M05 Mainz Mainz - SCP Paderborn Paderborn

M05

SCP

MEWA ARENA(Sold out)

Tobias Stieler

45 %Nahuel Noll

Nahuel Noll

Full-time: Mainz 0-0 Paderborn

The game ends in the first goalless draw of the new Bundesliga season as both sides rather cancelled each other out. Mainz looked the more likely and did hit the bar through Tietz, but that was one of the relatively few opportunities.

Full-time

90'

+ 3

Ambitious

Curda strides forward and shoots from miles out and misses the target by a similar margin.

90'

+ 2

Blocked

Da Costa suddenly finds himself in space on the edge of the box, but his powerful drive is blocked.

90'

+ 2

Substitution

Clemens Lippmann

Marvin Pieringer

90'

+ 1

Added time

Just four minutes remain for either side to find a winner.

90'

+ 1

Yellow card

Phillipp Mwene

84'

Tietz heads wide

Widmer takes down a crossfield pass beautifully before sending in a cross to Tietz. He has space in the centre, but he doesn't meet the ball cleanly with his head, and the effort drifts wide from a great position.

83'

Inches away

A long throw is flicked on at the near post by Gruber, and it loops over Noll before dropping just wide.

80'

Headed wide

Tigges meets a cross from Obermair in the box, but his header is wide of the far post.

79'

Kohr needs replacing

The Mainz centre-back just took the full force of Curda against his side, and he can't continue. Potulski is on to replace him.

79'

Substitution

Kacper Potulski

Dominik Kohr

75'

Stunning effort

A long throw is cleared only as far as Kohr, who unleashes a superb dipping half-volley that is arrowing towards the far corner, but Noll is there to tip the ball behind for a corner.

75'

Substitution

Tom Baack

Laurin Ulrich

75'

Substitution

Jonah Sticker

Mattes Hansen

73'

Off target

Da Costa gets his head to a cross, but without causing any danger.

73'

Substitution

Silvan Widmer

Anthony Caci

72'

Hansen in the book

The Paderborn man hauls down Königsdörffer off the ball and earns himself a yellow card.

72'

Yellow card

Mattes Hansen

71'

Chance wasted

Tietz suddenly has space in the box after a long ball forward, and he looks to curl home a finish from the angle but gets it completely wrong and rather limply chips the ball into the gloves of Noll.

68'

First changes of the day

Paderborn bring on Tigges for Marino, and Königsdörffer and Ruoppi replace Lee and Becker.

68'

Substitution

Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer

Jaesung Lee

68'

Substitution

Otto Ruoppi

Sheraldo Becker

67'

Substitution

Steffen Tigges

Stefano Marino

The closest we've come

That flicked header from Tietz that bounced off the crossbar remains the closest we've come to a goal today.

62'

A simple stop

Becker battles for possession on the edge of the box, leading to the loose ball dropping for Caci. He strikes it first time, but his effort is easy for Noll to gather.

62'

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

90%

Phillipp Mwene

10 times under pressure

59'

Can't find a man

Kohr looks to slot a disguised pass through in the box, but the ball dribbles out for a goal kick.

55'

The keepers need testing more

We've still only seen one shot on target so far.

Goal attempts

8off target

1on target

5off target

0on target

0:27

Great stop

Amiri wants a penalty, but he won't get it. The ball then falls to Mwene in the box, and he fires in a low shot that Noll does brilliantly to parry behind.

46'

Back underway

The ball is moving in Mainz once again. Can either side break the deadlock?

Kick-off!

Half-time: Mainz 0-0 Paderborn

One final dangerous Mainz cross comes into the box just before the break, but nobody is there to meet it, and we go in level at 0-0. It's been an even opening 45 with chances at a premium, although Tietz did strike the bar with a header. It's a game that needs a goal to really kick into life.

Half-time

45'

+ 1

Added time

There will be one additional minute before the break.

42'

Blocked

Amiri spins and shoots in the box, only to see his effort charged down by ter Horst.

Paderborn giving a good account of themselves

The newly promoted side have certainly matched Mainz in the opening 40 minutes.

39'

Sano fires over

Lee is found in the box and lays the ball off to Sano on the edge of the D, but his shot has far too much height on it.

38'

Good cross and a booking

Curda sends in a powerful cross that Zentner has to push clear, and then a few moments later, Castaneda goes into the book for stopping a counter with a foul.

38'

Yellow card

Santiago Castaneda

0:16

Tietz strikes the bar

Amiri sends in a fizzing corner that is flicked on at the near post by the head of Tietz, but the Mainz striker can only watch as the ball bounces away off the crossbar.

35'

Just wide

Tietz brings down Da Costa's cross brilliantly in the box and lays the ball off to Amiri on the edge of the box. He fires an effort towards the far corner that narrowly misses the target. That's probably the closest we've come to a goal.

32'

Vidović almost finds shooting space

Some good football sees Vidović burst into the box at pace, but he is crowded out before he can shoot.

31'

Almost

Marino almost gets to a low Curda cross before Gruber, but the Mainz defender does well to divert the ball behind for a corner.

Curda providing width

The Paderborn full-back has had a couple of good opportunities in the opening 30 minutes, and his width is providing the visitors with a real outlet.

25'

Curda prods wide

Paderborn try to get forward quickly and, after an initial interception, the ball drops to Pieringer, who sends in an early cross to Curda, but he can only poke his shot wide on the stretch.

24'

Not far away

Amiri sends in a delightful cross from the right that is met by Lee, but his header loops wide of the far post.

23'

A lack of chances

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

We're still yet to really see any opportunities.

xGoals

0.02

0.06

Goals

22'

Well over

Ter Horst has space to shoot from range, but his effort flies well over the bar.

21'

A couple of blocked efforts

Paderborn get the chance to come forward, leading to a couple of efforts from outside the box being charged down.

16'

Important challenge

Kohr does well to get back and stop Pieringer from causing problems in the box.

13'

Dangerous delivery

Curda whips in a nice cross that only narrowly avoids Pieringer at the back post.

Curda can't create the chance

A long ball forward finds Curda, but his cross-shot doesn't cause any problems.

An even start

Both teams have had early spells of possession, with a few loose passes thrown in for good measure.

0:18

Great effort

Mainz try to get the ball into the box, and it is eventually cleared to Lee, who hits a powerful volley that deflects just wide of the post.

We're underway

The ball is moving in Mainz.

Kick-off!

0:15

Watch: Noll takes to the field to warm up

0:27

Nine Bundesliga debutants

A total of nine players will be making their first Bundesliga start today, with Gruber the only player to do so for Mainz. For Paderborn, Noll, ter Horst, Scheller, Hansen, Curda, Castaneda, Obermair and Marino are all making their first Bundesliga starts. All nine players will have a special 'debut patch' on their kits that will later be put inside a Topps trading card.

Fantasy season under way!

Eyeing a fast start in Bundesliga Fantasy Manager? It's not too late to get involved!

Mainz team news

Urs Fischer opts to field the same starting XI that breezed past Oberliga club VfB Krieschow 9-0 in the first round of the DFB Cup. The only new signing in the starting line-up is former Nuremberg player Fabio Gruber, who is playing at centre-back.

Paderborn team news

It's just the one change for Paderborn from their cup success. Pieringer, who has just returned to Paderborn after three years in Heidenheim, is in the starting XI just a few days after his return.

Starting line-up: 1. FSV Mainz 05

Formation:3-3-2-2

Mainz subs

Schwolow, Potulski, Nakuzola, Widmer, Posch, Kawasaki, Ruoppi, Maloney, Königsdörffer

Starting line-up: SC Paderborn 07

Formation:3-4-3

Paderborn subs

Schubert, Sticker, Mohr, Lippmann, Baack, Matista Meier, Duric, Tigges, Zeitler

0:15

Watch: Welcome to Mainz

Urs Fischer on facing Paderborn

"Paderborn are a team with a lot of intensity, they like to have the ball and they want to play. They also repeatedly trigger their press in a 5‑2‑3. They do that well, but there are also opportunities when we feel we can hurt them."

Ralf Kettemann on facing Mainz

"Lots of things remain the same, but there are also lots of new things. We need to maintain our focus. They have a lot of experience at Mainz. They're an established Bundesliga side and have an experienced coach. They stick to what they do, win lots of games by doing their thing."

Unrivalled Urs

Urs Fischer has averaged 1.6 points per game since taking charge of Mainz last year, giving him the best record in the club's Bundesliga history.

Last time out - Mainz

Mainz began their campaign in exhilarating fashion after recording a 9-0 victory in the DFB Cup first round against fifth-tier side Krieschow. Phillip Tietz (pictured) - who scored six Bundesliga goals last term - struck four, in addition to Nadiem Amiri's superb free-kick from distance.

Last time out - Paderborn

Paderborn took the win expected of them to book their place in the second round of the DFB Cup after beating Phönix Lübeck 4-2. Notably, Gabriel Vidović struck on his debut for the Bundesliga's newly promoted side.

2:03

Watch: Mainz 2-0 Paderborn - previous meeting

The 05ers ran out comfortable winners at home in the 2019/20 season thanks to goals from Robin Quaison and Karim Onisiwo.

Short history

Mainz and Paderborn have met just four times in the Bundesliga, and the 05ers are yet to lose, with three wins and a draw to their name.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 1 fixture between Mainz and Paderborn.

M05 Mainz Mainz - SCP Paderborn Paderborn

Vote for your Man of the Match!

Full-time: Mainz 0-0 Paderborn

Ambitious

Blocked

Substitution

Added time

Yellow card

Tietz heads wide

Inches away

Headed wide

Kohr needs replacing

Substitution

Stunning effort

Substitution

Substitution

Off target

Substitution

Hansen in the book

Yellow card

Chance wasted

First changes of the day

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

The closest we've come

A simple stop

Pressure Handling

Can't find a man

The keepers need testing more

Great stop

Back underway

Half-time: Mainz 0-0 Paderborn

Added time

Blocked

Paderborn giving a good account of themselves

Sano fires over

Good cross and a booking

Yellow card

Tietz strikes the bar

Just wide

Vidović almost finds shooting space

Almost

Curda providing width

Curda prods wide

Not far away

A lack of chances

Well over

A couple of blocked efforts

Important challenge

Dangerous delivery

Curda can't create the chance

An even start

Great effort

We're underway

Watch: Noll takes to the field to warm up

Nine Bundesliga debutants

Fantasy season under way!

Mainz team news

Paderborn team news

Starting line-up: 1. FSV Mainz 05

Mainz subs

Starting line-up: SC Paderborn 07

Paderborn subs

Watch: Welcome to Mainz

Urs Fischer on facing Paderborn

Ralf Kettemann on facing Mainz

Unrivalled Urs

Last time out - Mainz

Last time out - Paderborn

Watch: Mainz 2-0 Paderborn - previous meeting

Short history

Hello and welcome!