MAINZ. FSV Mainz 05 and RB Leipzig draw 1-1. M. Ingvartsen scored the first goal (45′) for FSV Mainz 05. C. Nkunku made it even (80′). RB Leipzig was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)
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 Felix Brych with the support of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 109 Attack 126
- 59 Dangerous attack 41
- 75 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
RB Leipzig had a superior ball possession 64% while FSV Mainz 05 was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FSV Mainz 05 was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough FSV Mainz 05 to win the match.
FSV Mainz 05 shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, RB Leipzig shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
FSV Mainz 05 received 1 yellow card (A. Hack). On the other side, RB Leipzig received 1 yellow card (E. Forsberg).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FSV Mainz 05 will have 12 points like RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, RB Leipzig will have 12 points like Borussia Mönchengladbach and FSV Mainz 05 to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FSV Mainz 05 will play away with VfB Stuttgart on the 21st of January with a 10-10 head to head.
RB Leipzig will host FC Bayern München on the 20th of January with a 8-1 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).
FSV Mainz 05 – Formation
FSV Mainz 05
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FSV Mainz 05 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Bo Svensson decided to play with the following team: Robin Zentner , Edimilson Fernandes , Alexander Hack , Anthony Caci , Silvan Widmer , Anton Stach , Dominik Kohr , Jae-Sung Lee , Aarón Martín , Karim Onisiwo and Marcus Ingvartsen .
The home team had on the bench: Nelson Weiper, Angelo Fulgini, Stefan Bell, Leandro Barreiro , Finn Gilbert Dahmen, Delano Burgzorg , Maxim Leitsch, Danny da Costa and Aymen Barkok.
Substitutions
FSV Mainz 05 made 5 changes: S. Widmer for D. da Costa (46′), Lee Jae-Sung for L. Barreiro (65′), M. Ingvartsen for D. Burgzorg (65′), E. Fernandes for S. Bell (82′) and A. Stach for A. Fulgini (88′).
Best player: Marcus Ingvartsen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FSV Mainz 05 was Marcus Ingvartsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9.
RB Leipzig – Formation
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich , Benjamin Henrichs , Willi Orbán , Abdou Diallo , Marcel Halstenberg , Xaver Schlager , Amadou Haidara , Emil Forsberg , Christopher Nkunku , Dominik Szoboszlai and Timo Werner .
They had on the bench: André Silva , David Raum, Joško Gvardiol, Jonas Nickisch, Kevin Kampl , Mohamed Simakan, Yussuf Poulsen and Hugo Novoa Ramos.
Substitutions
RB Leipzig made 3 changes: X. Schlager for K. Kampl (73′), D. Szoboszlai for A. Silva (73′) and E. Forsberg for Y. Poulsen (80′).
Best player: Dominik Szoboszlai
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Dominik Szoboszlai.
His rating is with 50 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Augsburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 1-1
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 3-0
- FSV Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig – 1-1
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Schalke 04 – 4-0
- Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München – 2-2
