MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 prevailed over FC Augsburg 3-1 thanks to J. Lee who scored in the 21st and 52nd minute. FSV Mainz 05 got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Jae-sung Lee (21′) and Karim Onisiwo (24′). FC Augsburg tried to recover with a goal from Ermedin Demirovic (28′). Nevertheless, the contest was closed by a goal (52′) scored by Jae-sung Lee for FSV Mainz 05.
The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Sven Jablonski with the support of Lasse Koslowski and Eduard Beitinger. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 6 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 147 Attack 105
- 54 Dangerous attack 36
- 106 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 12
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FSV Mainz 05 was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. FC Augsburg that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FSV Mainz 05 had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FSV Mainz 05 won the match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 16 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Augsburg shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 1 yellow card (A. Stach). On the other side, FC Augsburg received 1 yellow card (Robert Gumny).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FSV Mainz 05 will have 26 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and FC Köln to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Augsburg will stay with 21 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of March with a 12-11 head to head stats in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (8 draws).
FC Augsburg will host Werder Bremen on the 4th of March with a 11-9 head to head stats in favor of FC Augsburg (2 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05
90'
34'
21', 52'
FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Finn Gilbert Dahmen , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Stefan Bell , Edimilson Fernandes , Danny da Costa , Leandro Barreiro , Anton Stach , Anthony Caci , Jae-Sung Lee , Karim Onisiwo and Ludovic Ajorque .
The home team had on the bench: Marcus Ingvartsen , Aymen Barkok , Lasse Finn Rieß, Dominik Kohr, Brajan Gruda, Nelson Weiper, Aarón Martín, Maxim Leitsch and Alexander Hack.
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 4 changes: Ludovic Ajorque for Marcus Ingvartsen (70′), Jae-sung Lee for Aymen Barkok (80′), Karim Onisiwo for Nelson Felix Patrick Weiper (90′) and Edimilson Fernandes for Alexander Hack (90′).
Best player: Jae-Sung Lee
The player that probably impressed the most for FSV Mainz 05 was Jae-Sung Lee.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
FC Augsburg – Formation
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enrico Maaßen played with: Rafał Gikiewicz , Robert Gumny , Jeffrey Gouweleeuw , Felix Uduokhai , Renato Veiga , Arne Maier , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Arne Engels , Dion Drena Beljo , Mergim Berisha and Ermedin Demirović .
These were the players on the bench: Kelvin Yeboah , Niklas Dorsch , Julian Baumgartlinger, Daniel Caligiuri, Fredrik Jensen , Maximilian Bauer, Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee, David Čolina and Tomáš Koubek.
Substitutions
FC Augsburg made 4 changes: D. Beljo for Fredrik Jensen (46′), Arne Engels for Niklas Dorsch (62′), Arne Maier for Kelvin Yeboah (62′) and Renato Veiga for David Čolina (62′).
Best player: Kelvin Yeboah
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Augsburg was Kelvin Yeboah.
His rating is with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- TSG Hoffenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-3
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Augsburg – 3-1
- SC Freiburg – VfB Stuttgart – 2-1
- RB Leipzig – FC Union Berlin – 1-2
- FC Bayern München – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-0
- Werder Bremen – Borussia Dortmund – 0-2
