Mainz vs FC Cologne

12 December 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Elvis Rexhbecaj 55’

Match summary

FC Cologne won 1-0 away at Mainz. It was goalless at half-time.

Elvis Rexhbecaj put FC Cologne ahead in the 55th minute, set up by Ondrej Duda.

Mainz can feel hard done by, creating 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to FC Cologne's 0.84 from 9. FC Cologne had a player sent off.

Match stats

Mainz FC Cologne
15 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 6
5 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1.26 xG 0.84
1.26 Non-penalty xG 0.84
8 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Mainz FC Cologne
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
55’
Elvis Rexhbecaj
Assist: Ondrej Duda0-1 (FC Cologne)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Moussa Niakhate
  • Danny Latza
  • Karim Onisiwo
  • Kevin Stöger
FC Cologne
  • Ondrej Duda
  • Jannes Horn
  • Salih Özcan

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 1.26 0.84 55’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), 0-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.84 55’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), 0-1 Rexhbecaj 55’
Mainz 1.26 xGFC Cologne 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 FC Cologne attacking Mainz attacking 
41’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 74’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 57’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 55’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Marius Wolf (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 18’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 63’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Ismail Jakobs (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Salih Özcan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 41’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 74’ Anthony Modeste (FC Cologne), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 57’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 55’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 90’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+4’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Marius Wolf (FC Cologne), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 54’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 38’ Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Cologne), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Ismail Jakobs (FC Cologne), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Robin Quaison (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Ondrej Duda (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Salih Özcan (FC Cologne), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Edimilson Fernandes (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
Moussa Niakhate DEF900 0.000.091
Jeremiah St. Juste DEF900 0.000.031
Alexander Hack DEF781 0.040.000
Jonathan Burkardt MID780 0.000.000
Daniel Brosinski MID901 0.040.041
Edimilson Fernandes MID902 0.060.021
Danny Latza MID692 0.110.612
Karim Onisiwo MID903 0.170.213
Jean-Paul Boëtius MID690 0.000.041
Jean-Philippe Mateta FWD902 0.620.000
Kevin Stöger Sub210 0.000.072
Robin Quaison Sub214 0.210.051
Pierre Kunde Sub120 0.000.091
Issah Abass Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 39% Avg odds 2.45
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
FC Cologne win 33% Avg odds 2.85

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

Form going into the game

Mainz LDWDL
FC Cologne LDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: FC Cologne 2-2 Mainz, 17 May 20 Next meeting: FC Cologne 2-3 Mainz, 11 Apr 21  All Mainz vs FC Cologne 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.