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FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen: result 3-4 and analysis

BundesligaRegular Season - 7Kick-off on October 18, 2025 at 01:30 PM (UTC)MEWA ARENA, Mainz

FSV Mainz 05
3-4
Bayer Leverkusen

Full time

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

Bayer Leverkusen won 3-4 on October 18, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 11′Álex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen (pen.)
  • 24′Christian KofaneBayer Leverkusen
  • 34′Lee Jae-SungFSV Mainz 05
  • 45′Álex GrimaldoBayer Leverkusen
  • 71′N. AmiriFSV Mainz 05 (pen.)
  • 87′M. TerrierBayer Leverkusen
  • 90′A. SiebFSV Mainz 05

Official lineup for FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FSV Mainz 05

3-4-2-1
  1. 17B. Hollerbach
  1. 7Lee Jae-Sung
  2. 8P. Nebel
  1. 2P. Mwene
  2. 6K. Sano
  3. 10N. Amiri
  4. 22N. Veratschnig
  1. 31D. Kohr
  2. 16S. Bell
  3. 21D. da Costa
  1. 1L. Rieß

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
  1. 35Christian Kofane
  1. 19E. Poku
  2. 7J. Hofmann
  1. 20Álex Grimaldo
  2. 24Aleix García
  3. 6E. Fernández
  4. 13Arthur
  1. 12E. Tapsoba
  2. 5L. Badé
  3. 8R. Andrich
  1. 1M. Flekken
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FSV Mainz 05 have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Bayer Leverkusen have 7, 5 and 3.

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

FSV Mainz 05
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 5, 2025Hamburger SV(away)0-4Bundesliga
Oct 2, 2025Omonia Nicosia(away)1-0UEFA Europa Conference League
Sep 27, 2025Borussia Dortmund(home)0-2Bundesliga
Sep 20, 2025FC Augsburg(away)4-1Bundesliga
Sep 13, 2025RB Leipzig(home)0-1Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 4, 2025Union Berlin(home)2-0Bundesliga
Oct 1, 2025PSV Eindhoven(home)1-1UEFA Champions League
Sep 27, 2025FC St. Pauli(away)2-1Bundesliga
Sep 21, 2025Borussia Mönchengladbach(home)1-1Bundesliga
Sep 18, 2025FC Copenhagen(away)2-2UEFA Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 FSV Mainz 05 win, 1 draw, 4 Bayer Leverkusen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 17, 2025FSV Mainz 05 2-2 Bayer LeverkusenBundesliga
Jan 14, 2025Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
Feb 23, 2024Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga
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

Last archived meeting: FSV Mainz 05 vs Bayer Leverkusen on May 17, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

FSV Mainz 05 score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bayer Leverkusen score 1.9 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FSV Mainz 051.71.147/158/15
Bayer Leverkusen1.91.4410/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
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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