LEVERKUSEN. FSV Mainz 05 beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Bayer 04 Leverkusen was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%).
Amine Adli received a red card (80′). This red card was one of the reason why Bayer 04 Leverkusen lost the match.
Edmond Tapsoba didn’t convert a decisive penalty (23′). That would have allowed Bayer 04 Leverkusen to draw the match.
The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Robert Schröder with the help of Guido Kleve and Christof Günsch. The 4th official was Daniel Schlager. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 21 Total 12
- 7 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 2
- 9 Shots blocked 3
- 135 Attack 91
- 51 Dangerous attack 54
- 84 Ball safe 61
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 19
- 5 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Bayer 04 Leverkusen was in firm control of the ball 67% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FSV Mainz 05 was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FSV Mainz 05 won the contest.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 21 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 6 yellow cards (Xabi Alonso, Piero Hincapié, J. Frimpong, Jonathan Tah, Adam Hlozek and Robert Andrich). On the opposite side, FSV Mainz 05 received 6 yellow cards (Bo Svensson, Stefan Bell , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Leandro Barreiro, Marcus Ingvartsen and Dominik Kohr).
(Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (80′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 27 points like Werder Bremen to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, FSV Mainz 05 will have 29 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Bayern München on the 19th of March with a 25-6 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (8 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 will host SC Freiburg on the 19th of March with a 14-8 head to head statistic in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (11 draws).
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation
Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xabier Alonso Olano decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Odilon Kossounou , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Daley Sinkgraven , Kerem Demirbay , Robert Andrich , Nadiem Amiri , Amine Adli , Sardar Azmoun and Callum Hudson-Odoi .The home team had on the bench: Mitchel Bakker, Piero Hincapié
, Florian Wirtz , Adam Hložek, Jeremie Frimpong , Noah Mbamba, Exequiel Palacios, Patrik Schick and Patrick Pentz.Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: Odilon Kossounou for Jeremie Frimpong (46′), Callum Hudson-Odoi for Piero Hincapié Reyna (46′), N. Amiri for Patrik Schick (56′), Daley Sinkgraven for F. Wirtz (56′) and Kerem Demirbay for Adam Hložek (84′).
Best player: Florian Wirtz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Florian Wirtz.
His rating is
with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Bo Svensson played with: Finn Gilbert Dahmen
, Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Stefan Bell , Edimilson Fernandes , Danny da Costa , Leandro Barreiro , Anton Stach , Anthony Caci , Ludovic Ajorque , Jae-Sung Lee and Karim Onisiwo .They had on the bench: Silvan Widmer
, Marlon Mustapha, Aarón Martín , Robin Zentner, Alexander Hack, Maxim Leitsch, Aymen Barkok, Dominik Kohr and Marcus Ingvartsen .Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 6 changes: Jae-sung Lee for Dominik Kohr (64′), Ludovic Ajorque for Marcus Ingvartsen (64′), A. Caci for Aarón Martín (74′), Danny da Costa for Silvan Widmer (74′), A. Stach for Aymen Barkok (90′) and A. Stach for Aymen Barkok (90′).
Best player: Finn Gilbert Dahmen
The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was the goalkeeper: Finn Gilbert Dahmen. His rating is 7.42. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Union Berlin – Schalke 04 – 0-0
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-3
- Borussia Dortmund – Hertha BSC – 4-1