Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen

21 December 2019 · Bundesliga · 2019/20 · Referee Patrick Ittrich

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lucas Alario 90+3’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen won 1-0 away at Mainz, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Lucas Alario put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in stoppage time, set up by Kevin Volland.

Mainz can feel hard done by, creating 2.49 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 1.56 from 14. Bayer Leverkusen had a player sent off.

Match stats

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
17 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2.49 xG 1.56
2.49 Non-penalty xG 1.56
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Mainz Bayer Leverkusen
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+3’
Lucas Alario
Assist: Kevin Volland0-1 (Bayer Leverkusen)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Wendell

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.56 90+3’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.49 1.56 90+3’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), 0-1 Alario 90+3’
Mainz 2.49 xGBayer Leverkusen 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bayer Leverkusen attacking Mainz attacking 
90+3’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 17’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 43’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 89’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 85’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+1’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 82’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 13’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 29’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 87’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+3’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.72 xG, goal 17’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 43’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 89’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 85’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 90+1’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 82’ Lucas Alario (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 52’ Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 49’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 33’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 53’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Jean-Paul Boëtius (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Kerem Demirbay (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Kevin Volland (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 77’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Nadiem Amiri (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 12’ Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Levin Öztunali (Mainz), from a corner, 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
Bote Baku DEF900 0.000.421
Moussa Niakhate DEF901 0.070.000
Alexander Hack DEF901 0.020.021
Aarón Martín DEF900 0.000.143
Pierre Kunde MID903 0.090.191
Edimilson Fernandes MID901 0.020.000
Levin Öztunali MID904 0.460.112
Jean-Paul Boëtius MID903 0.100.422
Robin Quaison MID884 0.660.000
Ádám Szalai FWD671 0.590.072
Jean-Philippe Mateta Sub232 0.490.000
Karim Onisiwo Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 27% Avg odds 3.49
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95
Bayer Leverkusen win 49% Avg odds 1.96

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

Form going into the game

Mainz WWLLW
Bayer Leverkusen DWWLL

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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.