Mainz vs Leverkusen 2023-24 German Bundesliga

Mainz

FT
0 - 3

Bayer Leverkusen

18': Sepp van den Berg (OG)
59': Alejandro Grimaldo
65': Jonas Hofmann

Record-breaking Leverkusen beat Mainz to go top in Bundesliga

Jonas Hofmann goal 65th minute Mainz 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen cruised past hapless hosts Mainz 05 3-0 on Saturday to record their best-ever start to a Bundesliga season and take over top spot after six matchdays.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Own Goal by Sepp van den Berg, 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
45'+2': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
58': Edimilson Fernandes (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
63': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Florian Wirtz.
65': Goal! 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios following a fast break.
69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Aymen Barkok replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Anwar El Ghazi replaces Danny da Costa.
69': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Dominik Kohr.
75': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Ludovic Ajorque replaces Brajan Gruda.
79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich replaces Granit Xhaka.
79': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Victor Boniface.
84': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Marco Richter replaces Karim Onisiwo.
86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonas Hofmann.
86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+2': Marco Richter (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: MEWA ARENA
Location: Mainz, Germany
Attendance: 33,305

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+63	Bayern Munich	33	79	2
+31	Bayer Leverkusen	32	68	2
+20	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	56	8
-2	SC Freiburg	33	55	10

Full Table

Statistics

B04		M05
11	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
55.3	Possession	44.7
6	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
527	Accurate Passes	397
605	Passes	483
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
8	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.4
38	Long Balls	45
16	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	13
24	Effective Clearances	7
24	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Robin Zentner (GK)
16	Stefan Bell
20	Edimilson Fernandes
3	Sepp van den Berg
31	Dominik Kohr
8	Leandro Barreiro
19	Anthony Caci
21	Danny da Costa
9	Karim Onisiwo
7	Lee Jae-Sung
43	Brajan Gruda

Substitutes:

Daniel Batz, Josuha Guilavogui, Anwar El Ghazi, Ludovic Ajorque, Tom Krauss, Merveille Papela, Marco Richter, Aymen Barkok.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
34	Granit Xhaka
25	Exequiel Palacios
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
22	Victor Boniface
7	Jonas Hofmann
10	Florian Wirtz