Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen

17 October 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Bastian Dankert

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Lucas Alario 30’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen beat Mainz 1-0 on the road. Bayer Leverkusen led 1-0 at half-time.

Lucas Alario put Bayer Leverkusen ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Leon Bailey.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mainz created 0.21 expected goals (xG) from 6 shots, Bayer Leverkusen 0.45 from 9.

Match stats

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
5 Shots 9
0 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.21 xG 0.45
0.21 Non-penalty xG 0.45
3 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
30’
Lucas Alario
Assist: Leon Bailey0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Danny Latza
  • Edimilson Fernandes
  • Dong-Won Ji
Bayer Leverkusen
  • Lars Bender

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.21 0.45 30’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.21 0.45 30’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Alario 30’
Mainz 0.21 xGBayer Leverkusen 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Mainz attacking 
57’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 25’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 25’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 15’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Daley Sinkgraven (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 44’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 66’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Zentner GK900 0.000.000
Jeremiah St. Juste DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Niakhate DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Kilian DEF900 0.000.000
Daniel Brosinski DEF900 0.000.000
Danny Latza MID780 0.000.000
Pierre Kunde MID591 0.020.000
Levin Öztunali MID701 0.050.000
Jean-Paul Boëtius MID902 0.030.101
Jonathan Burkardt MID591 0.100.000
Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD780 0.000.062
Robin Quaison Sub310 0.000.000
Edimilson Fernandes Sub311 0.020.000
Karim Onisiwo Sub200 0.000.000
Paul Nebel Sub120 0.000.000
Dong-Won Ji Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 18% Avg odds 5.37
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.43
Bayer Leverkusen win 61% Avg odds 1.57

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

Form going into the game

Mainz WLLLL
Bayer Leverkusen LWDDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz, 27 Jun 20 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Mainz, 13 Feb 21  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.