1. FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2024-25

1. FSV Mainz 05

2 – 2

Full Time

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Sat 17 May 2025 · 13:30 UTC MEWA Arena 33,305 HT 45' · FT 45'

Paul Nebel 35' 1–0

1–1 49' Patrik Schick pen

1–2 54' Patrik Schick

Jonathan Burkardt pen 63' 2–2

Stephan Kuhnert 34' Y

Stefan Bell 40' Y

Y 40' Exequiel Palacios

Y 45' Aleix Garcia

Y 59' Piero Hincapie

Y 68' David Thiel

Y 68' Xabi Alonso

Y 68' Arthur Augusto

Andreas Hanche-Olsen 81' Y

Y 83' Jonathan Tah

Y 87' Florian Wirtz

Overview

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

1. FSV Mainz 05 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Reichel
Assistant 1 Christian Bandurski
Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern Munchen	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 Koln	9	9
16	1. FC Union Berlin	9	7
17	FC Schalke 04	9	6
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	9	4

Head-to-Head

1. FSV Mainz 05 25 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2025-01-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2024-02-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2023-09-30 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-02-19 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–3 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

1. FSV Mainz 05

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	2–2	D
10 May	VfL Bochum 1848	A	4–1	W
04 May	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	FC Bayern Munchen	A	0–3	L
19 Apr	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–2	D
12 Apr	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	0–2	L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	1. FSV Mainz 05	A	2–2	D
11 May	Borussia Dortmund	H	2–4	L
04 May	SC Freiburg	A	2–2	D
26 Apr	FC Augsburg	H	2–0	W
20 Apr	FC St. Pauli 1910	A	1–1	D
12 Apr	1. FC Union Berlin	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

1. FSV Mainz 05		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#12	Position	#5
10	Points	16
9	Played	9
3 / 1 / 5	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 3
18	Scored	20
19	Conceded	17
-1	GD	+3
1.11	PPG	1.78
33%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FSV Mainz 05 are 12th (10 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

4/4

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/1

76+

6/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	8 G	2 A
Ibrahim Maza	3 G	3 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at MEWA Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' The 25-year-old Kaishu Sano has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' The crowd applauds Alejandro Grimaldo as he leaves the pitch. Arthur Augusto steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
30' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Stephan Kuhnert argues furiously but the card stands.
35' Brilliant from the ! Paul Nebel makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 35.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Stefan Bell is booked for 1. FSV Mainz 05 — card on 40.
45' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
46' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Nathan Tella is withdrawn and Amine Adli gets his opportunity.
49' What an equalizer from Patrik Schick!
54' What a moment for Patrik Schick! That strike on 54 puts his side firmly in control.
59' That looks like a foul for a card for Piero Hincapie.
63' What composure from Jonathan Burkardt! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-2.
68' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Thiel on 68.
71' The supporters are chanting for Nikolas Veratschnig. He replaces Anthony Caci on 71 minute.
76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both 1. FSV Mainz 05 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
81' 1. FSV Mainz 05 receives a card for a hard tackle on 81.
83' A moment of madness from Jonathan Tah on 83 minutes earns him a card. Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be frustrated.
87' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 87.
87' The crowd applauds Aleix Garcia as he leaves the pitch. Emiliano Buendia steps in for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
90' Another change for 1. FSV Mainz 05 made on 90 minute. Nadiem Amiri leaves to be changed by Lennart Maloney.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
Anthony Caci ↓ Nikolas Veratschnig 71'
2
Philipp Mwene ↓ Silvan Widmer 87'
27
Robin Zentner
16
Stefan Bell
29
Jonathan Burkardt ↓ Nelson Weiper 90'
18
Nadiem Amiri ↓ Lennart Maloney 90'
21
Danny da Costa
8
Paul Nebel
25
Andreas Hanche-Olsen
6
Kaishu Sano
7
Jae-sung Lee ↓ Hyun-seok Hong 90'

Bench

Coach Bo Henriksen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

4
Jonathan Tah
1
Lukas Hradecky
7
Jonas Hofmann ↓ Robert Andrich 46'
24
Aleix Garcia ↓ Emiliano Buendia 87'
14
Patrik Schick
25
Exequiel Palacios
20
Alejandro Grimaldo ↓ Arthur Augusto 25'
12
Edmond Tapsoba
10
Florian Wirtz
19
Nathan Tella ↓ Amine Adli 46'
3
Piero Hincapie

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Lucas Alario	4
Anthony Caci	3
Kai Havertz	2
Julian Brandt	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Aaron Martin	2
Robert Andrich	2

Head to Head

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2025-05-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-05-10 VfL Bochum 1848 1–4 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2025-05-04 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 Eintracht Frankfurt D 2025-04-26 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2025-04-19 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg D 2025-04-12 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2025-05-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-05-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2025-05-04 SC Freiburg 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-04-26 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 FC Augsburg W 2025-04-20 FC St. Pauli 1910 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.04 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0537% Draw23% Bayer 04 Leverkusen40%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw

60%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

63%

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0529% Draw36% Bayer 04 Leverkusen35%

Actual: 1. FSV Mainz 05 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 3

5.1%

1 – 3

5.1%

3 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 3

3.5%

2 – 0

2 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	16%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	17%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	13%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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