German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, February 28, 2026
Mainz WWWLD 1
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Bayer Leverkusen DWWLD 1
1st2ndT
M05011
B04011
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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
33.8
Possession
66.2
8
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
284
Accurate Passes
641
371
Passes
738
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
43
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
19
Interceptions
7
18
Effective Clearances
25
18
Clearances
25

Head to Head

B04 leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 28Janis BlaswichG
  2. 8Robert AndrichCD
  3. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-L
  4. 4Jarell QuansahCD-R
  5. 25Exequiel PalaciosCM-L
  6. 6Ezequiel FernándezCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 13ArthurRM
  9. 14Patrik SchickF
  10. 19Ernest PokuCF-L
  11. 7Jonas HofmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Martin TerrierSUB
  2. 24Aleix GarcíaSUB
  3. 35Christian KofaneSUB
  4. 16Axel TapeSUB
  5. 30Ibrahim MazaSUB
  6. 18Jonas OmlinSUB
  7. 42Montrell CulbreathSUB
  8. 15Tim OermannSUB
  9. 36Niklas LombSUB

M05 · 3-5-2

  1. 33Daniel BatzG
  2. 4Stefan PoschCD
  3. 48Kacper PotulskiCD-L
  4. 31Dominik KohrCD-R
  5. 7Lee Jae-SungCM-L
  6. 8Paul NebelCM-R
  7. 6Kaishu SanoAM
  8. 2Phillipp MweneLM
  9. 30Silvan WidmerRM
  10. 23Sheraldo BeckerCF-L
  11. 20Phillip TietzCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Lasse RießSUB
  2. 36Fabio Moreno FellSUB
  3. 42Daniel GleiberSUB
  4. 26Silas Katompa-MvumpaSUB
  5. 11Armindo SiebSUB
  6. 15Lennard MaloneySUB
  7. 14William BøvingSUB
  8. 21Danny da CostaSUB
  9. 5Maxim LeitschSUB

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Axel Tape replaces Arthur because of an injury.
  2. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Ibrahim Maza replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  3. 59' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Martin Terrier replaces Ernest Poku.
  4. 66' Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 66' Stefan Posch (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 67' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Sheraldo Becker (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Nebel with a cross following a fast break.
  7. 69' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silas Katompa Mvumpa replaces Sheraldo Becker.
  8. 72' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Christian Kofane replaces Ezequiél Fernández.
  9. 81' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Danny da Costa replaces Silvan Widmer.
  10. 82' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  11. 88' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Jarell Quansah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kofane following a fast break.
  12. 89' Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennard Maloney replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
  13. 90'+2' Lennard Maloney (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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