Werder Bremen vs Mainz

21 April 2021 · Bundesliga · 2020/21 · Referee Marco Fritz

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ádám Szalai 16’

Match summary

Mainz won 1-0 away at Werder Bremen. Mainz led 1-0 at half-time.

Ádám Szalai put Mainz ahead in the 16th minute.

The chances backed that up: Mainz created 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Werder Bremen's 0.88 from 20.

Match stats

Werder Bremen Mainz
18 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 5
10 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.88 xG 1.38
0.88 Non-penalty xG 1.38
3 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Werder Bremen Mainz
Kick-off
16’
Ádám Szalai0-1 (Mainz)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Werder Bremen
  • Joshua Sargent
Mainz
  • Robin Zentner
  • Jean-Paul Boëtius

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.45 16’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), 0-1 16’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 1.45 16’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), 0-1 Szalai 16’
Werder Bremen 0.88 xGMainz 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Werder Bremen attacking 
48’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 16’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 38’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+1’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 87’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+3’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.37 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Ádám Szalai (Mainz), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 16’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 38’ Leandro Barreiro Martins (Mainz), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+1’ Robert Glatzel (Mainz), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 60’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 57’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Ludwig Augustinsson (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Philipp Mwene (Mainz), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Niclas Füllkrug (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 65’ Dominik Kohr (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 42’ Theodor Gebre Selassie (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Maximilian Eggestein (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+5’ Davie Selke (Werder Bremen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Kevin Möhwald (Werder Bremen), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 55’ Karim Onisiwo (Mainz), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jiri Pavlenka GK900 0.000.000
Niklas Moisander DEF900 0.000.000
Milos Veljkovic DEF900 0.000.000
Marco Friedl DEF810 0.000.031
Theodor Gebre Selassie MID903 0.120.000
Maximilian Eggestein MID905 0.110.352
Kevin Möhwald MID881 0.010.000
Ludwig Augustinsson MID902 0.100.073
Joshua Sargent MID900 0.000.042
Milot Rashica FWD903 0.080.093
Niclas Füllkrug FWD813 0.390.041
Romano Schmid Sub92 0.060.081
Davie Selke Sub91 0.010.000
Eren Sami Dinkci Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Werder Bremen win 30% Avg odds 3.21
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Mainz win 41% Avg odds 2.32

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

Form going into the game

Werder Bremen LLLLL
Mainz DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mainz 0-1 Werder Bremen, 19 Dec 20 Next meeting: Werder Bremen 0-2 Mainz, 15 Oct 22  All Werder Bremen 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.