MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 liquidates Darmstadt 98 4-0 with goals of Andreas Hanche-Olsen (32′), Brajan Gruda (60′), Jae-sung Lee (80′) and Jae-sung Lee (84′). FSV Mainz 05 made the most of its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Mewa Arena stadium in Mainz on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 33,000 spectators. The referee was Daniel Schlager with the help of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Aarne Aarnink. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.91 degrees Celsius or 75.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 18 Total 14
- 9 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 93 Attack 100
- 39 Dangerous attack 28
- 72 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
FSV Mainz 05 was in firm control of the ball 59% while Darmstadt 98 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FSV Mainz 05 had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FSV Mainz 05 won the match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 18 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards (Dominik Kohr , Brajan Gruda and Brajan Gruda). On the other side, Darmstadt 98 received 4 yellow cards (Alexander Brunst, Tim Skarke, Torsten Lieberknecht and Thomas Isherwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FSV Mainz 05 has 23 points to remain in the 16th place. On the other side, Darmstadt 98 will stays with 14 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 13th of April with a 13-11 head to head stats in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (9 draws).
Darmstadt 98 will host SC Freiburg on the 13th of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05
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FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Bo Henriksen decided to play with the following team: Robin Zentner , Dominik Kohr , Sepp van den Berg , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Anthony Caci , Leandro Barreiro , Nadiem Amiri , Phillipp Mwene , Brajan Gruda , Jae-sung Lee and Jonathan Burkardt .
The home team had on the bench: Karim Onisiwo, Lasse Rieß, Jessic Ngankam, Tom Krauß , Edimilson Fernandes , Merveille Papela, Ahmet Cil , Silvan Widmer and Ludovic Ajorque .
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: Dominik Kohr for Edimilson Fernandes (54′), Anthony Caci for Silvan Widmer (75′), Phillipp Mwene for Ludovic Ajorque (85′), Leandro Barreiro for Ahmet Cil (85′) and Brajan Gruda for Tom Krauß (75′).
Player of the match: Jae-sung Lee
The most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Jae-sung Lee.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Darmstadt 98 – Formation
Darmstadt 98
Darmstadt 98 started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Torsten Lieberknecht played with: Marcel Schuhen , Matthias Bader , Christoph Klarer , Thomas Isherwood , Fabian Holland , Bartol Franjic , Braydon Manu , Julian Justvan , Mathias Honsak , Oscar Vilhelmsson and Tim Skarke .
These were the players on the bench: Jannik Müller, Aaron Seydel , Gerrit Holtmann , Christoph Zimmermann, Tobias Kempe, Alexander Brunst, Clemens Riedel , Sebastian Polter and Emir Karic .
Substitutions
Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Thomas Isherwood for Gerrit Holtmann (46′), Braydon Manu for Aaron Seydel (46′), Julian Justvan for Clemens Riedel (75′), Fabian Holland for Emir Karic (75′) and Matthias Bader for Sebastian Polter (75′).
Player of the match: Gerrit Holtmann
The player that probably impressed the most for Darmstadt 98 was Gerrit Holtmann.
His rating is with 8 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Heidenheim – FC Bayern München – 3-2
- FC Köln – VfL Bochum 1848 – 2-1
- FSV Mainz 05 – Darmstadt 98 – 4-0
- SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig – 1-4
- FC Union Berlin – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 0-1
- Borussia Dortmund – VfB Stuttgart – 0-1
