German Bundesliga

FT Friday, February 23, 2024
Mainz LLDLW 1
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Bayer Leverkusen DWWWW 2
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M05101
B04112
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Match Report

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Leverkusen beat Mainz to go 11 points clear, set unbeaten record

Bayer Leverkusen battled past Mainz 05 2-1 on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the league and set a new record for a Bundesliga club with their 33rd straight game without defeat across all competitions.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
5
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
3
33.3
Possession
66.7
13
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
255
Accurate Passes
585
340
Passes
677
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
42
13
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
7
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
15
Interceptions
6
27
Effective Clearances
8
27
Clearances
8

Head to Head

B04 leads series 3-2

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 6Odilon KossounouCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 8Robert AndrichCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 21Amine AdliF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

M05 · 3-4-3

  1. 27Robin ZentnerG
  2. 3Sepp van den BergCD
  3. 19Anthony CaciCD-L
  4. 31Dominik KohrCD-R
  5. 18Nadiem AmiriCM-L
  6. 8Leandro BarreiroCM-R
  7. 2Phillipp MweneLM
  8. 30Silvan WidmerRM
  9. 9Karim OnisiwoF
  10. 7Lee Jae-SungCF-L
  11. 43Brajan GrudaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  2. 7' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  3. 42' Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+1' Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 49' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 56' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  9. 60' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Silvan Widmer.
  10. 65' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jessic Ngankam replaces Brajan Gruda.
  11. 66' Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 68' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  13. 74' Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 80' Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the red card.
  15. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Amine Adli.
  16. 83' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  17. 83' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Karim Onisiwo.
  18. 85' Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.

Bundesliga News

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