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Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05: result 2-1 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 23Kick-off on February 23, 2024 at 07:30 PM (UTC)BayArena, Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen
2-1
FSV Mainz 05

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What was the result of Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05?

Bayer Leverkusen won 2-1 on February 23, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 3′G. XhakaBayer Leverkusen
  • 7′D. KohrFSV Mainz 05
  • 68′R. AndrichBayer Leverkusen

Official lineup for Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 21A. Adli
  1. 10F. Wirtz
  2. 7J. Hofmann
  1. 20Álex Grimaldo
  2. 34G. Xhaka
  3. 8R. Andrich
  4. 30J. Frimpong
  1. 12E. Tapsoba
  2. 4J. Tah
  3. 6O. Kossounou
  1. 1L. Hrádecký

FSV Mainz 05

3-4-3
  1. 7Lee Jae-Sung
  2. 9K. Onisiwo
  3. 43B. Gruda
  1. 2P. Mwene
  2. 18N. Amiri
  3. 8L. Barreiro
  4. 30S. Widmer
  1. 19A. Caci
  2. 3S. van den Berg
  3. 31D. Kohr
  1. 27R. Zentner
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bayer Leverkusen have 12 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats; FSV Mainz 05 have 3, 6 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 20241. FC Heidenheim(away)2-1Bundesliga
Feb 10, 2024Bayern München(home)3-0Bundesliga
Feb 6, 2024VfB Stuttgart(home)3-2DFB Pokal
Feb 3, 2024SV Darmstadt 98(away)2-0Bundesliga
Jan 27, 2024Borussia Mönchengladbach(home)0-0Bundesliga
FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 17, 2024FC Augsburg(home)1-0Bundesliga
Feb 11, 2024VfB Stuttgart(away)1-3Bundesliga
Feb 7, 2024Union Berlin(home)1-1Bundesliga
Feb 3, 2024Werder Bremen(home)0-1Bundesliga
Jan 26, 2024Eintracht Frankfurt(away)0-1Bundesliga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Bayer Leverkusen wins, 1 draw, 2 FSV Mainz 05 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 30, 2023FSV Mainz 05 0-3 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Feb 19, 2023Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
Aug 27, 2022FSV Mainz 05 0-3 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Feb 18, 2022FSV Mainz 05 3-2 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Sep 25, 2021Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
Feb 13, 2021Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga

Last archived meeting: FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen on Sep 30, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Bayer Leverkusen score 2.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; FSV Mainz 05 score 0.7 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bayer Leverkusen2.50.778/159/15
FSV Mainz 050.71.046/153/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bayer Leverkusen sit 6th in Bundesliga (13 points from 8 matches) and FSV Mainz 05 sit 10th (10 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
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6Bayer Leverkusen8413181613
10FSV Mainz 058314171710

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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