MAINZ. FC Bayern München defeats FSV Mainz 05 3-1. FC Bayern München got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Kingsley Coman (11′) and Harry Kane (16′). FSV Mainz 05 tried to recover with a goal from Anthony Caci (43′). Notwithstanding, the contest was closed by a goal (59′) scored by Leon Goretzka for FC Bayern München. FC Bayern München was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 33,305 spectators.​ The referee was Sascha Stegemann with the help of Christof Günsch and Frederick Assmuth. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.42 degrees Celsius or 61.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

FSV Mainz 05

1 - 3

FC Bayern München

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 95 Attack 117
  • 46 Dangerous attack 60
  • 78 Ball safe 108
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Bayern München was in firm control of the ball 62% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Bayern München was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Bayern München won the contest.​

FSV Mainz 05 shot 16 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, FC Bayern München shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards (Stefan Bell, Ludovic Ajorque and Dominik Kohr). On the opposite side, FC Bayern München received 2 yellow cards (Konrad Laimer and Matthijs de Ligt).

Match Timeline

11'
Kingsley Coman(goal)Leroy Sané
16'
Harry Kane (goal)Leon Goretzka
27'
Matthijs de Ligt- Yellow
Anthony Caci(goal)Brajan Gruda
43'
Ludovic Ajorque- Yellow
45'
Dominik Kohr - Yellow
49'
59'
Leon Goretzka(goal)Jamal Musiala
63'
Maxim Leitsch- sub ->Anthony Caci
63'
Stefan Bell - Yellow
65'
75'
Bouna Sarr - sub ->Leon Goretzka
Tom Krauß- sub ->Edimilson Fernandes
76'
Marco Richter- sub ->Dominik Kohr
76'
77'
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting- sub ->Jamal Musiala
77'
Mathys Tel- sub ->Leroy Sané
Karim Onisiwo- sub ->Stefan Bell
84'
88'
Thomas Müller- sub ->Kingsley Coman
90'
Konrad Laimer- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, FSV Mainz 05 will stay with 2 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Bayern München will have 20 points like Borussia Dortmund to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will play away against VfL Wolfsburg on the 18th of May with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).

FC Bayern München will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 18th of May with a 20-4 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
6.4
D
Stefan Bell 16.Germany
7.0
84' 65'
D
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
7.1
76'
D
Sepp van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.0
M
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
6.8
63'
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
7.5
M
Anthony Caci 19.France
7.7
63' 43'
M
Dominik Kohr 31.Germany
6.7
76' 49'
M
Brajan Gruda 43.Germany
8.1
M
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
6.7
F
Ludovic Ajorque 17.France
7.0
45'
Substitutes
G
Lasse Rieß 1.Germany
D
Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland
D
Maxim Leitsch 5.Germany
6.8
63'
M
Aymen Barkok 4.Morocco
7.0
63'
M
Marco Richter 10.Germany
7.1
76'
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
6.6
76'
M
Ahmet Cil 23.France
M
Merveille Papela 24.Germany
F
Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria
6.7
84'

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: Robin Zentner (6.4), Edimilson Fernandes (7.1), Stefan Bell (7.0), Sepp van den Berg (7.0), Danny da Costa (6.7), Leandro Barreiro (7.5), Dominik Kohr (6.7), Anthony Caci (7.7), Brajan Gruda (8.1), Jae-Sung Lee (6.8) and Ludovic Ajorque (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Silvan Widmer, Lasse Finn Rieß, Aymen Barkok (7.0), Maxim Leitsch (6.8), Karim Onisiwo (6.7), Marco Richter (7.1), Tom Krauß (6.6), Josuha Guilavogui and Matondo-Merveille Papela.

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: Jae-Sung Lee for Aymen Barkok (63′), Anthony Caci for Maxim Leitsch (63′), Stefan Bell for Karim Onisiwo (84′), Edimilson Fernandes for Tom Krauß (76′) and Dominik Kohr for Marco Richter (76′).

Best player: Brajan Gruda​

The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Brajan Gruda.

His rating is (8.1) with 30 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 18. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Bayern München – Formation

FC Bayern München
G
Sven Ulreich 26.Germany
7.0
D
Min-jae Kim 3.South Korea
7.3
D
Alphonso Davies 19.Canada
7.0
D
Konrad Laimer 27.Austria
7.0
90'
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
7.0
27'
M
Leroy Sané 10.Germany
7.3
77'
M
Kingsley Coman 11.France
7.5
88' 11'
M
Jamal Musiala 42.Germany
7.3
77'
M
T. Fukui 46.Japan
M
Joshua Kimmich 6.Germany
8.5
M
Leon Goretzka 8.Germany
8.1
75' 59'
F
Harry Kane 9.England
7.5
16'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Peretz 18.Israel
D
Bouna Sarr 20.Senegal
6.6
75'
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
M
Thomas Müller 25.Germany
6.8
88'
M
Aleksandar Pavlović 45.Germany
F
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 13.Cameroon
6.8
77'
F
Mathys Tel 39.France
6.4
77'

FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Taichi Fukui, Sven Ulreich (7.0), Konrad Laimer (7.0), Matthijs de Ligt (7.0), Min-jae Kim (7.3), Alphonso Davies (7.0), Leon Goretzka (8.1), Joshua Kimmich (8.5), Kingsley Coman (7.5), Jamal Musiala (7.3) and Leroy Sané (7.3), Harry Kane (7.5).

They had on the bench: Bouna Sarr (6.6), Frans Krätzig, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (6.8), Daniel Peretz, Thomas Müller (6.8), Mathys Tel (6.4) and Aleksandar Pavlović.

FC Bayern München could not rely on the presence of Bouna Sarr (injured) and Thomas Müller (injured).

Substitutions

FC Bayern München made 4 changes: Leon Goretzka for Bouna Sarr (75′), Kingsley Coman for Thomas Müller (88′), Jamal Musiala for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (77′) and Leroy Sané for Mathys Tel (77′).

Best player: Joshua Kimmich​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Bayern München was Joshua Kimmich even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 69 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​