Bundesliga · Matchweek 7
Jae-sung Lee 34'
Nadiem Amiri 71' (pen)
Armindo Sieb 90'
HT 1:3
Alejandro Grimaldo 11' (pen)
Christian Kofane 24'
Alejandro Grimaldo 45'
Martin Terrier 87'
Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 14:30 (UK) · Mewa Arena, Mainz
FSV Mainz 05 · 4 pts|Bayer Leverkusen · 14 pts

Bayer Leverkusen won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.66–3.48).

Player of the matchAlejandro Grimaldo9.2Decisive moment11' Alejandro Grimaldo+0.7

FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer Leverkusen

Key numbers

  • Possession 42% – 58%
  • Shots 12 (4 on target) – 20 (8)
  • Decisive moment: 11' Alejandro Grimaldo, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Alejandro Grimaldo 9.2Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.2 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-21-21-32-32-43-4
FSV Mainz 05 ahead 0 min · level 11 min · Bayer Leverkusen ahead 79 min
  • Armindo Sieb — off the bench 14 min · 1G 0A
  • Martin Terrier — off the bench 11 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

11' Alejandro Grimaldo Pen goal +0.7
24' Christian Kofane Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Ernest Poku +0.1 +0.4
34' Jae-sung Lee Goal +0.3
45' Alejandro Grimaldo Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Jonas Hofmann +0.1 +0.4
71' Nadiem Amiri Pen goal +0.2
87' Martin Terrier Goal +0.2
90' Armindo Sieb Goal · assist Nadiem Amiri +0.1
FSV Mainz 05 Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Bayer Leverkusen Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.7Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

FSV Mainz 05Bayer Leverkusen
42%Possession58%
1.66Expected goals (xG)3.48
0.14xG per shot0.17
12Shots20
4Shots on target8
33%Shots on target %40%
6Shots in box18
400Passes559
72%Pass accuracy82%
2Corners3
3Saves1
20Fouls12
4Yellow cards4
2Offsides0

Compared with usual

FSV Mainz 05

7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals30.86
Conceded41.4
xG1.661.1
xG against3.481.2
Shots1213.1
On target43.3
Shots faced2014.4
xG per shot0.140.08
Possession42%52.6%
Passes400411.1
Pass accuracy72%76.9%
Corners26
Fouls2012

Bayer Leverkusen

9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals42.1
Conceded31.2
xG3.481.4high
xG against1.660.94
Shots2013.6
On target85.2
Shots faced1211.2
xG per shot0.170.11
Possession58%57.8%
Passes559572.2
Pass accuracy82%87.7%
Corners34.6
Fouls1210.4

Timeline

  • 11' Goal Alejandro Grimaldo (pen) league goal #3
  • 24' Goal Christian Kofane league goal #2 assist Ernest Poku
  • 34' Goal Jae-sung Lee league goal #1
  • 37' Yellow Dominik Kohr
  • 45' Goal Alejandro Grimaldo league goal #4 assist Jonas Hofmann
  • 65' Sub Stefan Bell → Andreas Hanche-Olsen
  • 65' Sub Nikolas Veratschnig → Arnaud Nordin
  • 66' Sub Jonas Hofmann → Ibrahim Maza
  • 67' Yellow Edmond Tapsoba
  • 68' Yellow Alejandro Grimaldo
  • 71' Goal Nadiem Amiri (pen) league goal #2
  • 77' Yellow Andreas Hanche-Olsen
  • 79' Sub Christian Kofane → Martin Terrier
  • 79' Sub Ernest Poku → Eliesse Ben Seghir
  • 81' Yellow Loïc Badé
  • 81' Sub Jae-sung Lee → William Bøving
  • 83' Yellow Eliesse Ben Seghir
  • 86' Sub Benedict Hollerbach → Armindo Sieb
  • 87' Goal Martin Terrier league goal #1
  • 90' Goal Armindo Sieb league goal #2 assist Nadiem Amiri
  • 90+3' Yellow Nadiem Amiri
  • 90+10' Yellow William Bøving

Category leaders

  • Key passesErnest Poku4
  • Duels wonEzequiel Fernández10/15
  • DribblesEzequiel Fernández3/3
  • Defensive actionsDanny da Costa8
  • ShotsChristian Kofane5 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonBenedict Hollerbach3

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.