Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund

24 November 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Robin Quaison 70’
  • Paco Alcácer 66’
  • Lukasz Piszczek 76’

Match summary

Borussia Dortmund beat Mainz 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Paco Alcácer put Borussia Dortmund ahead in the 66th minute, set up by Marco Reus, Robin Quaison equalised in the 70th minute, and Lukasz Piszczek won it in the 76th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Mainz created 1.06 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.09 from 11.

Match stats

Mainz Borussia Dortmund
15 Shots 11
7 Shots on Target 7
6 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 1.08
1.06 Non-penalty xG 1.08
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Mainz Borussia Dortmund
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
66’
Paco Alcácer
Assist: Marco Reus0-1 (Borussia Dortmund)
Robin Quaison1-1 (Mainz)
70’
76’
Lukasz Piszczek1-2 (Borussia Dortmund)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Alexander Hack
  • Pierre Kunde
Borussia Dortmund
  • Thomas Delaney

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.09 66’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 66’ 70’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), 1-1 70’ 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), 1-2 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.06 1.09 66’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), 0-1 Alcácer 66’ 70’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), 1-1 Quaison 70’ 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), 1-2 Piszczek 76’
Mainz 1.06 xGBorussia Dortmund 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Borussia Dortmund attacking Mainz attacking 
66’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 70’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 19’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 81’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Paco Alcácer (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 70’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 19’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Dan-Axel Zagadou (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 4’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 10’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 76’ Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 81’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 47’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Jacob Bruun Larsen (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 21’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 27’ Aarón Martín (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 22’ Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Zentner GK900 0.000.000
Daniel Brosinski DEF902 0.060.041
Moussa Niakhate DEF900 0.000.000
Stefan Bell DEF900 0.000.000
Alexander Hack DEF781 0.050.000
Aarón Martín DEF902 0.060.000
Pierre Kunde MID902 0.030.051
Jean-Philippe Gbamin MID900 0.000.051
Danny Latza MID843 0.130.061
Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD903 0.140.213
Robin Quaison FWD7312 0.590.000
Karim Onisiwo Sub170 0.000.051
Jean-Paul Boëtius Sub120 0.000.000
Alexandru Maxim Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 17% Bet365 odds 5.50
Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00
Borussia Dortmund win 59% Bet365 odds 1.60

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Borussia Dortmund WWDWW

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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.