Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05

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🕒 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:30 Europe/London 📍 BayArena 🧑‍⚖️ Tobias Stieler 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Bayer Leverkusen 6 · FSV Mainz 05 10
Referee Stats
14 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.57
Over 4.5 cards 29%
Home wins 29%
Draws 29%
Away wins 43%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (66%).

Team Overview

Bayer Leverkusen (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

38 / 19
Avg: 2.24 / 1.12

Points

31
Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

0
FSV Mainz 05 (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 6-5-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 28
Avg: 1.35 / 1.65

Points

23
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82
PPG
1.35
2.24
GF
1.35
1.12
GA
1.65
53%
O2.5
65%
65%
BTTS
65%
71%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th
FSV Mainz 05 rank10th
Bayer Leverkusen points59
FSV Mainz 05 points40
Bayer Leverkusen: #6 · 59 pts · GD +21
14 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FSV Mainz 05: #10 · 40 pts · GD -9
33 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 home

D W L W D
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals13-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FSV Mainz 05 last 5 away

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals9-3
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

FSV Mainz 05 trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Bayer Leverkusen score at home100%
Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet at home35%
FSV Mainz 05 score away76%
FSV Mainz 05 clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Bayer Leverkusen score first71%
Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%
FSV Mainz 05 score first47%
FSV Mainz 05 win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bayer Leverkusen 60% · FSV Mainz 05 56%
Avg first goal minute: Bayer Leverkusen 21.1' · FSV Mainz 05 18.1'

Vs league average

Bayer Leverkusen score at home2.24 vs 1.78
Bayer Leverkusen concede at home1.12 vs 1.46
FSV Mainz 05 score away1.35 vs 1.46
FSV Mainz 05 concede away1.65 vs 1.78
Bayer Leverkusen score 26% above league average, while FSV Mainz 05 score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: Bayer Leverkusen are 23% below league average at home, and FSV Mainz 05 are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
0-15 8
31-45 7
16-30 6
61-75 6
46-60 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
46-60 2

FSV Mainz 05 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
0-15 8
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
12
8
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
3
2
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
9
13
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
738
370
Passes Accurate
642
285
Passes %
87%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
44'
44' VAR
J. Quansah
Penalty cancelled
46'
46' Arthur
1st substitution · For: A. Tape
59'
59' J. Hofmann
2nd substitution · For: I. Maza
59'
59' E. Poku
3rd substitution · For: M. Terrier
66'
66' E. Tapsoba
66'
66' S. Posch
67'
67' Goal · 0-1
S. Becker
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Nebel
69'
69' S. Becker
1st substitution · For: S. Katompa Mvumpa
72'
72' E. Fernández
4th substitution · For: Christian Kofane
81'
81' S. Widmer
2nd substitution · For: D. da Costa
82'
82' E. Palacios
5th substitution · For: Aleix García
88'
88' Goal · 1-1
J. Quansah
Normal Goal · Assist: Christian Kofane
89'
89' Lee Jae-Sung
3rd substitution · For: L. Maloney
90+2'
90+2' L. Maloney

Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, 28 February 2026 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Tobias Stieler. It was played at BayArena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. VAR intervened at 44' for Bayer Leverkusen (Penalty cancelled).

Second half: Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 46', with Arthur replacing A. Tape. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. Hofmann replacing I. Maza. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 59', with E. Poku replacing M. Terrier. E. Tapsoba received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 66'. S. Posch received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 66'. FSV Mainz 05 took the lead at 67' when S. Becker scored, with the assist credited to P. Nebel, making the score 0-1. FSV Mainz 05 made their 1st substitution at 69', with S. Becker replacing S. Katompa Mvumpa. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 72', with E. Fernández replacing Christian Kofane. FSV Mainz 05 made their 2nd substitution at 81', with S. Widmer replacing D. da Costa. Bayer Leverkusen made their 5th substitution at 82', with E. Palacios replacing Aleix García. Bayer Leverkusen leveled the score at 88' when J. Quansah scored, with the assist credited to Christian Kofane, making the score 1-1. FSV Mainz 05 made their 3rd substitution at 89', with Lee Jae-Sung replacing L. Maloney. L. Maloney received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 90+2'.

Bayer Leverkusen used 5 substitutions while FSV Mainz 05 used 3 substitutions. Bayer Leverkusen got 1 yellow card, while FSV Mainz 05 got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (66%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins13
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals12 (57.1%)
BTTS11 (52.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (27.3%)
BTTS4 (36.4%)

Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 Head-to-Head History by Season