Bayer Leverkusen vs Mainz, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen

3': Granit Xhaka
68': Robert Andrich

FT
2 - 1

Mainz

7': Dominik Kohr
80': Jessic Ngankam

Leverkusen beat Mainz to go 11 points clear, set unbeaten record

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Bayer Leverkusen battled past Mainz 05 2-1 on Friday to go 11 points clear at the top of the league and set a new record for a Bundesliga club with their 33rd straight game without defeat across all competitions.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
2': Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
5': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Karim Onisiwo is caught offside.
6': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
6': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
7': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
10': Attempt saved. Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
11': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
12': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
12': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
15': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Attempt saved. Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung.
16': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
16': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
19': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
20': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
20': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Andrich with a through ball.
23': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
23': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
23': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
24': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
24': Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
27': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
28': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
28': Attempt saved. Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
28': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
29': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05).
30': Attempt blocked. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Hand ball by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
35': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
35': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
36': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
37': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
40': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
40': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
41': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
42': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
42': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt saved. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
44': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
45'+1': (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45'+1': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
46': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
46': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
47': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karim Onisiwo with a cross.
49': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt blocked. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross.
52': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05).
52': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
53': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leandro Barreiro.
54': Robin Zentner (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
55': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
56': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nadiem Amiri is caught offside.
56': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Jonas Hofmann.
57': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
58': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
60': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Josuha Guilavogui replaces Silvan Widmer.
62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
62': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
63': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
64': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
65': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Jessic Ngankam replaces Brajan Gruda.
65': Attempt blocked. Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Jeremie Frimpong.
66': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
66': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
72': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
72': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05).
74': Dominik Kohr (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
74': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
75': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
75': Karim Onisiwo (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
78': Foul by Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
78': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05).
80': Jessic Ngankam (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the red card.
83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Piero Hincapié replaces Amine Adli.
83': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
83': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Tom Krauß replaces Karim Onisiwo.
84': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
84': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
85': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Florian Wirtz.
90': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
90'+2': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+3': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.
0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, 1. FSV Mainz 05 1.

Statistics

M05		B04
16	Fouls	14
5	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	3
33.3	Possession	66.7
13	SHOTS	17
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
255	Accurate Passes	585
340	Passes	677
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	2
8	Crosses	22
0.4	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	42
13	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	5
16	Tackles	7
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	6
27	Effective Clearances	8
27	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	10	+26	26
2	RB Leipzig	10	+10	21
3	Eintracht Frankfurt	10	+10	20
4	Bayer Leverkusen	10	+5	17

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
34	Granit Xhaka
8	Robert Andrich
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
30	Jeremie Frimpong
21	Amine Adli
10	Florian Wirtz
7	Jonas Hofmann

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Borja Iglesias, Nathan Tella, Noah Mbamba, Josip Stanisic, Patrik Schick, Gustavo Puerta, Adam Hlozek, Piero Hincapié, Matej Kovar.

Mainz (3-4-3)

No.	Name
27	Robin Zentner (GK)
3	Sepp van den Berg
19	Anthony Caci
31	Dominik Kohr
18	Nadiem Amiri
8	Leandro Barreiro
2	Phillipp Mwene
30	Silvan Widmer
9	Karim Onisiwo
7	Lee Jae-Sung
43	Brajan Gruda

Mainz Substitutes:

Merveille Papela, Jessic Ngankam, Josuha Guilavogui, Tim Müller, Tom Krauss, Marco Richter, Maxim Dal, Lasse Rieß.

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