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Bundesliga | Gameweek 34
May 17, 2025 at 2.30pm UK
Mewa Arena
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Mainz
2 - 2
B. Leverkusen

Nebel (35'), Burkardt (63' pen.)
Bell (40'), Hanche-Olsen (81')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Schick (49' pen., 54')
Palacios (40'), Garcia (45+7'), Hincapie (59'), Alonso (68'), Arthur (68'), Alonso (68'), Tah (83'), Wirtz (87')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: VfL Bochum 1-4 Mainz
Saturday, May 10 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga
Last Game: B. Leverkusen 2-4 Dortmund
Sunday, May 11 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga

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 45.21%. A win for Mainz 05 had a probability of 29.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bayer Leverkusen win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.2%) and 0-2 (7.62%). The likeliest Mainz 05 win was 1-0 (7.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-2 draw for this match.

Result
Mainz 05DrawBayer Leverkusen
29.71% (0.447 0.45)25.09% (0.47 0.47)45.21% (-0.91099999999999 -0.91)
Both teams to score 55.21% (-1.29 -1.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.01% (-1.813 -1.81)47.99% (1.819 1.82)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.84% (-1.688 -1.69)70.16% (1.696 1.7)
Mainz 05 Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.11% (-0.60899999999999 -0.61)29.89% (0.616 0.62)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.02% (-0.742 -0.74)65.99% (0.75 0.75)
Bayer Leverkusen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.75% (-1.141 -1.14)21.25% (1.148 1.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.84% (-1.803 -1.8)54.17% (1.81 1.81)
Score Analysis
    Mainz 05 29.71%
    Bayer Leverkusen 45.21%
    Draw 25.09%
Mainz 05DrawBayer Leverkusen
1-0 @ 7.67% (0.441 0.44)
2-1 @ 7.17% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
2-0 @ 4.63% (0.191 0.19)
3-1 @ 2.89% (-0.029 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.24% (-0.104 -0.1)
3-0 @ 1.87% (0.047 0.05)
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 29.71%
1-1 @ 11.88% (0.29 0.29)
0-0 @ 6.35% (0.466 0.47)
2-2 @ 5.56% (-0.159 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.15% (-0.097 -0.1)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 25.09%
0-1 @ 9.84% (0.396 0.4)
1-2 @ 9.2% (-0.104 -0.1)
0-2 @ 7.62% (0.044 0.04)
1-3 @ 4.75% (-0.226 -0.23)
0-3 @ 3.93% (-0.117 -0.12)
2-3 @ 2.87% (-0.188 -0.19)
1-4 @ 1.84% (-0.156 -0.16)
0-4 @ 1.52% (-0.101 -0.1)
2-4 @ 1.11% (-0.116 -0.12)
Other @ 2.53%
Total : 45.21%

How you voted: Mainz vs B. Leverkusen

Mainz 05
28.8%
Draw
42.3%
Bayer Leverkusen
28.8%
52
Head to Head
Jan 14, 2025 7.30pm
Gameweek 17
B. Leverkusen
1-0
Mainz
Grimaldo (48')
Mukiele (69'), Xhaka (87')

Sieb (17'), Bell (51'), Caci (68'), Sieb (90+1')
Feb 23, 2024 7.30pm
Gameweek 23
B. Leverkusen
2-1
Mainz
Xhaka (3'), Andrich (68')
Frimpong (45+1'), Alonso (45+1'), Tah (49'), Wirtz (74')
Kohr (7')
Onisiwo (42'), Kohr (52'), Zentner (54'), Caci (66'), Mwene (85')
Ngankam (80')
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')
rhs 2.0
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBayern MunichBayern34257299326782
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen341912372432969
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt34179868462260
4Borussia DortmundDortmund341761171512057
5Freiburg34167114953-455
6Mainz 05Mainz3414101055431252
7RB Leipzig34131295348551
8Werder Bremen34149115457-351
9Stuttgart341481264531150
10Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach34136155557-245
11Wolfsburg341110135654243
12Augsburg341110133551-1643
13Union BerlinUnion Berlin341010143551-1640
14St Pauli3488182841-1332
15Hoffenheim34711164668-2232
16Heidenheim3485213764-2729
RHolstein Kiel3467214980-3125
RVfL BochumVfL Bochum3467213367-3425


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