FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen

FSV Mainz 05

3 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 14:30 Europe/London 📍 MEWA ARENA 🧑‍⚖️ Florian Exner 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

FSV Mainz 05 10 · Bayer Leverkusen 6

Referee Stats

Florian Exner

13 matches · 4.38 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.38
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.46
Over 4.5 cards	46%
Home wins	31%
Draws	23%
Away wins	46%

How the match was won

Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (12-20).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (58%).
Bayer Leverkusen had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

FSV Mainz 05 (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-8

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.24 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bayer Leverkusen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 28

Avg: 1.76 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00

PPG

1.65

1.24

1.76

1.47

1.65

41%

O2.5

65%

59%

BTTS

65%

41%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

FSV Mainz 05 rank10th

Bayer Leverkusen rank6th

FSV Mainz 05 points40

Bayer Leverkusen points59

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.

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.

19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FSV Mainz 05 last 5 home

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals8-11

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 away

L W W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals10-10

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

FSV Mainz 05 score at home65%

FSV Mainz 05 clean sheet at home12%

Bayer Leverkusen score away76%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

FSV Mainz 05 score first41%

FSV Mainz 05 win after scoring first29%

Bayer Leverkusen score first53%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FSV Mainz 05 14% · Bayer Leverkusen 50%

Avg first goal minute: FSV Mainz 05 22.0' · Bayer Leverkusen 19.2'

Vs league average

FSV Mainz 05 score at home1.24 vs 1.78

FSV Mainz 05 concede at home1.47 vs 1.46

Bayer Leverkusen score away1.76 vs 1.46

Bayer Leverkusen concede away1.65 vs 1.78

FSV Mainz 05 score 31% below league average, while Bayer Leverkusen score 21% above league average.

Defensive side: FSV Mainz 05 are 1% above league average at home, and Bayer Leverkusen are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

FSV Mainz 05 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

16-30 4

31-45 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 68% 2H scored: 32% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

400

559

Passes Accurate

289

457

Passes %

72%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Álex Grimaldo

Penalty

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

Christian Kofane

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Poku

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Lee Jae-Sung

Normal Goal

37'

37' D. Kohr

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

Álex Grimaldo

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Hofmann

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ S. Bell

1st substitution · For: A. Hanche-Olsen

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Veratschnig

2nd substitution · For: A. Nordin

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Hofmann

1st substitution · For: I. Maza

67'

67' E. Tapsoba

68'

68' Álex Grimaldo

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

N. Amiri

Penalty

77'

77' A. Hanche-Olsen

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Christian Kofane

2nd substitution · For: M. Terrier

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ E. Poku

3rd substitution · For: E. Ben Seghir

81'

81' L. Badé

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Lee Jae-Sung

3rd substitution · For: W. Bøving

83'

83' E. Ben Seghir

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Hollerbach

4th substitution · For: A. Sieb

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

M. Terrier

Normal Goal

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

A. Sieb

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Amiri

90+3'

90+3' N. Amiri

90+10'

90+10' W. Bøving

FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat FSV Mainz 05 4-3 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Florian Exner. It was played at MEWA ARENA.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 11' when Álex Grimaldo scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 24' when Christian Kofane scored, with the assist credited to E. Poku, making the score 0-2. FSV Mainz 05 reduced the deficit at 34' when Lee Jae-Sung scored, making the score 1-2. D. Kohr received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 37'. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 45' when Álex Grimaldo scored, with the assist credited to J. Hofmann, making the score 1-3.

Second half: FSV Mainz 05 made their 1st substitution at 65', with S. Bell replacing A. Hanche-Olsen. FSV Mainz 05 made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Veratschnig replacing A. Nordin. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Hofmann replacing I. Maza. E. Tapsoba received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 67'. Álex Grimaldo received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 68'. FSV Mainz 05 reduced the deficit at 71' when N. Amiri scored (Penalty), making the score 2-3. A. Hanche-Olsen received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 77'. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Christian Kofane replacing M. Terrier. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 79', with E. Poku replacing E. Ben Seghir. L. Badé received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 81'. FSV Mainz 05 made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Lee Jae-Sung replacing W. Bøving. E. Ben Seghir received a yellow card for Bayer Leverkusen at 83'. FSV Mainz 05 made their 4th substitution at 86', with B. Hollerbach replacing A. Sieb. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 87' when M. Terrier scored, making the score 2-4. FSV Mainz 05 scored late to reduce the deficit at 90' when A. Sieb scored, with the assist credited to N. Amiri, making the score 3-4. N. Amiri received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 90+3'. W. Bøving received a yellow card for FSV Mainz 05 at 90+10'.

FSV Mainz 05 used 4 substitutions while Bayer Leverkusen used 3 substitutions. FSV Mainz 05 got 4 yellow cards, while Bayer Leverkusen got 4 yellow cards.