Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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1. FSV Mainz 05

Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Sven Bender 4' Y

Dominik Kohr 68' Y

Y 72' Levin Oztunali

Y 81' Stefan Bell

Overview

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Bundesliga .

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

Match Details

Referee Marco Fritz
Referee Deniz Aytekin
Referee Dominik Schaal
Referee Marcel Pelgrim
Referee Soren Storks

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.2 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 2018-04-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2017-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–4 1. FSV Mainz 05 2017-04-01 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2016-10-29 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FSV Mainz 05

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	1–0	W
20 Sep	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	A	3–2	W
15 Sep	FC Bayern München	A	1–3	L
01 Sep	VfL Wolfsburg	H	1–3	L
25 Aug	Borussia Mönchengladbach	A	0–2	L
18 Aug	1. CfR Pforzheim	A	1–0	W

1. FSV Mainz 05

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–1	L
15 Sep	FC Augsburg	H	2–1	W
01 Sep	1. FC Nürnberg	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	VfB Stuttgart	H	1–0	W
18 Aug	FC Erzgebirge Aue	A	3–1	W
12 May	FC Hansa Rostock	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

33% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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)

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

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' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — let the football do the talking.
4' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sven Bender.
9' Moussa Niakhate needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
14' 1. FSV Mainz 05 are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Bayer 04 Leverkusen winning 100% of all matches.
24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
29' It’s high time Sandro Schwarz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sandro Schwarz might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Robin Quaison has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
44' Bayer 04 Leverkusen has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Robin Quaison gets the nod from 1. FSV Mainz 05. He replaces Jonathan Burkardt and will look to change the dynamic.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bayer 04 Leverkusen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' Lukas Hradecky has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kai Havertz makes it 1-0.
67' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dominik Kohr.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Levin Oztunali on 72.
72' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 72 minute. Lars Bender leaves to be changed by Kevin Volland.
74' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Julian Brandt is withdrawn and Paulinho gets his opportunity.
76' The 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes a substitution. Pierre Kunde Malong departs to be replaced by Anthony Ujah.
81' Controversy at the stadium! Stefan Bell argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' Levin Oztunali makes way for Alexandru Maxim at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05.
83' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Leon Bailey by Isaac Thelin on 83 minute.
88' Pierre Kunde is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bayer 04 Leverkusen tonight.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Heiko Herrlich

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jean-Philippe Mateta
22
Florian Muller
18
Daniel Brosinski
16
Stefan Bell C
25
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
8
Levin Oztunali ↓ Alexandru Maxim 81'
34
Ridle Baku
19
Moussa Niakhate
14
Pierre Kunde ↓ Anthony Ujah 76'
3
Aaron Martin
29
Jonathan Burkardt ↓ Robin Quaison 46'

Bench

Coach Sandro Schwarz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Lucas Alario	4
Anthony Caci	3
Aaron Martin	2
Robert Andrich	2
Marcus Ingvartsen	2
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Nadiem Amiri	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2018-09-20 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 2–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2018-09-15 FC Bayern München 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-09-01 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–3 VfL Wolfsburg L 2018-08-25 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2018-08-18 1. CfR Pforzheim 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2018-09-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2018-09-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 2–1 FC Augsburg W 2018-09-01 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D 2018-08-26 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2018-08-18 FC Erzgebirge Aue 1–3 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2018-05-12 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 FC Hansa Rostock W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.68 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen47% Draw23% 1. FSV Mainz 0530%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

71%

Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05

53%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FSV Mainz 05

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen36% Draw39% 1. FSV Mainz 0525%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

0 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	14%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	19%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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