German Bundesliga

Mainz vs FC Cologne, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Mainz
  • Red Card 60': Paul Nebel
FT
0 - 1
FC Cologne
  • 90': Marius Bulter

About

Mainz are hosting FC Cologne at MEWA ARENA, Mainz, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Caci.
  • 2': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 3': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 3': Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln).
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln).
  • 8': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 12': Tom Krauß (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 15': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper replaces Benedict Hollerbach because of an injury.
  • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jae-Sung is caught offside.
  • 21': Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln).
  • 23': Delay in match (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln).
  • 27': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 29': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Eric Martel.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Phillipp Mwene is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nelson Weiper.
  • 33': Foul by Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln).
  • 33': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 38': Foul by Eric Martel (1. FC Köln).
  • 38': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 42': Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Timo Hübers.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Marius Bülter.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Martel.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 45'+2': Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, 1. FC Köln 0.
  • 46': Eric Martel (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Bülter with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Lund (1. FC Köln) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 49': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Jan Thielmann (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 53': Foul by Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 53': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
  • 59': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joël Schmied.
  • 60': Foul by Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05).
  • 60': Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Paul Nebel (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the red card.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer replaces Anthony Caci.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney replaces Nadiem Amiri.
  • 65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Stefan Bell replaces Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny da Costa with a cross.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Cenk Özkacar replaces Jan Thielmann.
  • 67': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache replaces Kristoffer Lund.
  • 68': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Said El Mala replaces Tom Krauß.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 69': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 70': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 72': Attempt saved. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Marvin Schwäbe (1. FC Köln). Assisted by Danny da Costa with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, 1. FC Köln. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Cenk Özkacar (1. FC Köln) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Waldschmidt replaces Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Said El Mala.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 80': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Kainz replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
  • 81': Foul by Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln).
  • 81': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Kohr.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Bell.
  • 82': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
  • 84': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (1. FC Köln).
  • 84': Lennard Maloney (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Said El Mala.
  • 90': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nelson Weiper is caught offside.
  • 90': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Marius Bülter (1. FC Köln) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luca Waldschmidt with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Armindo Sieb replaces Dominik Kohr.
  • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Schmied (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Delay in match because of an injury Ragnar Ache (1. FC Köln).
  • 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+8': Ragnar Ache went off injured after 1. FC Köln had used all subs.
  • 90'+9': Attempt missed. Stefan Bell (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Bell.
  • 90'+11': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joël Schmied.
  • 90'+13': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
  • 0': Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, 1. FC Köln 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 1
49.3 Possession 50.7
12 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 302
401 Passes 389
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 13
11 Crosses 34
0.4 Cross % 0.4
67 Long Balls 70
27 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 12
9 Effective Tackles 9
10 Tackles 10
0.9 Tackle % 0.9
4 Interceptions 3
68 Effective Clearances 23
68 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

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

Bundesliga Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 St. Pauli 2 +2 4
2 Bayern Munich 1 +6 3
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 +3 3
4 FC Augsburg 1 +2 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

M05 Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
27 Robin Zentner (GK)
25 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
31 Dominik Kohr
21 Danny da Costa
10 Nadiem Amiri
6 Kaishu Sano
2 Phillipp Mwene
19 Anthony Caci
17 Benedict Hollerbach
7 Lee Jae-Sung
8 Paul Nebel Red Card
Mainz Substitutes:
Stefan Bell, Nelson Weiper, Maxim Leitsch, Silvan Widmer, Ben Bobzien, Lennard Maloney, Arnaud Nordin, Lasse Rieß, Armindo Sieb.

KOE FC Cologne (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4 Timo Hübers
5 Tom Krauss
2 Joel Schmied Yellow Card
6 Eric Martel
18 Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
32 Kristoffer Lund Yellow Card
28 Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen
30 Marius Bulter
16 Jakub Kaminski
29 Jan Thielmann
FC Cologne Substitutes:
Denis Huseinbasic, Cenk Özkacar, Florian Kainz, Said El Mala, Rav van den Berg, Luca Waldschmidt, Ron-Robert Zieler, Jusuf Gazibegovic, Ragnar Ache.

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