RB Leipzig vs Mainz

1 March 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Xavi Simons 1’
  • Nadiem Amiri 52’
  • Jonathan Burkardt 58’

Match summary

Mainz came from behind to win 2-1 away at RB Leipzig. RB Leipzig led 1-0 at half-time.

Xavi Simons put RB Leipzig ahead in the first minute, Nadiem Amiri equalised in the 52nd minute, and Jonathan Burkardt won it in the 58th minute, set up by Nadiem Amiri.

There was little between the sides on chances: RB Leipzig created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Mainz 1.65 from 15.

Match stats

RB Leipzig Mainz
13 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 1.65
1.78 Non-penalty xG 1.65
13 Deep Completions 9

Key events

RB Leipzig Mainz
Kick-off
Xavi Simons1-0 (RB Leipzig)
1’
Half-time1-0
52’
Nadiem Amiri1-1 (Mainz)
58’
Jonathan Burkardt
Assist: Nadiem Amiri1-2 (Mainz)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

RB Leipzig
  • Amadou Haidara
Mainz
  • Lennard Maloney

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.65 1’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 1’ 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), 1-1 52’ 58’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), 1-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 1.65 1’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), 1-0 Simons 1’ 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), 1-1 Amiri 52’ 58’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), 1-2 Burkardt 58’
RB Leipzig 1.85 xGMainz 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking RB Leipzig attacking 
1’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 5’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 51’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 23’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Kaishu Sano (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 58’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 50’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Kaishu Sano (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 9’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 1’ Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 52’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 5’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 51’ Paul Nebel (Mainz), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 23’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 74’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Amadou Haidara (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 4’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 70’ Kaishu Sano (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 74’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 89’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 58’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 49’ Willi Orban (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Anthony Caci (Mainz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Kaishu Sano (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 43’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Jonathan Burkardt (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 78’ Bote Baku (RB Leipzig), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Jae-Sung Lee (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Péter Gulácsi GK900 0.000.000
Willi Orban DEF901 0.090.000
El Chadaille Bitshiabu DEF760 0.000.141
Lutsharel Geertruida DEF630 0.000.021
Bote Baku MID901 0.020.000
Arthur Vermeeren MID820 0.000.000
Amadou Haidara MID632 0.550.000
David Raum MID900 0.000.143
Xavi Simons MID9011 0.660.654
Benjamin Sesko FWD905 0.390.000
Loïs Openda FWD761 0.080.000
Nicolas Seiwald Sub270 0.000.000
Kevin Kampl Sub270 0.000.000
Castello Lukeba Sub141 0.040.000
Kosta Nedeljkovic Sub140 0.000.101
Yussuf Poulsen Sub81 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 50% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.72
Mainz win 24% Avg odds 3.89

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig DDWDD
Mainz WLDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 0-2 RB Leipzig, 19 Oct 24 Next meeting: Mainz 0-1 RB Leipzig, 13 Sep 25  All RB Leipzig vs Mainz 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.