German Bundesliga

Mainz vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, 2025-26 German Bundesliga

· German Bundesliga
Mainz
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    0 - 1
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    • 58': Danny da Costa (OG)

    About

    Mainz are hosting Borussia Mönchengladbach at MEWA ARENA, Mainz, 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.
    • 2': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Phillipp Mwene.
    • 7': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 7': Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moritz Nicolas.
    • 15': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joe Scally.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shuto Machino with a cross.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Maxim Leitsch.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Kevin Diks (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Netz with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Handball by Yannik Engelhardt (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 17': Own Goal by Maxim Leitsch, 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
    • 19': VAR Decision: No Goal 1. FSV Mainz 05 0-0 Borussia Mönchengladbach.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Reyna with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rocco Reitz.
    • 25': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) is shown the yellow card.
    • 27': Offside, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Fabio Moreno Fell is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 28': Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Haris Tabakovic is caught offside.
    • 30': Offside, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Haris Tabakovic is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 37': Kaishu Sano (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 39': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 41': Phillipp Mwene (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 43': Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Castrop.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.
    • 47': Foul by Danny da Costa (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 47': Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Moritz Nicolas (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Assisted by Kaishu Sano with a through ball.
    • 49': Foul by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 49': Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Scally.
    • 50': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 57': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Daniel Batz.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Haris Tabakovic (Borussia Mönchengladbach) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Rocco Reitz with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Own Goal by Danny da Costa, 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Yannik Engelhardt.
    • 64': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Rocco Reitz.
    • 65': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Giovanni Reyna.
    • 65': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Maxim Leitsch (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.
    • 66': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Arnaud Nordin replaces Phillipp Mwene.
    • 67': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Maxim Leitsch.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (1. FSV Mainz 05) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Moritz Nicolas (Borussia Mönchengladbach). Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
    • 69': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Kevin Stöger replaces Giovanni Reyna.
    • 70': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Luca Netz (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 71': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joe Scally.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Fabio Moreno Fell (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (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.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Nelson Weiper (1. FSV Mainz 05) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Jae-Sung with a cross.
    • 74': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Nico Elvedi.
    • 77': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Benedict Hollerbach replaces Fabio Moreno Fell.
    • 77': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Nikolas Veratschnig replaces Silvan Widmer.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Shuto Machino (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Haris Tabakovic.
    • 78': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 78': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Grant-Leon Ranos replaces Shuto Machino.
    • 80': Handball by Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 81': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Kevin Diks.
    • 85': Corner, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Conceded by Joe Scally.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Lee Jae-Sung (1. FSV Mainz 05) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kaishu Sano.
    • 86': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 86': Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, 1. FSV Mainz 05. Sota Kawasaki replaces Lee Jae-Sung.
    • 89': Foul by Sota Kawasaki (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 89': Grant-Leon Ranos (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Jens Castrop (Borussia Mönchengladbach) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Stöger.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Batz (1. FSV Mainz 05). Assisted by Jens Castrop.
    • 90': Corner, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Conceded by Daniel Batz.
    • 90': Nikolas Veratschnig (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Borussia Mönchengladbach. Marvin Friedrich replaces Jens Castrop.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 90'+3': Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1. FSV Mainz 05) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Benedict Hollerbach (1. FSV Mainz 05).
    • 90'+6': Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.
    • 0': Match ends, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0, Borussia Mönchengladbach 1.

    Statistics

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    4 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 4
    44.8 Possession 55.2
    14 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    325 Accurate Passes 422
    425 Passes 525
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 20
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 51
    24 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    23 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 12
    46 Effective Clearances 30
    46 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: German Bundesliga

    Venue: MEWA ARENA
    Location: Mainz, Germany
    Attendance: 30,500

    Bundesliga Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bayern Munich 15 +44 41
    2 Borussia Dortmund 15 +14 32
    3 Bayer Leverkusen 15 +13 29
    4 RB Leipzig 15 +11 29
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    M05 Mainz (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    33 Daniel Batz (GK)
    25 Andreas Hanche-Olsen Yellow Card
    5 Maxim Leitsch
    21 Danny da Costa
    7 Lee Jae-Sung
    6 Kaishu Sano
    10 Nadiem Amiri
    2 Phillipp Mwene
    30 Silvan Widmer
    44 Nelson Weiper
    36 Fabio Moreno Fell
    Mainz Substitutes:
    Benedict Hollerbach, William Bøving, Lennard Maloney, Arnaud Nordin, Kacper Potulski, Stefan Bell, Sota Kawasaki, Lasse Rieß, Nikolas Veratschnig.

    BMG Borussia Mönchengladbach (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    33 Moritz Nicolas (GK)
    30 Nico Elvedi
    4 Kevin Diks
    29 Joe Scally Yellow Card
    6 Yannick Engelhardt
    27 Rocco Reitz
    20 Luca Netz
    17 Jens Castrop
    15 Haris Tabakovic
    13 Giovanni Reyna
    18 Shuto Machino
    Borussia Mönchengladbach Substitutes:
    Lukas Ullrich, Wael Mohya, Tiago Pereira, Oscar Fraulo, Marvin Friedrich, Charles Herrmann, Kevin Stöger, Niklas Swider, Grant-Leon Ranos.

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