FSV Mainz 05 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 24 September 2016

Result

FSV Mainz 05 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Saturday 24 September 2016, 13:30 UTC · half-time 2-1

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FSV Mainz 05 2-3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

FSV Mainz 05 lost to Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-3 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 24 September 2016. The half-time score was 2-1.

Yunus Malli opened the scoring in the 31st minute. FSV Mainz 05's goals came from Yunus Malli (31') and Stefan Bell (35'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Chicharito (32'), Chicharito (66') and Chicharito (90+2').

Discipline: FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FSV Mainz 05 were 7th on 7 points from 4 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12th on 4 points from 4. FSV Mainz 05 went on to finish that season 15th with 37 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 12th with 41.

FSV Mainz 05 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Javier Hernández Balcázar of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9.0), ahead of Kevin Kampl (8.1).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Daniel BrosinskiFSV Mainz 05
  • 21'Yellow card · Aleksandar DragovicBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 31'Goal · Yunus MalliFSV Mainz 05 · 1-0
  • 32'Goal · ChicharitoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-1
  • 35'Goal · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05 · 2-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05
  • 45'Yellow card · Jhon CórdobaFSV Mainz 05
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Charles AránguizBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 66'Goal · ChicharitoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-2
  • 90+2'Goal · ChicharitoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FSV Mainz 05 4, draws 3, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3.

Team news

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jonas Lössl, Giulio Donati, Stefan Bell, Leon Balogun, Gaëtan Bussmann, Daniel Brosinski, Fabian Frei, Levin Öztunali, Yunus Mallı, Pablo de Blasis, Jhon Córdoba

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (4-4-2)

Bernd Leno, Benjamin Henrichs, Aleksandar Dragovic, Ömer Toprak, Wendell, Admir Mehmedi, Charles Aránguiz, Kevin Kampl, Julian Brandt, Javier Hernández Balcázar, Joel Pohjanpalo