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Bundesliga | Gameweek 23
Feb 23, 2024 at 7.30pm UK
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B. Leverkusen
2 - 1
Mainz

Xhaka (3'), Andrich (68')
Frimpong (45+1'), Alonso (45+1'), Tah (49'), Wirtz (74')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Kohr (7')
Onisiwo (42'), Kohr (52'), Zentner (54'), Caci (66'), Mwene (85')
Ngankam (80')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Bundesliga clash between Bayer Leverkusen and Mainz 05, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Mainz 1-0 Augsburg
Saturday, February 17 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga

We said: Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 Mainz 05

Both teams will be determined to claim all three points for different reasons, and although Mainz celebrated success at the BayArena last season, there is no hiding the fact that Leverkusen enter Friday's contest as firm favourites to come out on top. Alonso and co have shown that they still boast an attacking threat even without the presence of Boniface, and they should ultimately have few problems breaching Mainz's backline en route to claiming a title-boosting victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bayer Leverkusen win with a probability of 69.9%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 12.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.58%) and 1-0 (8.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.97%), while for a Mainz 05 win it was 1-2 (3.72%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bayer Leverkusen would win this match.

Result
Bayer LeverkusenDrawMainz 05
69.9% (0.045000000000002 0.05) 17.27% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01) 12.83% (-0.036 -0.04)
Both teams to score 55.23% (-0.073 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.85% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)35.15% (0.039999999999999 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.84% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)57.16% (0.045000000000002 0.05)
Bayer Leverkusen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.98% (0.0010000000000048 0)9.02% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.28%30.72% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
Mainz 05 Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.7% (-0.080999999999996 -0.08)39.29% (0.080999999999996 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)76% (0.075000000000003 0.08)
Score Analysis
    Bayer Leverkusen 69.89%
    Mainz 05 12.83%
    Draw 17.27%
Bayer LeverkusenDrawMainz 05
2-0 @ 10.25% (0.02 0.02)
2-1 @ 9.58% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
1-0 @ 8.53% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
3-0 @ 8.23% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
3-1 @ 7.68% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 4.95% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
4-1 @ 4.62%
3-2 @ 3.59% (-0.008 -0.01)
5-0 @ 2.38% (0.0049999999999999 0)
5-1 @ 2.22% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-2 @ 2.16% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-2 @ 1.04% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
6-0 @ 0.95% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.72%
Total : 69.89%
1-1 @ 7.97% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-2 @ 4.47% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-0 @ 3.54% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 17.27%
1-2 @ 3.72% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-1 @ 3.31%
0-2 @ 1.55% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.39% (-0.006 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.16% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 1.7%
Total : 12.83%

How you voted: B. Leverkusen vs Mainz

Bayer Leverkusen
89.4%
Draw
4.5%
Mainz 05
6.1%
132
Head to Head
Sep 30, 2023 2.30pm
Gameweek 6
Mainz
0-3
B. Leverkusen

Fernandes (58'), Gruda (75'), Richter (90+2'), Barreiro (90+4')
Van den Berg (18' og.), Grimaldo (59'), Hofmann (65')
Xhaka (4')
Feb 19, 2023 6.30pm
Gameweek 21
B. Leverkusen
2-3
Mainz
Amiri (32'), Schick (58')
Caci (26'), Barreiro (45+4'), Ingvartsen (82' pen.)
Aug 27, 2022 2.30pm
Gameweek 4
Mainz
0-3
B. Leverkusen

Burgzorg (70')
Palacios (29'), Frimpong (39', 41')
Hincapie (3'), Andrich (45'), Frimpong (60'), Bakker (76')
Hincapie (77'), Bakker (90+4')
Feb 18, 2022 7.30pm
Gameweek 23
Mainz
3-2
B. Leverkusen
Caricol (57'), Boetius (84'), Ingvartsen (88')
Caricol (66'), Ingvartsen (90+5')
Schick (35'), Alario (74')
Adli (31'), Demirbay (56')
Sep 25, 2021 2.30pm
Gameweek 6
B. Leverkusen
1-0
Mainz
Wirtz (62')
Tah (11'), Diaby (44'), Bakker (83'), Alario (90+3')

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern15113147133436
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen1595137211632
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1583435231227
4RB Leipzig158342420427
5Mainz 05Mainz157442820825
6Werder Bremen157442625125
7Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach157352520524
8Freiburg157352124-324
9Stuttgart156542925423
10Borussia DortmundDortmund146442521422
11Wolfsburg146353125621
12Union BerlinUnion Berlin154561419-517
13Augsburg154471732-1516
14St Pauli154291219-714
15Hoffenheim153572028-814
16Heidenheim1431101831-1310
17Holstein Kiel1522111938-198
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1403111135-243


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