Mainz vs RB Leipzig

15 August 2021 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Moussa Niakhate 13’

Match summary

Mainz won 1-0 at home to RB Leipzig. Mainz led 1-0 at half-time.

Moussa Niakhate put Mainz ahead from a corner in the 13th minute.

The chances backed that up: Mainz created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to RB Leipzig's 0.84 from 13.

Match stats

Mainz RB Leipzig
7 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.27 xG 0.84
1.27 Non-penalty xG 0.84
2 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Mainz RB Leipzig
Kick-off
Moussa Niakhate1-0 (Mainz)
13’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Paul Nebel
RB Leipzig
  • Kevin Kampl
  • Marcel Sabitzer

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 1.29 0.84 13’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), 1-0 13’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.29 0.84 13’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), 1-0 Niakhate 13’
Mainz 1.29 xGRB Leipzig 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 RB Leipzig attacking Mainz attacking 
13’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.95 xG, goal 51’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 29’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 59’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 80’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Stefan Bell (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), from a corner, 0.95 xG, goal 51’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 29’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Angelino (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+3’ André Silva (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 4’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Hee-Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 54’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 58’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 80’ Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Mohamed Simakan (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 12’ Stefan Bell (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 64’ Marcel Sabitzer (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 11’ Alexander Hack (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Robin Zentner GK900 0.000.000
Moussa Niakhate DEF9011 0.950.000
Alexander Hack DEF902 0.030.000
Stefan Bell DEF901 0.010.000
Silvan Widmer MID900 0.000.141
Leandro Barreiro Martins MID900 0.000.000
Niklas Tauer MID890 0.000.000
Aarón Martín MID900 0.000.032
Paul Nebel MID903 0.280.032
Jonathan Burkardt FWD900 0.000.081
Jae-Sung Lee FWD901 0.020.000
Stephan Fürstner Sub10 0.000.000
Romario Rösch Sub10 0.000.000
Luca Kilian Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 13% Avg odds 7.41
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.86
RB Leipzig win 67% Avg odds 1.42

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

Form going into the game

Mainz WDDLW
RB Leipzig LWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 3-2 RB Leipzig, 23 Jan 21 Next meeting: RB Leipzig 4-1 Mainz, 08 Jan 22  All Mainz vs RB Leipzig 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.