FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer Leverkusen — Bundesliga, 18 Oct 2025
Bayer Leverkusen beat FSV Mainz 05 4-3 in the Bundesliga on 18 October 2025 at Mewa Arena, Mainz. A. Grimaldo, C. M. Kofane, Lee Jae-Sung, Nadiem Amiri got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, FSV Mainz 05 have won 1 and Bayer Leverkusen 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-111'Penalty
- 0-224'assist: E. Poku
- 1-234'
- 37'Foul
- 1-345'assist: J. Hofmann
- Half-time1-3
- 65'
- 65'
- 66'
- 67'Foul
- 68'Argument
- 2-371'Penalty
- 77'
- 79'
- 79'out: E. Ben Seghir
- 81'Time wasting
- 81'
- 83'Time wasting
- 86'
- 2-487'
- 3-490'assist: Nadiem Amiri
- 90+3'Simulation
- 90+10'Foul
- Full-time3-4
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
FSV Mainz 05
- 8.2Nadiem AmiriM
- 7.9Kaishu SanoM
- 7.5Armindo SiebF
- 6.9Jae-sung LeeF
- 6.7Arnaud NordinF
- 6.7Lasse RiessG
- 6.5Phillipp MweneM
- 6.5Nikolas VeratschnigM
- 6.5Benedict HollerbachF
- 6.5William BøvingF
- 6.3Andreas Hanche-OlsenD
- 6.3Paul NebelF
- 6.3Danny da CostaD
- 6.2Stefan BellD
- 4.9Dominik KohrD
Bayer Leverkusen
- 9.0Alejandro GrimaldoM
- 7.9Jonas HofmannF
- 7.6Martin TerrierF
- 7.3Christian KofaneF
- 7.2Ezequiel FernándezM
- 6.9Loïc BadéD
- 6.9Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 6.9Aleix GarcíaM
- 6.6Ernest PokuF
- 6.6Mark FlekkenG
- 6.5Ibrahim MazaF
- 6.3Robert AndrichD
- 6.3Edmond TapsobaD
- 5.7ArthurM
Line-ups
Bayer Leverkusen3-4-2-1
FSV Mainz 053-4-2-1
Substitutes
FSV Mainz 05Bo Bjørnholt Henriksen
Substitutes
- 9Arnaud Nordin65'F6.7
- 15Lennard MaloneyM
- 25Andreas Hanche-Olsen77'65'D6.3
- 30Silvan WidmerD
- 33D. BatzG
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 14W. Boving81'F6.5
- 11Armindo Sieb90'86'F7.5
- 37Ben BobzienF
Bayer LeverkusenKasper Hjulmand
Substitutes
- 11M. Terrier87'79'F7.6
- 36N. LombG
- 28J. BlaswichG
- 44J. BelocianD
- 17E. Ben Seghir79'F6.9
- 30Ibrahim Maza66'F6.5
- 9Claudio EcheverriM
- 42M. CulbreathM
- 27Jeremiah MensahM
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.66Expected goals (xG)3.48
12Total shots20
4Shots on target8
4Shots off target6
4Blocked shots6
2Corners3
2Offsides0
20Fouls12
4Yellow cards4
3Goalkeeper saves1
-0.66Goals prevented-0.66
400Total passes559
289Accurate passes457
72%Pass accuracy82%
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nadiem Amiri | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Kaishu Sano | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Armindo Sieb | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jae-sung Lee | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Arnaud Nordin | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lasse Riess | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Phillipp Mwene | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Nikolas Veratschnig | 65 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Benedict Hollerbach | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| William Bøving | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Paul Nebel | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Danny da Costa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Stefan Bell | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dominik Kohr | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 4.9 |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9.0 |
| Jonas Hofmann | 66 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Martin Terrier | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Christian Kofane | 79 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ezequiel Fernández | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Loïc Badé | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | 11 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Aleix García | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ernest Poku | 79 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mark Flekken | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Robert Andrich | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Arthur | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.7 |
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