Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen

27 August 2022 · Bundesliga · 2022/23 · Referee Christian Dingert

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

  • Exequiel Palacios 29’
  • Jeremie Frimpong 39’, 41’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won comfortably, 3-0 away at Mainz. Bayer Leverkusen led 3-0 at half-time.

Exequiel Palacios put Bayer Leverkusen ahead from a corner in the 29th minute, Jeremie Frimpong made it 0-2 in the 39th minute, set up by Moussa Diaby, and Frimpong made it 0-3 in the 41st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mainz created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Bayer Leverkusen 1.40 from 8. Bayer Leverkusen had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
17 Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 2
1.62 xG 1.40
1.62 Non-penalty xG 1.40
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
29’
Exequiel Palacios0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
39’
Jeremie Frimpong
Assist: Moussa Diaby0-2 (Bayer Leverkusen)
41’
Jeremie Frimpong0-3 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Half-time0-3
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Delano Burgzorg
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Piero Hincapié
  • Mitchel Bakker
  • Jeremie Frimpong
  • Robert Andrich

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 1.62 1.40 29’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 29’ 39’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 39’ 41’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-3 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.62 1.40 29’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Palacios 29’ 39’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-2 Frimpong 39’ 41’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-3 Frimpong 41’
Mainz 1.62 xGBayer Leverkusen 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Mainz attacking 
39’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 19’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 6’ Angelo Fulgini (Mainz), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 41’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 48’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 79’ Anton Stach (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 10’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Niklas Tauer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Anton Stach (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Anton Stach (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Maxim Leitsch (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 39’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 19’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 41’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 6’ Angelo Fulgini (Mainz), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 48’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 79’ Anton Stach (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 10’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ Niklas Tauer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 12’ Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 76’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 80’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 61’ Anton Stach (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Maxim Leitsch (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Anton Stach (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Zentner GK900 0.000.000
Maxim Leitsch DEF901 0.010.011
Stefan Bell DEF900 0.000.031
Alexander Hack DEF470 0.000.000
Silvan Widmer MID905 0.640.000
Aarón Martín MID742 0.030.081
Anton Stach MID903 0.170.061
Dominik Kohr MID671 0.020.112
Angelo Fulgini MID471 0.400.000
Jonathan Burkardt MID471 0.100.071
Karim Onisiwo FWD902 0.140.401
Niklas Tauer Sub431 0.080.000
Jae-Sung Lee Sub431 0.020.000
Delano Burgzorg Sub430 0.000.000
Leandro Barreiro Martins Sub230 0.000.041
Anthony Caci Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 40% Avg odds 2.41
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Bayer Leverkusen win 34% Avg odds 2.86

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

Form going into the game

Mainz WDWDW
Bayer Leverkusen WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen, 18 Feb 22 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Mainz, 19 Feb 23  All Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen 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.