Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz

23 February 2024 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Timo Gerach

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Granit Xhaka 3’
  • Robert Andrich 68’
  • Dominik Kohr 7’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat Mainz 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Granit Xhaka put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 3rd minute, Dominik Kohr equalised with a header in the 7th minute, set up by Silvan Widmer, and Robert Andrich won it in the 68th minute, set up by Florian Wirtz.

The chances backed that up: Bayer Leverkusen created 1.47 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Mainz's 0.47 from 12. Mainz had a player sent off.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
18 Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 4
11 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
1.47 xG 0.47
1.47 Non-penalty xG 0.47
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Mainz
Kick-off
Granit Xhaka1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
3’
7’
Dominik Kohr
Assist: Silvan Widmer1-1 (Mainz)
Half-time1-1
Robert Andrich
Assist: Florian Wirtz2-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
68’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Jonathan Tah
  • Jeremie Frimpong
  • Florian Wirtz
Mainz
  • Jessic Ngankam
  • Robin Zentner
  • Anthony Caci
  • Dominik Kohr
  • Philipp Mwene
  • Karim Onisiwo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 0.47 3’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 3’ 7’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), 1-1 7’ 68’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 0.47 3’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Xhaka 3’ 7’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), 1-1 Kohr 7’ 68’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-1 Andrich 68’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.47 xGMainz 0.47 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
40’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 22’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 16’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 41’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 55’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 62’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 90+5’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 40’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 22’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 16’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 41’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 28’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 48’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 7’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, goal 55’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 53’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Jessic Ngankam (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Álex Grimaldo (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Jonas Hofmann (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 62’ Amine Adli (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Tom Krauß (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 90+5’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 15’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF902 0.060.000
Jonathan Tah DEF900 0.000.000
Odilon Kossounou DEF900 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong MID851 0.320.372
Álex Grimaldo MID903 0.110.062
Robert Andrich MID9011 0.010.332
Granit Xhaka MID9012 0.040.122
Florian Wirtz MID9013 0.160.063
Jonas Hofmann MID584 0.750.031
Amine Adli FWD851 0.020.000
Patrik Schick Sub320 0.000.000
Piero Hincapié Sub50 0.000.000
Nathan Tella Sub50 0.000.000
Adam Hlozek Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 74% Avg odds 1.30
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.78
Mainz win 10% Avg odds 9.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen WDWWW
Mainz LLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen, 30 Sep 23 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz, 14 Jan 25  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.