RB Leipzig vs Mainz, 2023-24 German Bundesliga

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RB Leipzig are hosting Mainz at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavi Simons with a through ball.
6': Attempt blocked. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
10': VAR Decision: No Penalty RB Leipzig.
11': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
12': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
14': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
16': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
16': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
18': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
20': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
20': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
23': Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
24': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs.
24': Attempt blocked. Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
26': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
26': Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
27': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig).
29': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05).
33': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Castello Lukeba.
33': Foul by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
33': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
44': Foul by Anthony Caci (1. FSV Mainz 05).
44': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Offside, RB Leipzig. Loïs Openda is caught offside.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+3': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
45'+4': First Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
45': Second Half begins RB Leipzig 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
47': Attempt saved. Ludovic Ajorque (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
47': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Henrichs is caught offside.
50': Benjamin Henrichs (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
51': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
51': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Kampl.
51': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
53': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Josuha Guilavogui.
54': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Ludovic Ajorque.
54': Attempt saved. Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Raum.
54': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
55': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
56': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lee Jae-Sung replaces Karim Onisiwo.
56': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Brajan Gruda replaces Ludovic Ajorque.
56': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Silvan Widmer replaces Anthony Caci.
57': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
58': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
58': Foul by Kevin Kampl (RB Leipzig).
58': Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
59': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Robin Zentner.
60': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Leandro Barreiro.
62': Hand ball by Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05).
66': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
67': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
67': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
67': Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Yussuf Poulsen replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
68': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko replaces Loïs Openda.
70': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
70': Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
71': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
73': Foul by Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05).
73': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
73': Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by David Raum (RB Leipzig).
76': Attempt missed. Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
76': Foul by Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05).
76': Willi Orbán (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
80': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig).
80': Offside, RB Leipzig. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
81': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
81': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
81': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Nicolas Seiwald replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
82': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Mohamed Simakan replaces Kevin Kampl.
83': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
84': Attempt missed. Sepp van den Berg (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nadiem Amiri with a cross following a corner.
85': Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Silvan Widmer.
85': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Raum with a cross following a corner.
86': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
86': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Raum with a cross.
86': Foul by Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig).
86': Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, RB Leipzig. Eljif Elmas replaces Yussuf Poulsen because of an injury.
87': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brajan Gruda.
88': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Silvan Widmer with a cross.
89': Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Simons.
89': Brajan Gruda (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Castello Lukeba (RB Leipzig).
90'+1': VAR Decision: No Penalty 1. FSV Mainz 05.
90'+6': Offside, RB Leipzig. Castello Lukeba is caught offside.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Silvan Widmer (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Burkardt.
90'+6': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
90'+7': Attempt saved. Sepp van den Berg (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.
90'+7': Second Half ends, RB Leipzig 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.
0': Match ends, RB Leipzig 0, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.

Statistics

M05		RBL
15	Fouls	10
5	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	12
9	Saves	2
33.4	Possession	66.6
8	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
227	Accurate Passes	537
320	Passes	625
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	12
7	Crosses	38
0.6	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	48
17	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	11
21	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.7
6	Interceptions	5
39	Effective Clearances	6
39	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 44,813

Bundesliga Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bayern Munich	11	+29	29
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	11	+11	23
3	RB Leipzig	11	+9	21
4	Bayer Leverkusen	11	+8	20

Full Standings

Line-Ups

RB Leipzig (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Péter Gulácsi (GK)
23	Castello Lukeba
4	Willi Orbán
22	David Raum
39	Benjamin Henrichs
24	Xaver Schlager
44	Kevin Kampl
20	Xavi Simons
7	Dani Olmo
14	Christoph Baumgartner
17	Loïs Openda

RB Leipzig Substitutes:

El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Christopher Lenz, Mohamed Simakan, Nicolas Seiwald, Benjamin Sesko, Lukas Klostermann, Yussuf Poulsen, Janis Blaswich, Eljif Elmas.

Mainz (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	Robin Zentner (GK)
23	Josuha Guilavogui
25	Andreas Hanche-Olsen
3	Sepp van den Berg
18	Nadiem Amiri
8	Leandro Barreiro
2	Phillipp Mwene
19	Anthony Caci
17	Ludovic Ajorque
9	Karim Onisiwo
29	Jonathan Burkhardt

Mainz Substitutes:

Lee Jae-Sung, Lasse Rieß, Merveille Papela, Marco Richter, Tom Krauss, Jessic Ngankam, Edimilson Fernandes, Silvan Widmer, Brajan Gruda.

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