German Bundesliga

Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Mainz
    FT
    0 - 3
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 18': Sepp van den Berg (OG)
    • 59': Alejandro Grimaldo
    • 65': Jonas Hofmann

    Record-breaking Leverkusen beat Mainz to go top in Bundesliga

    Bayer Leverkusen cruised past hapless hosts Mainz 05 3-0 on Saturday to record their best-ever start to a Bundesliga season and take over top spot after six matchdays.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 2': Foul by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 2': Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 3': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 8': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 10': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 12': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 15': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 15': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 18': Own Goal by Sepp van den Berg, 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 20': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 25': Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brajan Gruda with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 26': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny da Costa.
    • 31': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 40': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 40': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes tries a through ball, but Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
    • 45': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Lukás Hrádecky tries a through ball, but Victor Boniface is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 51': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 51': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 52': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Edimilson Fernandes with a cross.
    • 54': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
    • 56': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jae-Sung tries a through ball, but Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 58': Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 62': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Robin Zentner tries a through ball, but Brajan Gruda is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 65': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 65': Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a fast break.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Danny da Costa.
    • 69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Dominik Kohr.
    • 71': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anthony Caci.
    • 72': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 75': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba with a through ball.
    • 75': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 75': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ludovic Ajorque replaces Brajan Gruda.
    • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Granit Xhaka.
    • 79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
    • 81': Foul by Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 81': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 84': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Karim Onisiwo.
    • 86': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonas Hofmann.
    • 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Aymen Barkok (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Ajorque.
    • 90': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 90'+2': Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90'+4': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 90'+4': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 13
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 1
    55.3 Possession 44.7
    6 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    527 Accurate Passes 397
    605 Passes 483
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    8 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    38 Long Balls 45
    16 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 8
    15 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 13
    24 Effective Clearances 7
    24 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: MEWA ARENA
    Location: Mainz, Germany
    Attendance: 33,305

    Bundesliga Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 8 +22 20
    2 RB Leipzig 8 +11 20
    3 Bayer Leverkusen 8 +5 15
    4 1. FC Union Berlin 8 +4 15
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    M05 Mainz (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    27 Robin Zentner (GK)
    16 Stefan Bell
    20 Edimilson Fernandes Yellow Card
    3 Sepp van den Berg
    31 Dominik Kohr
    8 Leandro Barreiro Yellow Card
    19 Anthony Caci
    21 Danny da Costa
    9 Karim Onisiwo
    7 Lee Jae-Sung
    43 Brajan Gruda Yellow Card
    Mainz Substitutes:
    Daniel Batz, Josuha Guilavogui, Anwar El Ghazi, Ludovic Ajorque, Tom Krauss, Merveille Papela, Marco Richter, Aymen Barkok.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    6 Odilon Kossounou
    34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    20 Alejandro Grimaldo
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    22 Victor Boniface
    7 Jonas Hofmann
    10 Florian Wirtz
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Nathan Tella, Nadiem Amiri, Gustavo Puerta, Adam Hlozek, Robert Andrich, Piero Hincapié, Amine Adli, Matej Kovar, Josip Stanisic.

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