Bundesliga Gameweek 7 Sat, Oct 18 2025 · 14:30 MEWA ARENA, Mainz
FSV Mainz 05
3–4 Full time · HT 1–3 xG 1.61 – 3.49
Bayer Leverkusen
  • J. Lee 34’
  • N. Amiri 71’ (P)
  • A. Sieb 90’
  • 11’ (P), 45+3’ Álex Grimaldo
  • 24’ Christian Kofane
  • 87’ M. Terrier
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Bayer Leverkusen beat FSV Mainz 05

Bayer Leverkusen entered as favourites and won 4–3 through goals from Grimaldo, Kofane and Terrier. FSV Mainz 05 replied through goals from Lee, Amiri and Sieb. Bayer Leverkusen finished with the higher xG (3.49 vs 1.61).

FSV Mainz 0528%
Draw25%
Bayer Leverkusen ✓48%

Model vs reality

FSV Mainz 05 goals
3
Model 1.28 · xG 1.61
Bayer Leverkusen goals
4
Model 1.75 · xG 3.49
Total goals
7
Model 3.04 · xG 5.10
Score 3–4
1%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 58%
Both scored
Yes
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchÁlex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen · 2 goals
8.9
  • RefereeFlorian Exner
  • VenueMEWA ARENA
  • Table before kick-offFSV Mainz 05 16th · Bayer Leverkusen 5th

Timeline

  1. Álex Grimaldo (pen) 0–1
    11’
  2. Christian Kofane 0–2Assist E. Poku
    24’
  3. B. HenriksenYellow card
    30’
  4. J. Lee 1–2
    34’
  5. D. KohrYellow card · Tripping
    37’
  6. Álex Grimaldo 1–3Assist J. Hofmann
    45+3’
  7. Half time · 1–3
  8. ⇄ A. NordinFor N. Veratschnig
    65’
  9. ⇄ A. Hanche-OlsenFor S. Bell
    65’
  10. ⇄ I. MazaFor J. Hofmann
    66’
  11. E. TapsobaYellow card · Tripping
    67’
  12. Álex GrimaldoYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    68’
  13. N. Amiri (pen) 2–3
    71’
  14. A. Hanche-OlsenYellow card · Tripping
    78’
  15. ⇄ E. Ben SeghirFor E. Poku
    78’
  16. ⇄ M. TerrierFor Christian Kofane
    79’
  17. L. BadéYellow card · Delay of game
    81’
  18. ⇄ W. BøvingFor J. Lee
    81’
  19. E. Ben SeghirYellow card · Foul
    83’
  20. ⇄ A. SiebFor B. Hollerbach
    86’
  21. M. Terrier 2–4
    87’
  22. A. Sieb 3–4Assist N. Amiri
    90’
  23. N. AmiriYellow card · Diving
    90+3’
  24. W. BøvingYellow card · Elbowing
    90+10’
  25. Full time · 3–4

Team stats

FSV Mainz 0512 shots · 6 in box, 6 outside
Bayer Leverkusen20 shots · 18 in box, 2 outside
FSV Mainz 05Bayer Leverkusen
42% Possession 58%
1.61 Expected goals (xG) 3.49
0.55 Expected points (xPts) 2.32
12 Shots 20
4 Shots on target 8
4 Shots off target 6
4 Blocked shots 6
6 Shots inside the box 18
6 Shots outside the box 2
393 Passes 556
73% Pass accuracy 82%
2 Corners 3
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
12 Fouls 20
2 Offsides 0
5 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
6.54 Team rating 6.94

Line-ups

FSV Mainz 05 3-4-2-1

16.7 L. Rieß(G)
314.9 D. Kohr 166.2 S. Bell ↓65’ 216.2 D. da Costa
26.7 P. Mwene 66.9 K. Sano 108.2 N. Amiri A 226.5 N. Veratschnig ↓65’
76.9 J. Lee ↓81’ 86.2 P. Nebel
176.5 B. Hollerbach ↓86’
  • 1L. Rieß (G)6.7
  • 31D. Kohr4.9
  • 16S. Bell↓65’6.2
  • 21D. da Costa6.2
  • 2P. Mwene6.7
  • 6K. Sano6.9
  • 10N. AmiriA8.2
  • 22N. Veratschnig↓65’6.5
  • 7J. Lee↓81’6.9
  • 8P. Nebel6.2
  • 17B. Hollerbach↓86’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 25A. Hanche-Olsen↑65’6.3
  • 14W. Bøving↑81’6.7
  • 9A. Nordin↑65’6.6
  • 11A. Sieb↑86’7.3

Unused: D. Batz, Sota Kawasaki, L. Maloney, S. Widmer, B. Bobzien

Bayer Leverkusen 3-4-2-1

16.6 M. Flekken(G)
126.3 E. Tapsoba 56.6 L. Badé 86.5 R. Andrich
208.9★ Álex Grimaldo 247.2 Aleix García 67.2 E. Fernández 135.7 Arthur
196.6 E. Poku A↓78’ 77.9 J. Hofmann A↓66’
357.2 Christian Kofane ↓79’
  • 1M. Flekken (G)6.6
  • 12E. Tapsoba6.3
  • 5L. Badé6.6
  • 8R. Andrich6.5
  • 20Álex Grimaldo ★8.9
  • 24Aleix García7.2
  • 6E. Fernández7.2
  • 13Arthur5.7
  • 19E. PokuA↓78’6.6
  • 7J. HofmannA↓66’7.9
  • 35Christian Kofane↓79’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 17E. Ben Seghir↑78’6.7
  • 30I. Maza↑66’6.3
  • 11M. Terrier↑79’7.9

Unused: N. Lomb, J. Blaswich, J. Belocian, C. Echeverri, Jeremiah Mensah, Montrell Amare Culbreath

Player stats

Top rated
Álex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen8.9
2nd
N. AmiriFSV Mainz 058.2
3rd
J. HofmannBayer Leverkusen7.9

FSV Mainz 05

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Rieß G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 60% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
D. Kohr M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 33 1 4 0/1 2/1 4.9
S. Bell D 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 37 0 4 0/0 1/1 6.2
D. da Costa D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 44 2 2 0/0 3/0 6.2
P. Mwene D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 30 0 1 0/0 2/2 6.7
K. Sano M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 76% 37 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.9
N. Amiri M 90 1 1 4 (2) 3 87% 46 1 0 1/1 0/1 8.2
N. Veratschnig D 65 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 25 1 0 1/2 2/2 6.5
J. Lee M 81 1 0 1 (1) 0 53% 19 1 0 1/1 2/0 6.9
P. Nebel M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 29 0 0 1/2 1/0 6.2
B. Hollerbach F 86 0 0 1 (0) 0 64% 14 2 0 0/0 2/2 6.5
A. Hanche-Olsen D 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 10 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
W. Bøving M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
A. Nordin F 25 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 1/1 1/1 6.6
A. Sieb M 4 1 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3

Bayer Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Flekken G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 73% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
E. Tapsoba D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 59 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
L. Badé D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 64 3 1 0/0 2/2 6.6
R. Andrich M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 62 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Álex Grimaldo D 90 2 0 4 (2) 3 85% 47 3 4 1/2 0/2 8.9
Aleix García M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 84 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
E. Fernández M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 84% 67 5 0 3/3 0/3 7.2
Arthur D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 68% 25 0 2 1/1 3/0 5.7
E. Poku F 78 0 1 0 (0) 4 79% 28 0 0 1/3 1/1 6.6
J. Hofmann M 66 0 1 1 (1) 1 80% 30 2 0 1/1 1/2 7.9
Christian Kofane M 79 1 0 5 (3) 3 83% 12 1 0 0/0 3/2 7.2
E. Ben Seghir M 12 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
I. Maza F 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3
M. Terrier F 11 1 0 2 (1) 0 60% 5 0 0 1/1 0/1 7.9

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.