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RB Leipzig vs 1. FSV Mainz 05, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
RB Leipzig
4 – 1
Full Time
1. FSV Mainz 05
Sat 8 Jan 2022 · 14:30 UTC Red Bull Arena Leipzig HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Lee Jaesung
R 19' Alexander Hack
R 20' Alexander Hack
R 21' Alexander Hack
Y 59' Stefan Bell

Overview

Match Preview

RB Leipzig vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Match Details

  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Florian Lechner
  • Referee Christian Dietz
  • Referee Markus Sinn
  • Referee Gunter Perl

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

8
4
8
RB Leipzig 20 games · Avg 3.3 goals 1. FSV Mainz 05
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-08 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-08-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 RB Leipzig 2021-01-23 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig 2020-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2020-05-24 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–5 RB Leipzig

Recent Form

RB Leipzig
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 4–1 W
18 Dec Arminia Bielefeld H 0–2 L
15 Dec FC Augsburg A 1–1 D
11 Dec Borussia Mönchengladbach H 4–1 W
07 Dec Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
03 Dec 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–2 L
1. FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan RB Leipzig A 1–4 L
18 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–1 L
14 Dec Hertha BSC H 4–0 W
11 Dec FC Bayern München A 1–2 L
04 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 3–0 W
26 Nov VfB Stuttgart A 1–2 L

Season Stats

RB Leipzig 1. FSV Mainz 05
#9 Position #16
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RB Leipzig are 9th (0 pts). 1. FSV Mainz 05 are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! RB Leipzig vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. 1. FSV Mainz 05 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' RB Leipzig are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' It’s a booking for 1. FSV Mainz 05 player. Lee Jaesung gets a Yellow card.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Alexander Hack. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 20' Alexander Hack picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 21' Alexander Hack was booked on 21.
  • 21' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andre Silva makes it 1-0.
  • 26' RB Leipzig started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
  • 31' 1. FSV Mainz 05 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. RB Leipzig in their trying to find a way past 1. FSV Mainz 05's compact .
  • 41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Another change for RB Leipzig made on 46 minute. Yussuf Poulsen leaves to be changed by Christopher Nkunku.
  • 47' Dominik Szoboszlai doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 50' GOAL! Dominik Szoboszlai fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 55' RB Leipzig currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Assisted by Karim Onisiwo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lee Jaesung makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 58' GOAL! Christopher Nkunku fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Stefan Bell.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andre Silva makes it 5-1.
  • 64' The 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes a substitution. Jean-Paul Boetius departs to be replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins.
  • 65' 1. FSV Mainz 05 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leandro Barreiro Martins is hanging Jean-Paul Boetius on the field on 65 minute.
  • 68' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Andre Silva has done his job and it is now time for Hugo Novoa to step up.
  • 69' Fresh legs for RB Leipzig! Hugo Novoa comes on to replace Andre Silva.
  • 74' 1. FSV Mainz 05 have won 398 goals from 436 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 82' Aaron Martin makes way for Anderson Lucoqui at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from 1. FSV Mainz 05.
  • 87' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Dominik Szoboszlai by Sidney Raebiger on 87 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

RB Leipzig Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenico Tedesco

1. FSV Mainz 05 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bo Svensson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timo Werner 9
Yussuf Poulsen 5
Moussa Niakhate 4
Christopher Nkunku 3
Marcus Ingvartsen 3
Jean-Philippe Mateta 2
Andre Silva 2
Lukas Klostermann 2

Head to Head

2022-01-08 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2021-08-15 1. FSV Mainz 05 1–0 RB Leipzig 2021-01-23 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig 2020-09-20 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 2020-05-24 1. FSV Mainz 05 0–5 RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig Form

2022-01-08 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-12-18 RB Leipzig 0–2 Arminia Bielefeld L 2021-12-15 FC Augsburg 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2021-12-11 RB Leipzig 4–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 2021-12-07 RB Leipzig 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2021-12-03 1. FC Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig L

1. FSV Mainz 05 Form

2022-01-08 RB Leipzig 4–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2021-12-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2021-12-14 1. FSV Mainz 05 4–0 Hertha BSC W 2021-12-11 FC Bayern München 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L 2021-12-04 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-11-26 VfB Stuttgart 2–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 RB Leipzig xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 1. FSV Mainz 05 xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RB Leipzig55% Draw29% 1. FSV Mainz 0516%
Actual: RB Leipzig win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes33% 0% No67%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

RB Leipzig or Draw
84%
Draw or 1. FSV Mainz 05
45%
RB Leipzig or 1. FSV Mainz 05
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RB Leipzig35% Draw54% 1. FSV Mainz 0511%
Actual: RB Leipzig win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
19%
0 – 0
17.3%
2 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
7.1%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.2%
0 – 2
2.1%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — RB Leipzig

Handicap RB Leipzig covers Push 1. FSV Mainz 05 covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 28% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
57% ✗
1. FSV Mainz 05 keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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