Union Berlin vs Mainz

2 October 2020 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Sascha Stegemann

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Max Kruse 13’
  • Marcus Ingvartsen 49’
  • Marvin Friedrich 63’
  • Joel Pohjanpalo 64’

Match summary

Union Berlin won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Mainz. Union Berlin led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Max Kruse put Union Berlin ahead with a header in the 13th minute, set up by Sheraldo Becker. In the second half, Marcus Ingvartsen made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, set up by Christopher Trimmel, Marvin Friedrich made it 3-0 with a header in the 63rd minute, set up by Christopher Trimmel, and Joel Pohjanpalo made it 4-0 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Mainz's 0.19 from 5.

Match stats

Union Berlin Mainz
13 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 0
4 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.07 xG 0.19
2.07 Non-penalty xG 0.19
1 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Union Berlin Mainz
Kick-off
Max Kruse
Assist: Sheraldo Becker1-0 (Union Berlin)
13’
Half-time1-0
Marcus Ingvartsen
Assist: Christopher Trimmel2-0 (Union Berlin)
49’
Marvin Friedrich
Assist: Christopher Trimmel3-0 (Union Berlin)
63’
Joel Pohjanpalo4-0 (Union Berlin)
64’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Union Berlin
  • Christopher Trimmel
Mainz
  • Jeremiah St. Juste
  • Danny Latza
  • Jean-Paul Boëtius
  • Jean-Philippe Mateta

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 2.07 0.19 13’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), 1-0 13’ 49’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), 2-0 49’ 63’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), 3-0 63’ 64’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), 4-0 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.07 0.19 13’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), 1-0 Kruse 13’ 49’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), 2-0 Ingvartsen 49’ 63’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), 3-0 Friedrich 63’ 64’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), 4-0 Pohjanpalo 64’
Union Berlin 2.07 xGMainz 0.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Union Berlin attacking 
30’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 81’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 27’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 49’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 13’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 64’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 78’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 85’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 39’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 81’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 27’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 49’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 13’ Max Kruse (Union Berlin), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 64’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Union Berlin), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 78’ Marcus Ingvartsen (Union Berlin), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 85’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Daniel Brosinski (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Marvin Friedrich (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 79’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Jean-Philippe Mateta (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Nico Schlotterbeck (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 12’ Christopher Lenz (Union Berlin), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Pierre Kunde (Mainz), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andreas Luthe GK900 0.000.000
Marvin Friedrich DEF9011 0.040.000
Nico Schlotterbeck DEF903 0.440.000
Robin Knoche DEF900 0.000.000
Christopher Trimmel MID6920 0.000.402
Christopher Lenz MID901 0.010.000
Grischa Prömel MID900 0.000.011
Robert Andrich MID820 0.000.000
Marcus Ingvartsen MID8212 0.460.032
Sheraldo Becker MID6410 0.000.602
Max Kruse FWD6412 0.600.000
Joel Pohjanpalo Sub2612 0.520.000
Marius Bülter Sub260 0.000.000
Julian Ryerson Sub210 0.000.391
Sebastian Griesbeck Sub80 0.000.000
Keita Endo Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Union Berlin win 46% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Mainz win 28% Avg odds 3.45

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

Form going into the game

Union Berlin WLWLD
Mainz WWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 1-1 Mainz, 27 May 20 Next meeting: Mainz 1-0 Union Berlin, 06 Feb 21  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.