Highlights
Full-time: Mainz 1-1 Union
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Full-time
90'
Time added on
There will be four minutes added to the end of this game at the WWK Arena.
90'
Substitution
90'
Substitution
88'
Vertessen denied
Suddenly Yorbe Vertessen is running clear and here comes Union's opportunity to snatch this game. The substitute is forced slightly to the right before sending a low shot at goal, which Zentner gets down to save.
End-game approaching
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85'
Haberer booked
Janik Haberer goes into the referee's notebook late on here and the 29-year-old will now serve a one-match ban following an accumulation of yellow cards.
82'
Union subs
Gosens and Volland have put in a shift here, the former scoring Union's equaliser. Both make way as Brenden Aaronson and Jérôme Roussillon come on for the visitors.
82'
Substitution
82'
Substitution
81'
Ngankam in the mix
The lively Onisiwo makes way for Jessic Ngankam, who is on loan at Mainz from Eintracht Frankfurt.
80'
Substitution
79'
Diogo Leite booked
The former Porto man pulls Onisiwo to the floor and that's a booking for Diogo Leite.
78'
Volland set piece
Kevin Volland whips a free kick from the left just too high of the Mainz goal.
78'
Top runners
Distance run (km)
10.3
10.8
Anthony Caci Robin Gosens
76'
Union switch
Alex Král is on for the final quarter of an hour here.
76'
Substitution
74'
Onisiwo misses a sitter
This is a huge chance for Mainz. Laidouni Inexplicably hooks the ball from the edge of his own area back towards the Union goal. Onisiwo finds himself right in front of the target but can only head wide.
72'
Union probing
Haberer finds Union substitute Vertessen who, in turn, looks to pick out Volland. The ball is just too far ahead of the striker.
70'
Mainz swap
Here comes Dominik Kohr for the visitors to make his 266th Bundesliga appearance. Nadiem Amiri makes way.
70'
Substitution
66'
Busy in attack
Shots
4
4
Jonathan Burkardt Kevin Volland
64'
Union changes
Kevin Vogt picked up a niggle a short time ago and is going to be replaced by Diogo Leite. Yorbe Vertessen is also on for the visitors.
64'
Substitution
63'
Substitution
62'
Close call
Ajorque goes down inside the area with Vogt in the vicinity. The Union players are claiming that the Mainz forward dived. It won't matter, as Ajorque was offside in the build up.
61'
SituationNo penalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionNo penalty
57'
05ers getting closer
xGoals
1
1.31
0.69
1
Goals
53'
Mainz come again
Burkardt looks to latch onto Ajorque's header and the Mainz man is dragged down by Vogt, who sees a yellow card. From the resulting free kick, Amiri draws one more tidy stop from Rönnow.
51'
Rönnow saves Union
Frederik Rönnow pulls off a super stop from Widmer's header to keep this game at 1-1.
49'
Plenty of chances
Goal attempts
7off target
4on target
8off target
3on target
48'
Burkardt keeping busy
Jonathan Burkardt is still looking lively after he scored tonight for the first time since November 13, 2022 in a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
46'
Mainz change
Silvan Widmer is into the action for the second half for Mainz, who take Danny da Costa off.
46'
Off we go again!
The second half is underway in this relegation six-pointer. Who will come out on top here?
Kick-off!
45'
+ 14
Substitution
Half-time
Half-time: Mainz 1-1 Union
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45'
+ 13
Union are level!
Amazing! Just when it looked as though Union were headed into the break with a deficit, Robin Gosens has levelled! Janik Haberer's deep cross from the right fooled the Mainz defence, who thought the ball was going out of play. Gosens watched it all the way before connecting and scoring at the back stick!
45'
+ 13
SituationGoal
ReviewBall out of play?
DecisionGoal
45'
+ 8
Mainz hit the front!
The stadium erupts here in Mainz. Amiri's whipped corner from the right is met perfectly by Jonathan Burkardt, his glancing header fizzing in at the far post. The 05ers lead late in the half.
45'
Time added on
We'll have nine minutes of added time at the WWK Arena ...
40'
Volland hits the woodwork again!
He's already found the crossbar this evening and now Kevin Volland smashes a left-footed drive towards the near post from outside the area. The ball cannons off the base of the upright.
Union press forward
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25'
Zentner in top form
Schäfer picks out Haberer who wallops a shot at goal from distance. Zentner gets down to beat that bouncing ball out.
20'
Amiri set piece
Amiri curls a free kick from the edge of the area that lands on the roof of the net.
17'
Schäfer shoots
Andras Schäfer takes some of the pressure off Union with a snapshot that dribbles wide. Cracking start to this game with shots a plenty.
15'
Ajorque booked
Ajorque is back on the pitch with a bandage across his nose and quickly goes in for a heavy challenge before seeing a yellow card.
11'
Ajorque bloodied
Ajorque took a smack to the nose in that last Mainz attack and he'll need treatment for that.
10'
End-to-end
Rönnow makes a super double stop to deny the hosts. From the resulting corner, a game of pinball ensues and Ajorque is kept out by Rönnow once more.
7'
Volland hits the crossbar!
Kevin Volland connects with a cross from the right by Janik Haberer and the ball clips the underside of the crossbar. A let off for Mainz.
4'
Hollerbach chooses power
Benedict Hollerbach paces forward before blasting a left-footed shot at the target that is well stopped by Frederik Rönnow.
2'
Burkardt off target
A Mainz set piece straight away and it leads to Jonathan Burkardt heading off target.
1'
Game on!
We're underway at a very wet WWK Arena.
Kick-off!
Teams out!
The teams emerge into the Mainz late evening and it's handshakes all around as we get set to kick off this rescheduled match.
Rain falling
It's a rainy evening at the WWK Arena as fans sip on warm drinks and look down on both teams as they go through their pre-match warm-ups. Not long to kick off now.
Captain Khedira
Visiting skipper Rani Khedira, who has been plagued by injuries this season, is in Union's starting eleven for the first time this year.
Union team news
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Mainz team news
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Mainz starting XI
Zentner (c) - Da Costa, Van den Berg, Fernandes, Caci - Barreiro, Krauß - Amiri - Onisiwo, Ajorque, Burkardt
Mainz subs
Rieß, Guilavogui, Hanche-Olsen, Mwene, Widmer, Kohr, Richter, Gruda, Ngankam
Union starting XI
Rønnow - Knoche, Vogt, Doekhi - Khedira (c) - Laïdouni, Haberer, Schäfer, Gosens - Volland, Hollerbach
Union subs
Schwolow, Roussillon, Diogo Leite, Jaeckel, Král, Aaronson, Vertessen, Kaufmann, Bedia
Head-to-head
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"Keep Union penned in"
Mainz coach Jan Siewert's message to his players ahead of this rescheduled game was to be, "... clinical when we’re attacking and avoid long balls [and] to get stuck in and keep [Union] penned in." In terms of the 05ers' place in the Bundesliga basement, the 41-year-old added, "We’re three points from safety, but would love it to be three fewer after the game. We’ve got to make it clear that something good is happening here."
"Goal is to win"
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Changing fortunes
Mainz won their first game under Jan Siewert, beating Leipzig 2-0, but are currently nine without a win (D5, L4). Union also went through a change of coach towards the end of 2023, with Nenad Bjelica replacing Urs Fischer. Die Eisernen have collected 10 points from a possible 21 on his watch, compared to six in their first 11 games of the campaign under his predecessor.
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Probable XI for Mainz
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Out for Mainz
Bell (ill), Lee (international duty), Weiper (knee)
Doubtful for Mainz
Gruda (hip)
Probable XI for Union
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Out for Union
Juranović (muscular), Tousart (personal reasons), Trimmel (suspended)
Doubtful for Union
Roussillon (muscular)
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New date
This game was originally scheduled to be played on Friday, 19 January but was postponed due to unsafe wintery conditions around Mainz's MEWA Arena. It will now be played at 6.30pm CET on Wednesday, 7 February.
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