MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 had a surprising win over RB Leipzig with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Lee (76′) and a goal from L. Barreiro (80′). RB Leipzig was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
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 Bastian Dankert assisted by René Rohde and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Max Burda. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.47 degrees Celsius or 49.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 3 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 89 Attack 131
- 23 Dangerous attack 55
- 81 Ball safe 120
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 67% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
RB Leipzig had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, FSV Mainz 05 managed to find the solution to win this match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig shot 10 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards (Sepp van den Berg, Aymen Barkok and Anthony Caci). Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (Lukas Klostermann).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, FSV Mainz 05 will have 6 points like FC Union Berlin to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig will stay with 20 points to hold in the 5th 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 statistic in favor of VfL Wolfsburg (11 draws).
RB Leipzig will play away agasint TSG Hoffenheim on the 4th of May with a 10-3 head to head in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05 adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Stefan Bell, Brajan Gruda, Robin Zentner
, Sepp van den Berg , Josuha Guilavogui , Maxim Leitsch , Edimilson Fernandes , Leandro Barreiro , Dominik Kohr , Anthony Caci , Marco Richter , Jae-Sung Lee and Karim Onisiwo .The home team had on the bench: Tom Krauß
, Ludovic Ajorque, Danny da Costa , Phillipp Mwene, Aymen Barkok , Matondo-Merveille Papela, Daniel Batz and David Mamutovic.FSV Mainz 05 could not rely on the presence of Danny da Costa (injured) and Tom Krauß (injured).
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: Josuha Guilavogui for Danny da Costa (16′), Marco Richter for Aymen Barkok (68′), Dominik Kohr for Tom Krauß (68′), Karim Onisiwo for Ludovic Ajorque (90′) and Jae-Sung Lee for Matondo-Merveille Papela (90′).
Best player: Sepp van den Berg
The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Sepp van den Berg even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.RB Leipzig – Formation
Also RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich
, Mohamed Simakan , Lukas Klostermann , Castello Lukeba , Benjamin Henrichs , Kevin Kampl , Xaver Schlager , David Raum , Christoph Baumgartner , Xavi Simons , Loïs Openda .The following players were sitting on the bench: Emil Forsberg
, Timo Werner , Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, Amadou Haidara , Yussuf Poulsen , Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho and Benjamin Šeško .Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 5 changes: Loïs Openda for Benjamin Šeško (67′), Lukas Klostermann for Yussuf Poulsen (83′), Xavi Simons for Emil Forsberg (83′), Kevin Kampl for Amadou Haidara (82′) and Christoph Baumgartner for Timo Werner (67′).
Best player: Loïs Openda
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Loïs Openda.
His rating is
with 9 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- TSG Hoffenheim – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 2-3
- FC Köln – FC Augsburg – 1-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig – 2-0
- SC Freiburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 3-3
- FC Union Berlin – Eintracht Frankfurt – 0-3
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München – 0-4