Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen Match Highlights and Recap

Bundesliga

Bundesliga

01:30 PMMay 17, 2025
Regular Season – 34
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2 – 2
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HT: (1 – 0)
📍 MEWA ARENA (Mainz)👤 Referee: T. Reichel
Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen
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How did Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen perform?

Home Voted: 0
Away Voted: 0
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
World Class25%
Solid0%
Bang Average25%
Lucky0%
Shocking50%
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Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION
48%52%
ATTACK
19
Total shots
7
6
Shots on target
4
5
Shots off target
1
8
Blocked shots
2
14
Shots inside box
5
5
Shots outside box
2
8
Corner kicks
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Dangerous attacks
0
PASSING
336
Total passes
392
245 (73%)
Accurate passes
305 (78%)
DISCIPLINE
14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
6
2
Goalkeeper saves
4

Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Mainz

3-4-2-1
27G
Robin Zentner
6.7
21D
Danny da Costa
6.5
16D
Stefan Bell 40′
7
25D
Andreas Hanche-Olsen 81′
6.5
19M
Anthony Caci 🔺71′
6.3
6M
Kaishu Sano
6.9
18M
Nadiem Amiri 🔺90+2′
7.5
2M
Phillipp Mwene 🔺87′
7.2
8F
Paul Nebel 35′
7.6
7F
Jae-sung Lee 🔺90+2′
7.3
29F
Jonathan Burkardt 63′ 🔺90+2′
7.3
Substitutes
22D
Nikolas Veratschnig 🔻71′
6.6
30D
Silvan Widmer 🔻87′
6.3
15M
Lennard Maloney 🔻90+2′
14M
Hyun-Seok Hong 🔻90+2′
44F
Nelson Weiper 🔻90+2′
1G
Lasse Riess
5D
Maxim Leitsch
9F
Arnaud Nordin
11F
Armindo Sieb
Coach of Mainz
👔 B. Henriksen

Bayer Leverkusen

3-4-2-1
1G
Lukáš Hrádecký
7
12D
Edmond Tapsoba
6.6
4D
Jonathan Tah 83′
6.9
3D
Piero Hincapié 59′
7
19M
Nathan Tella 🔺46′
6.3
24M
Aleix García 45+7′ 🔺87′
7.3
25M
Exequiel Palacios 40′
6.9
20M
Alejandro Grimaldo 🔺25′
6.7
7F
Jonas Hofmann 🔺46′
6.3
10F
Florian Wirtz 87′
7
14F
Patrik Schick 49′54′
8.6
Substitutes
13D
Arthur 🔻25′
5.6
8M
Robert Andrich 🔻46′
6.5
21F
Amine Adli 🔻46′
6.7
16M
Emiliano Buendía 🔻87′
6.6
41G
Simeon Rapsch
36G
Niklas Lomb
34M
Granit Xhaka
30D
Jeremie Frimpong
Coach of Bayer Leverkusen
👔 Xabi Alonso

Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen Head to Head

1WINS
0DRAWS
5WINS
Over 1.5 Goals83%
Over 2.5 Goals83%
Both Teams Scored50%

Past H2H Matches & Results

18 Oct 2025 Mainz 3-4 Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
14 Jan 2025 Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz
Bundesliga
23 Feb 2024 Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Mainz
Bundesliga
30 Sep 2023 Mainz 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga
19 Feb 2023 Bayer Leverkusen 2-3 Mainz
Bundesliga
27 Aug 2022 Mainz 0-3 Bayer Leverkusen
Bundesliga

Bundesliga Standings

PosTeamMPWDL+/-GDPts
1
Bayern Munich
15 13 2 0 55-11 44 41
2
Dortmund
15 9 5 1 26-12 14 32
3
Bayer Leverkusen
15 9 2 4 33-20 13 29
4
RB Leipzig
15 9 2 4 30-19 11 29
5
Hoffenheim
15 8 3 4 29-20 9 27
6
Stuttgart
15 8 2 5 25-22 3 26
7
Eintracht Frankfurt
15 7 4 4 30-30 0 25
8
Union Berlin
15 6 3 6 20-23 -3 21
9
Freiburg
15 5 5 5 25-26 -1 20
10
Werder Bremen
15 4 5 6 18-28 -10 17
11
FC Koln
15 4 4 7 22-24 -2 16
12
B. Monchengladbach
15 4 4 7 18-24 -6 16
13
Hamburger SV
15 4 4 7 16-25 -9 16
14
Wolfsburg
15 4 3 8 23-28 -5 15
15
Augsburg
15 4 2 9 17-28 -11 14
16
St. Pauli
15 3 3 9 13-26 -13 12
17
Heidenheim
15 3 2 10 13-34 -21 11
18
Mainz
15 1 5 9 13-26 -13 8

Qualification/Relegation

Promotion – Champions League (League phase)
Promotion – Europa League (League phase)
Promotion – Conference League (Qualification)
Bundesliga (Relegation)
Relegation – 2. Bundesliga

Mainz vs Bayer Leverkusen Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-05-17

In the grand scheme of the Bundesliga season, every point is precious. Mainz hosted Bayer Leverkusen on May 17, 2025 with a clear mission to secure all three points.

The encounter at MEWA ARENA (Mainz) was a test of endurance and strategy. Both teams knew that slipping up could be costly. The match unfolded with high stakes evident in every challenge.

Race for the Table

Mainz is fighting for a top spot, currently at 18th. With 8 points, they need to convert draws into wins. Their current record is 1W – 5D – 9L.

Bayer Leverkusen is equally hungry for points. Sitting at 3rd with 29 points, they are aiming to climb the ladder. They have 9 wins to their name.

Rivalry History

Looking back at 7 matches, Mainz leads with 1 wins against Bayer Leverkusen‘s 5. 1 draws suggest parity.

Both teams have scored in 4 matches, indicating open play. Over 2.5 goals occurred 6 times.

Recent Progress

Here is how their race for points has been going recently:

Recent Matches of Mainz

  • Mainz 0-0 St. Pauli (Bundesliga, Dec 21, 2025)
  • Bayern Munich 2-2 Mainz (Bundesliga, Dec 14, 2025)
  • Mainz 0-1 B. Monchengladbach (Bundesliga, Dec 05, 2025)
  • Freiburg 4-0 Mainz (Bundesliga, Nov 30, 2025)
  • Mainz 1-1 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga, Nov 21, 2025)
  • Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 Mainz (Bundesliga, Nov 09, 2025)

Recent Matches of Bayer Leverkusen

  • RB Leipzig 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga, Dec 20, 2025)
  • Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 FC Koln (Bundesliga, Dec 13, 2025)
  • Augsburg 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga, Dec 06, 2025)
  • Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Dortmund (Bundesliga, Nov 29, 2025)
  • Wolfsburg 1-3 Bayer Leverkusen (Bundesliga, Nov 22, 2025)
  • Bayer Leverkusen 6-0 Heidenheim (Bundesliga, Nov 08, 2025)

Watch The Race Unfold

See how the battle for points played out. Full highlights and analysis available now.


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