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​

FSV Mainz 05

2 - 0

RB Leipzig

  • ! 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

Danny da Costa- sub ->Josuha Guilavogui
16'
Anthony Caci- Yellow
39'
51'
Lukas Klostermann - Yellow
67'
67'
Benjamin Sesko- sub ->Loïs Openda
68'
Tom Krauß- sub ->Dominik Kohr
68'
Jae-sung Lee(goal)Karim Onisiwo
76'
Leandro Barreiro(goal)
80'
Leandro Barreiro(VAR)
81'
83'
82'
Amadou Haidara- sub ->Kevin Kampl
83'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->Lukas Klostermann
88'
Sepp van den Berg- Yellow
90'
Ludovic Ajorque- sub ->Karim Onisiwo
90'
Merveille Papela- sub ->Jae-Sung Lee
90'

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 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
G
Robin Zentner 27.Germany
7.7
D
Sepp van den Berg 3.Netherlands
7.9
90'
D
Maxim Leitsch 5.Germany
7.1
D
Stefan Bell 16.Germany
D
Ahmet Cil 23.France
6.4
16'
M
Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg
7.9
80'
M
Anthony Caci 19.France
6.3
39'
M
Brajan Gruda 43.Germany
M
Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea
7.5
90' 76'
M
Marco Richter 10.Germany
6.7
68'
M
Edimilson Fernandes 20.Switzerland
6.7
M
Dominik Kohr 31.Germany
7.0
68'
F
Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria
7.9
90'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Batz 33.Germany
D
Danny da Costa 21.Germany
7.0
16'
D
Phillipp Mwene 2.Austria
M
Tom Krauß 14.Germany
6.6
68'
M
Aymen Barkok 4.Morocco
6.7
68' 88'
M
Merveille Papela 24.Germany
90'
M
David Mamutovic 45.Germany
F
Ludovic Ajorque 17.France
90'

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 (7.7), Sepp van den Berg (7.9), Josuha Guilavogui (6.4), Maxim Leitsch (7.1), Edimilson Fernandes (6.7), Leandro Barreiro (7.9), Dominik Kohr (7.0), Anthony Caci (6.3), Marco Richter (6.7), Jae-Sung Lee (7.5) and Karim Onisiwo (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Krauß (6.6), Ludovic Ajorque, Danny da Costa (7.0), Phillipp Mwene, Aymen Barkok (6.7), 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 (7.9) with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
6.6
D
Mohamed Simakan 2.France
7.0
D
Castello Lukeba 23.France
7.0
D
Lukas Klostermann 16.Germany
6.7
83' 51'
M
Xavi Simons 20.Netherlands
7.0
83'
M
David Raum 22.Germany
6.8
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
7.3
M
Benjamin Henrichs 39.Germany
7.1
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
7.1
82'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.0
67'
F
Loïs Openda 17.Belgium
7.3
67'
Substitutes
G
Péter Gulácsi 1.Hungary
D
Christopher Lenz 3.Germany
M
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.7
83'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
6.8
82'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 13.Austria
M
Fábio Carvalho 18.Portugal
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
6.8
67'
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
6.8
83'
F
Benjamin Sesko 30.Slovenia
6.4
67'

Also RB Leipzig adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (6.6), Mohamed Simakan (7.0), Lukas Klostermann (6.7), Castello Lukeba (7.0), Benjamin Henrichs (7.1), Kevin Kampl (7.1), Xaver Schlager (7.3), David Raum (6.8), Christoph Baumgartner (7.0), Xavi Simons (7.0), Loïs Openda (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Emil Forsberg (6.7), Timo Werner (6.8), Péter Gulácsi, Christopher Lenz, Amadou Haidara (6.8), Yussuf Poulsen (6.8), Nicolas Seiwald, Fabio Carvalho and Benjamin Šeško (6.4).

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 (7.3) 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.​