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 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tobias Reichel
Assistant 1 Christian Bandurski
Assistant 2 Marcel Pelgrim

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. FSV Mainz 05 24 games · Avg 3.1 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 München	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
#6	Position	#5
7	Points	7
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
10	Scored	10
6	Conceded	5
+4	GD	+5
1.75	PPG	1.75
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

50% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

1. FSV Mainz 05 are 6th (7 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 5th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FSV Mainz 05

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Patrik Schick	4 G	1 A
Christian Kofane	2 G
Ibrahim Maza	1 G	1 A
Facundo Medina	1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: 1. FSV Mainz 05 gets underway.
5' Alejandro Grimaldo, a Spain defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' A quiet spell here at MEWA Arena. 1. FSV Mainz 05 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Bayer 04 Leverkusen's 3-4-2-1 shape.
25' Bayer 04 Leverkusen ring the changes. Alejandro Grimaldo has done his job and it is now time for Arthur Augusto to step up.
30' Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
34' 1. FSV Mainz 05 player sees a card in front of him.
35' Paul Nebel adds to his 0 season tally! 1. FSV Mainz 05 lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
40' 1. FSV Mainz 05 receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
45' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Nathan Tella makes way for Amine Adli at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
49' Patrik Schick doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
54' Patrik Schick is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
59' Controversy at the stadium! Piero Hincapie argues furiously but the card stands.
63' Jonathan Burkardt adds to his 3 season tally! 1. FSV Mainz 05 lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
68' The referee calls foul for David Thiel. He receives a card.
71' Nikolas Veratschnig has so much to prove this time. He replaces Anthony Caci on 71 minute.
76' 1. FSV Mainz 05 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
81' Andreas Hanche-Olsen was booked on 81.
83' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a card on 83.
87' Poor challenge from Florian Wirtz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
87' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Aleix Garcia departs to be replaced by Emiliano Buendia.
90' The whistle greets Nadiem Amiri as he departs to be replaced by Lennart Maloney.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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	5
Lucas Alario	4
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Aaron Martin	2
Marcus Ingvartsen	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Nadiem Amiri	2
Kai Havertz	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 München 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

1.74 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: 1. FSV Mainz 05 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0537% Draw25% Bayer 04 Leverkusen38%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Draw

62%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

63%

1. FSV Mainz 05 or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

1. FSV Mainz 0528% Draw40% Bayer 04 Leverkusen32%

Actual: 1. FSV Mainz 05 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 3

0 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — 1. FSV Mainz 05

Handicap	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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