FSV Mainz 05 defeats TSG Hoffenheim 2-0 on Saturday

MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 tops TSG Hoffenheim with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Jae-Sung (79') and a penalty scored by M. Niakhate (83').

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February 7, 2022

MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 tops TSG Hoffenheim with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Jae-Sung (79′) and a penalty scored by M. Niakhate (83′). TSG Hoffenheim lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Christian Dingert who had the assistance of Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Christian Gittelmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

FSV Mainz 05

2 - 0

TSG Hoffenheim

41 Ball Possession 59

Shots

10 Total 16
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 13
1 Shots blocked 3

73 Attack 129
35 Dangerous attack 70
83 Ball safe 77

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

12 Total 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim had a superior ball possession 59% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, FSV Mainz 05 found a way to find the solution to win this match.

FSV Mainz 05 shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

FSV Mainz 05 didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (B. Hubner and G. Rutter).

Match Timeline

17'

62'

Florian Grillitsch- sub ->B. Hubner

63'

Dominik Kohr - sub ->L. Barreiro

68'

Jae-sung Lee- sub ->J. Boetius

68'

74'

Jae-sung Lee(goal)K. Onisiwo

79'

83'

84'

87'

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

DSC Arminia Bielefeld

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

After this match, FSV Mainz 05 will have 30 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 31 points like RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will play away against SC Freiburg on the 12th of February with a 14-7 head to head stats in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (10 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim will host DSC Arminia Bielefeld on the 13th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (3 draws).

FSV Mainz 05 – Formation

FSV Mainz 05

Robin Zentner 27.Germany

7.4

Stefan Bell 16.Germany

7.2

Alexander Hack 42.Germany

7.4

Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal

7.1

83'

Silvan Widmer 30.Switzerland

7.1

Aarón Martín 3.Spain

6.9

Jean-Paul Boëtius 5.Netherlands

7.1

68'

Anton Stach 6.Germany

7.2

89'

Leandro Barreiro 8.Luxembourg

6.9

68'

Karim Onisiwo 9.Austria

6.5

87'

Jonathan Burkardt 29.Germany

6.7

87'

Substitutes

Finn Dahmen 1.Germany

D. Nemeth 34.Austria

Daniel Brosinski 18.Germany

Anderson Lucoqui 23.Germany

Kevin Stöger 22.Austria

89'

Dominik Kohr 31.Germany

6.8

68'

Jae-sung Lee 7.South Korea

7.1

68'

79'

Delano Burgzorg 37.Netherlands

6.2

87'

Ádám Szalai 28.Hungary

6.4

87'

FSV Mainz 05 adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Robin Zentner (7.4), Stefan Bell (7.2), Alexander Hack (7.4), Moussa Niakhaté (7.1), Silvan Widmer (7.1), Leandro Barreiro (6.9), Anton Stach (7.2), Jean-Paul Boëtius (7.1), Aarón Martin Caricol (6.9), Jonathan Burkardt (6.7) and Karim Onisiwo (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Stöger, David Nemeth, Delano Burgzorg (6.2), Daniel Brosinski, Ádám Szalai (6.4), Dominik Kohr (6.8), Jae-Sung Lee (7.1), Finn Gilbert Dahmen and Anderson-Lenda Lucoqui.

Substitutions

FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: L. Barreiro for D. Kohr (68′), J. Boetius for Lee Jae-Sung (68′), K. Onisiwo for A. Szalai (87′), J. Burkardt for D. Burgzorg (87′) and A. Stach for K. Stoger (89′).

Best player: Robin Zentner

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was the goalkeeper: Robin Zentner. His rating is 7.43. He performed 3 saves.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim

Oliver Baumann 1.Germany

6.4

B. Hübner 21.Germany

6.7

62'

17'

Kevin Vogt 22.Germany

6.4

Stefan Posch 38.Austria

6.8

63'

David Raum 17.Germany

8.1

Dennis Geiger 8.Germany

7.2

Angelo Stiller 13.Germany

6.8

84'

Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia

6.4

Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo

6.4

84'

M. Dabbur 10.Israel

6.6

62'

G. Rutter 33.France

6.6

74'

Substitutes

Luca Philipp 37.Germany

H. Nordtveit 6.Norway

6.7

63'

Gabriel Haider 34.Austria

Tom Bischof 39.Germany

Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria

6.9

62'

Diadié Samassékou 18.Mali

Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria

6.6

62'

Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.Denmark

6.4

84'

F. Asllani 44.Germany

6.6

84'

Also TSG Hoffenheim adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Oliver Baumann (6.4), Stefan Posch (6.8), Kevin Vogt (6.4), Benjamin Hübner (6.7), Ihlas Bebou (6.4), Angelo Stiller (6.8), Dennis Geiger (7.2), Andrej Kramarić (6.4), David Raum (8.1), Georginio Rutter (6.6) and Munas Dabbur (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.4), Fisnik Asllani (6.6), Gabriel Haider, Luca Philipp, Christoph Baumgartner (6.6), Tom Bischof, Florian Grillitsch (6.9), Diadié Samassékou and Håvard Nordtveit (6.7).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of H. Nordtveit (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: M. Dabbur for C. Baumgartner (62′), B. Hubner for F. Grillitsch (62′), S. Posch for H. Nordtveit (63′), A. Stiller for F. Asllani (84′) and I. Bebou for J. Bruun Larsen (84′).