Union Berlin vs Mainz

19 January 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Florian Exner

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Benedict Hollerbach 1’
  • Robert Skov 24’ (pen)
  • Nadiem Amiri 5’ (pen)

Match summary

Union Berlin won 2-1 at home to Mainz. Union Berlin led 2-1 at half-time.

Benedict Hollerbach put Union Berlin ahead in the first minute, Nadiem Amiri equalised from the penalty spot in the 5th minute, and Robert Skov won it from the penalty spot in the 24th minute.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 2.52 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Mainz's 1.40 from 9.

Match stats

Union Berlin Mainz
12 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 1
2 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.45 xG 1.40
1.69 Non-penalty xG 0.65
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Union Berlin Mainz
Kick-off
Benedict Hollerbach1-0 (Union Berlin)
1’
5’
Nadiem Amiri
Penalty1-1 (Mainz)
Robert Skov
Penalty2-1 (Union Berlin)
24’
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Leopold Querfeld
  • Aljoscha Kemlein
Mainz
  • Stefan Bell
  • Anthony Caci

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 2.52 1.40 1’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 1-0 1’ 5’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), 1-1 5’ 24’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), 2-1 24’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.52 1.40 1’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 1-0 Hollerbach 1’ 5’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), 1-1 Amiri 5’ 24’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), 2-1 Skov 24’
Union Berlin 2.52 xGMainz 1.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Union Berlin attacking 
5’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 1’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 14’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 14’ Aljoscha Kemlein (Union Berlin), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 35’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 11’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Aljoscha Kemlein (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 29’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Robin Zentner (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 5’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 24’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 8’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.61 xG, saved 1’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 14’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 14’ Aljoscha Kemlein (Union Berlin), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 35’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 11’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Jordan Siebatcheu (Union Berlin), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 7’ Diogo Leite (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 90+5’ Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Mainz), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Aljoscha Kemlein (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Janik Haberer (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Armindo Sieb (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 33’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 29’ Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Robin Zentner (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alexander Schwolow GK900 0.000.000
Leopold Querfeld DEF900 0.000.000
Danilho Doekhi DEF900 0.000.000
Diogo Leite DEF901 0.090.000
Josip Juranovic MID620 0.000.412
Robert Skov MID8714 0.890.091
Aljoscha Kemlein MID902 0.340.000
Janik Haberer MID901 0.020.000
Benedict Hollerbach MID8712 0.480.061
Andras Schafer MID740 0.000.000
Jordan Siebatcheu FWD622 0.700.141
Christopher Trimmel Sub280 0.000.000
Tim Skarke Sub280 0.000.000
Rani Khedira Sub160 0.000.000
Jérôme Roussillon Sub30 0.000.000
László Bénes Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 34% Avg odds 2.78
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Mainz win 36% Avg odds 2.68

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin LLLLL
Mainz LWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 1-1 Union Berlin, 24 Aug 24 Next meeting: Union Berlin 2-2 Mainz, 10 Jan 26  All Union Berlin 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.