FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025

Result

FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-3

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FSV Mainz 05 3-4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen: match report

FSV Mainz 05 were beaten by Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-4 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 18 October 2025. It was 1-3 at half-time.

Alejandro Grimaldo opened the scoring in the 11th minute. FSV Mainz 05's goals came from Jae-sung Lee (34'), Nadiem Amiri (71', penalty) and Armindo Sieb (90'). Bayer 04 Leverkusen scored through Alejandro Grimaldo (11', penalty), Christian Kofane (24'), Alejandro Grimaldo (45+3') and Martin Terrier (87').

Discipline: FSV Mainz 05 received 5 yellow cards; Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game FSV Mainz 05 were 16th on 4 points from 6 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5th on 11 points from 6. FSV Mainz 05 went on to finish that season 10th with 40 points, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6th with 59.

FSV Mainz 05 lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Alejandro Grimaldo of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (9.2), ahead of Jonas Hofmann (7.9).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Penalty goal · Alejandro GrimaldoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-1
  • 24'Goal · Christian KofaneBayer 04 Leverkusen · 0-2
  • 30'Yellow card · Bo HenriksenFSV Mainz 05
  • 34'Goal · Jae-sung LeeFSV Mainz 05 · 1-2
  • 37'Yellow card · Dominik KohrFSV Mainz 05
  • 45+3'Goal · Alejandro GrimaldoBayer 04 Leverkusen · 1-3
  • 67'Yellow card · Edmond TapsobaBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 68'Yellow card · Alejandro GrimaldoBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 71'Penalty goal · Nadiem AmiriFSV Mainz 05 · 2-3
  • 77'Yellow card · Andreas Hanche-OlsenFSV Mainz 05
  • 81'Yellow card · Loïc BadéBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 83'Yellow card · Eliesse Ben SeghirBayer 04 Leverkusen
  • 87'Goal · Martin TerrierBayer 04 Leverkusen · 2-4
  • 90'Goal · Armindo SiebFSV Mainz 05 · 3-4
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Nadiem AmiriFSV Mainz 05
  • 90+10'Yellow card · William BøvingFSV Mainz 05

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FSV Mainz 05 2, draws 2, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6.

Team news

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

Lasse Rieß, Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr, Nikolas Veratschnig, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Jae-sung Lee, Benedict Hollerbach

Bayer 04 Leverkusen line-up (3-4-2-1)

Mark Flekken, Robert Andrich, Loïc Badé, Edmond Tapsoba, Arthur, Equi Fernández, Aleix García, Alejandro Grimaldo, Jonas Hofmann, Ernest Poku, Christian Kofane