Mainz vs Union Berlin

6 February 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Sascha Stegemann

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Moussa Niakhate 22’ (pen)

Match summary

Mainz won 1-0 at home to Union Berlin. Mainz led 1-0 at half-time.

Moussa Niakhate put Mainz ahead from the penalty spot in the 22nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Mainz created 2.21 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Union Berlin's 0.94 from 11. Union Berlin had a player sent off.

Match stats

Mainz Union Berlin
9 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
2.21 xG 0.94
1.45 Non-penalty xG 0.94
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Mainz Union Berlin
Kick-off
Moussa Niakhate
Penalty1-0 (Mainz)
22’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Mainz
  • Dominik Kohr
  • Leandro Barreiro Martins
Union Berlin
  • Nico Schlotterbeck
  • Robin Knoche
  • Christopher Trimmel
  • Cedric Teuchert

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 2.21 0.94 22’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), 1-0 22’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.21 0.94 22’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), 1-0 Niakhate 22’
Mainz 2.21 xGUnion Berlin 0.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Mainz attacking 
22’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 90’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 51’ Cedric Teuchert (Union Berlin), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 90+1’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90+2’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Moussa Niakhate (Mainz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 48’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.58 xG, saved 90’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 51’ Cedric Teuchert (Union Berlin), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 90+1’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90+2’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 63’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 64’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 52’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 7’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Danny Latza (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 39’ Robin Knoche (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Robert Andrich (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 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 DEF9011 0.760.031
Stefan Bell DEF900 0.000.000
Jeremiah St. Juste DEF900 0.000.000
Danny da Costa MID900 0.000.172
Dominik Kohr MID900 0.000.000
Leandro Barreiro Martins MID901 0.020.000
Philipp Mwene MID900 0.000.581
Danny Latza MID811 0.030.071
Karim Onisiwo FWD853 0.200.061
Ádám Szalai FWD812 0.640.021
Robert Glatzel Sub92 0.560.000
Niklas Tauer Sub90 0.000.000
Jonathan Burkardt Sub50 0.000.431

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Mainz win 31% Avg odds 3.04
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Union Berlin win 39% Avg odds 2.47

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

Form going into the game

Mainz LDLWL
Union Berlin DWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 4-0 Mainz, 02 Oct 20 Next meeting: Mainz 1-2 Union Berlin, 03 Oct 21  All Mainz vs Union Berlin 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.