiwo.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Latza.
  • 77' The whistle greets Jean-Philippe Mateta as he departs to be replaced by Ji Dongwon.
  • 82' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 85' Edimilson Fernandes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 85.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ji Dongwon.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan-Moritz Lichte

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 5
Lucas Alario 4
Aaron Martin 2
Marcus Ingvartsen 2
Jeremie Frimpong 2
Nadiem Amiri 2
Kai Havertz 2
Julian Brandt 2

Head to Head

2020-10-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2020-06-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2019-12-21 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2019-02-08 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2020-10-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2020-10-02 1. FC Union Berlin 4–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2020-09-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–4 VfB Stuttgart L 2020-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2020-09-11 TSV Havelse 1–5 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2020-06-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2020-10-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-10-03 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2020-09-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2020-09-20 VfL Wolfsburg 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2020-09-13 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 0–7 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2020-08-10 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.83 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.93 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
1. FSV Mainz 0518% Draw24% Bayer 04 Leverkusen58%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw
42%
Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
82%
1. FSV Mainz 05 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
1. FSV Mainz 0513% Draw44% Bayer 04 Leverkusen43%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
11.6%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 3
7.3%
1 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers Push Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 24% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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