Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 – 1

Full Time

1. FSV Mainz 05

Fri 23 Feb 2024 · 19:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

Granit Xhaka 3' 1–0

1–1 8' Dominik Kohr

Robert Andrich 68' 2–1

Y 42' Karim Onisiwo

Jeremie Frimpong 45' Y

Xabi Alonso 45' Y

Jonathan Tah 49' Y

Y 52' Dominik Kohr

Y 54' Robin Zentner

Y 66' Anthony Caci

Florian Wirtz 74' Y

R 80' Jessic Ngankam

Y 85' Philipp Mwene

Overview

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
1. FSV Mainz 05 4 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Timo Gerach
Assistant 1 Florian Heft
Assistant 2 Robert Wessel

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 24 games · Avg 3.1 goals 1. FSV Mainz 05

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-08-27 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2022-02-18 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	1. FSV Mainz 05	H	2–1	W
17 Feb	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	2–1	W
10 Feb	FC Bayern München	H	3–0	W
06 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	H	3–2	W
03 Feb	SV Darmstadt 98	A	2–0	W
27 Jan	Borussia Mönchengladbach	H	0–0	D

1. FSV Mainz 05

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	1–2	L
17 Feb	FC Augsburg	H	1–0	W
11 Feb	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–3	L
07 Feb	1. FC Union Berlin	H	1–1	D
03 Feb	SV Werder Bremen	H	0–1	L
26 Jan	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Bayer 04 Leverkusen		1. FSV Mainz 05
#5	Position	#6
7	Points	7
4	Played	4
2 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 1
10	Scored	10
5	Conceded	6
+5	GD	+4
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
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

50% Clean Sheets
1. FSV Mainz 05 this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

1/–

76+

3/–

■ 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)

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

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' We are underway at BayArena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
3' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Granit Xhaka makes no mistake. 1-0!
8' What a strike from Dominik Kohr! The score is 1-1.
13' 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.
18' Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently sit 1 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 543 games and scored 757 goals.
28' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 757 goals from 543 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
33' 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.
38' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Karim Onisiwo gets a card.
45' Bayer 04 Leverkusen receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
49' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
52' 1. FSV Mainz 05 player sees a card in front of him.
54' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Robin Zentner gets a card.
56' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Jonas Hofmann departs to be replaced by Patrik Schick.
60' A change in the 1. FSV Mainz 05 ranks — Silvan Widmer exits the field as Josuha Guilavogui enters on 60.
65' 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jessic Ngankam is hanging Brajan Gruda on the field on 65 minute.
66' The referee shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 player a card on 66.
68' A goal from the Germany international Robert Andrich! He fires home on 68 to make it 2-1!
73' Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined 1. FSV Mainz 05 backline.
74' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bayer 04 Leverkusen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' The referee calls foul for Jessic Ngankam. He receives a card.
83' Amine Adli makes way for Piero Hincapie at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Philipp Mwene on 85.
90' Adam Hlozek has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

3
Sepp van den Berg
19
Anthony Caci
31
Dominik Kohr
2
Philipp Mwene
27
Robin Zentner
9
Karim Onisiwo ↓ Tom Krauss 83'
8
Leandro Barreiro Martins
18
Nadiem Amiri
30
Silvan Widmer ↓ Josuha Guilavogui 60'
43
Brajan Gruda ↓ Jessic Ngankam 65'
7
Jae-sung Lee

Bench

Coach Bo Henriksen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Lucas Alario	4
Jeremie Frimpong	2
Nadiem Amiri	2
Kai Havertz	2
Julian Brandt	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Aaron Martin	2

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2024-02-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2024-02-17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-02-10 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 FC Bayern München W 2024-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 VfB Stuttgart W 2024-02-03 SV Darmstadt 98 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2024-01-27 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach D

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2024-02-23 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2024-02-17 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 FC Augsburg W 2024-02-11 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2024-02-07 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2024-02-03 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–1 SV Werder Bremen L 2024-01-26 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen60% Draw21% 1. FSV Mainz 0519%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.62

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

81%

Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05

40%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or 1. FSV Mainz 05

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen43% Draw38% 1. FSV Mainz 0519%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

2 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

0 – 0

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	21%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	12%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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