Highlights

節 34

FINAL

MEWA ARENA

Leverkusen

BurkardtJonathan Burkardt

63'

54'

SchickPatrik Schick

49'

SchickPatrik Schick

NebelPaul Nebel

35'

T. Reichel

MEWA ARENA

1:00

Watch: Alonso bows out of Bundesliga

The most successful head coach in Bayer Leverkusen's history said goodbye to the club and the German top flight.

Full-time: Mainz 2-2 Leverkusen

Mainz are heading to Europe! With Stuttgart beating Leipzig, Mainz's place in the Conference League was confirmed, but they too played their part in an enthralling day. Mainz led 1-0 at the break after a fantastic first half, only to find themselves 2-1 down after ten minutes in the second half thanks to a Schick double. Burkardt then equalised from the spot, and with Stuttgart's third goal in Leipzig, the partying began. A historic day for Mainz and a fitting farewell for Alonso and Tah.

試合終了

90'

+ 6

Bell thinks he has the winner but it is disallowed again

Bell pounces on a loose ball inside the box, turns and fires home a stunner, but the referee is once again sent to the monitor and the goal is disallowed for handball.

90'

+ 2

Mainz are European bound

It is all over in Leipzig. Stuttgart have won 3-2, and that means Mainz will be playing in the Conference League next season.

90'

+ 2

控え

Nelson Weiper

Jonathan Burkardt

90'

+ 2

控え

Lennard Maloney

Nadiem Amiri

90'

+ 2

控え

Hyunseok Hong

Jae-sung Lee

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Nikolas Konrad Veratschnig35.74km/h

Arthur Augusto de Matos Soares34.91km/h

Piero Martin Hincapie Reyna34.81km/h

88'

Amiri fires just wide

Amiri has been excellent all game, and he comes so close to making it 3-2. He runs along the edge of the box before firing his shot just to the left of the post.

87'

控え

Silvan Widmer

Phillipp Mwene

87'

控え

Emiliano Buendía

Aleix García

87'

イエローカード

Florian Wirtz

86'

Just moments left in Leipzig

Mainz fans are currently watching two games. Arguably, the most important at this moment is the game in Leipzig, where Stuttgart still lead. Just a minute or so remaining.

83'

Tah joins his manager in the book

Tah also gets himself a yellow card in his final game for the club.

83'

イエローカード

Jonathan Tah

81'

イエローカード

Andreas Hanche-Olsen

77'

A slower last few minutes

Since Mainz equalised, this game has slowed in tempo. Mainz are just trying to get the points they need.

72'

Massive news from elsewhere

Stuttgart have taken the lead in Leipzig, and Mainz once again look comfortably on course for the final European spot. Still some time to play though both here and in Leipzig.

71'

控え

Nikolas Veratschnig

Anthony Caci

70'

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.

83%

Exequiel Palacios

12 times under pressure

68'

Alonso picks up a booking in his final game

Arthur brings Lee down off the ball and picks up a yellow card for his troubles. Alonso also earns himself a place in the referee's book for his complaints.

68'

イエローカード

David Thiel

68'

イエローカード

Xabi Alonso

68'

イエローカード

Arthur

Burkardt squeezes it home for 2-2

Hrádecký guessed correctly, but Burkardt's spot kick had just too much power, and the game is level again. Leipzig are currently also level, so Mainz currently sit in the final European spot.

63'

Jonathan Burkardt

ゴール！

2:2

ペナルティキック

ゴールの確率

ゴールの確率とは、ピッチ上のあらゆる位置から打ったシュートがゴールに入る確率のことです。この値は過去数年間の大量のデータに基づいており、シュートの角度、ゴールまでの距離、相手のプレッシャーなどの要因や、数学的なモデルに基づいています。

77 %

シュートスピード

シュートスピードとは、ゴールにシュートしたボールが到達する最高時速をkm/hで表したもの。距離は、シュートの位置からゴールの中心までの距離を計測する。

108.54 km/h

ゴールまでの距離"

シュートの瞬間にボールの位置からゴールの中心までの距離を測定します。

11 m

62'

Penalty to the hosts

Lee gets to a long ball first, and after a long check, Mainz have their penalty.

59'

イエローカード

Piero Hincapié

58'

So close to the leveller

Mwene gets on the end of a long ball and tries to direct it back across to Lee. In the end, though, his cross almost drifts into the far corner. That could have easily been 2-2.

57'

What a difference a few minutes can make

Leverkusen are now favourites for the win.

48'

7.3 %

Now

57.5 %

Incredible, Schick makes it 2-1

All of Mainz's hard work in the first half has been undone immediately, and now they are outside of the European spots. García sends in a good cross, and Schick rises highest to nod home. The visitors lead.

54'

Patrik Schick

ゴール！

1:2

ゴールの確率

33 %

ゴールまでの距離"

シュートの瞬間にボールの位置からゴールの中心までの距離を測定します。

5.78 m

1-1 Schick levels

Schick makes light work of the spot kick, sending Zentner the wrong way for the equaliser.

49'

Patrik Schick

ゴール！

1:1

ペナルティキック

ゴールの確率

77 %

シュートスピード

79.89 km/h

ゴールまでの距離"

シュートの瞬間にボールの位置からゴールの中心までの距離を測定します。

11 m

48'

Penalty for the visitors

Schick makes his way into the box under the challenge of Hanche-Olsen. He holds off the Norwegian well before being brought down by Hanche-Olsen's challenge.

46'

Back underway

Leverkusen make a double change at the break.

後半開始

45'

+ 9

控え

Robert Andrich

Jonas Hofmann

45'

+ 9

控え

Amine Adli

Nathan Tella

Half-time: Mainz 1-0 Leverkusen

Mainz have been electric in the opening 45 minutes, and although the score is only 1-0, the hosts have had the ball in the back of the net four times. Leverkusen have been completely unable to deal with Mainz's press, and the hosts are deservedly in front through Nebel. As it stands, Mainz will be playing in the UEFA Conference League next season.

前半終了

45'

+ 7

イエローカード

Aleix García

45'

+ 5

Leipzig have the lead once more

Leipzig have retaken the lead against Stuttgart. At the moment, that doesn't mean anything, but it would be very important should Leverkusen equalise.

45'

+ 4

A massive chance for 2-0

Amiri pounces on a loose ball with just Hrádecký to beat. He has time, but he wastes the opportunity, firing directly at the Leverkusen goalkeeper from close range.

45'

+ 3

Mainz are good value for their lead

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).

Mainz have been fantastic in this half.

xGoals

1.35

0.53

Goals

45'

+ 1

Eight minutes added on

Lots of added time here after some of the goal checks we had earlier.

42'

A huge chance for the equaliser

Tella gets in behind the Mainz defence with just Zentner to beat. He tries to go round the goalkeeper and appears to be tripped, but on closer inspection, there is nothing in it. Excellent officiating.

40'

A double booking

Bell goes in over-enthusiastically on Palacios, earning himself a yellow card. Palacios reacts poorly and earns himself a yellow too.

40'

イエローカード

Exequiel Palacios

40'

イエローカード

Stefan Bell

Finally Mainz have the lead

This goal will stand. Mainz have the ball in the net for the fourth time today through Nebel after fantastic work from Amiri. Nebel intercepts a pass in midfield before feeding Amiri. He darts forward and returns the ball to Nebel, who fires home a deflected shot off Tah.

35'

Paul Nebel

ゴール！

1:0

ゴールの確率

16 %

シュートスピード

77.45 km/h

ゴールまでの距離"

シュートの瞬間にボールの位置からゴールの中心までの距離を測定します。

12.16 m

34'

Goal number three disallowed

For the third time today, Mainz have the ball in the net, and for the third time today, the goal is disallowed. This time, it is Hanche-Olsen who pokes home, but the goal is disallowed as Hrádecký was adjudged to have his hands on the ball.

34'

イエローカード

Stephan Kuhnert

30'

Another offside opener for the hosts

Mainz are on the verge of celebrating again as this time it is Lee who fires home. Again, though, he was offside just before the goal.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Kaishu Sano33.57km/h

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella32.65km/h

Florian Wirtz32.27km/h

28'

News from Leipzig

Mainz are back in the European places courtesy of Undav's equaliser in Leipzig. It is now 1-1 in that game.

26'

Another effort from Burkardt

Mainz's star striker once again comes close to opening the scoring as he flicks on a good cross. His effort drifts wide, though.

25'

An early change

After taking a knock earlier on, Grimaldo is unable to continue and is replaced by Arthur.

25'

控え

Arthur

Alejandro Grimaldo

Hrádecký has had to make a couple of early saves

Burkardt has already tested Hrádecký on a couple of occasions in this one.

20'

Leverkusen with the ball, Mainz with the chances

Despite Leverkusen controlling possession, it has been Mainz that have created all the opportunities.

ボール支配率(%)

4357

18'

The opener is chalked off

Mainz think they have the lead through Amiri after a good counter-attack. Unfortunately for the hosts, Caci was offside when the initial long ball over the top was played.

12'

News from elsewhere

Leipzig have taken the lead against Stuttgart, meaning that as it stands, Mainz will drop out of the last European place. Still lots of time to play though.

11'

First sight of Wirtz

Wirtz gets on the ball for the first time in the game before skipping past a challenge and striking it. Bell is in the way, though.

Mainz have started fantastically

It has been all Mainz in the first few minutes. Burkardt has already got a couple of shots away with the latest dropping to Nebel just in front of goal. He has a lot of goal to aim at, but he drags his shot narrowly wide. A huge chance!

Almost the opener

After a lengthy check for a penalty, Amiri whips in the corner and finds Hanche-Olsen. He hits it on the volley, but the ball goes narrowly wide.

キックオフ

A tale of goodbyes for Leverkusen

After an incredible spell at the club, Leverkusen will be set to lose two legends today as both Alonso and Tah will be moving on next season.

Players on the pitch

Both sets of players are now on the turf as we approach kick-off. A big day ahead in the Bundesliga. Mainz still have their European fate in their own hands.

More on those teams

The only change for Mainz is in goal, where Zentner returns to the starting XI after an injury. Alonso, on the other hand, makes four changes from the rout suffered against Dortmund in what will be his final game in charge. Palacios, Hofmann, Schick and García all come into the side. Frimpong and Xhaka are the two most notable names to drop to the bench.

Mainz starting XI

Zentner - Da Costa, Bell, Hanche-Olsen - Caci, Sano, Amiri, Mwene - Nebel, Lee - Burkardt (c)

Mainz subs

Rieß, Leitsch, Widmer, Hong, Maloney, Veratschnig, Nordin, Sieb, Weiper

Leverkusen starting XI

Hrádecký (c) - Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié - Tella, Palacios, García, Grimaldo - Wirtz, Hofmann - Schick

Leverkusen subs

Lomb, Rapsch, Arthur, Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Buendía, Adli.

Centurion

Granit Xhaka is set to make his 100th competitive appearance for Leverkusen.

One final football feast

Mainz welcome Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen side on Matchday 34, as they aim to confirm their place in European competition for 2025/26. Their improvement under Bo Henriksen has been monumental, and were it not for a late dip in form, could have even been fighting for a Champions League place on the final day. Nevertheless, they go into today's clash on 51 points, level with Leipzig who are one place behind. For Leverkusen, their second place finish has been secured for some time already, and will therefore be focused on providing Alonso and Jonathan Tah with a fitting send off to their Leverkusen careers.

Bo Henriksen on facing Leverkusen

“Bayer Leverkusen are a strong team with very good players such as: Wirtz, Schick, Xhaka and Frimpong, to name just a few examples. They are not only very good on the pitch, but also mentally, but we’re not afraid of them. We've already beaten several other top teams at the MEWA Arena - anything can happen here.”

Xabi Alonso on facing Mainz

“Mainz are having a great season. They are a good team and have developed well. We expect a tough game but we will give it everything.”

Century up for Granit

Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka is on the brink of making his 100th competitive appearance for the club since signing in the summer of 2023.

Rare runners-up spot

While they may not have scaled the same title-winning heights as last season, Leverkusen will finish a season as runners-up for the first time since 2010/11.

Cracking coaches

What do Bo Henriksen and Xabi Alonso have in common? They both boast the best coaching records in their respective sides' Bundesliga history, and both took over their clubs when they were placed 17th in the table.

0:48

Watch: The best tifos of 2024/25

Final-day permutations

Leverkusen have the runners-up berth sewn up, but Mainz are among the five teams duking it out to qualify for UEFA competition. Fifth place is likely beyond them, given Dortmund's superior goal difference, which leaves sixth as their most realistic way into Europe. For that to happen, they need to a) better Leipzig's result at home to Stuttgart or b) achieve the same result as Leipzig but maintain a superior goal difference (currently six goals in their favour).

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 1-0 Mainz - previous meeting

Alejandro Grimaldo's stunning free-kick was the difference between the sides on Matchday 17, giving Bayer their third straight win over Mainz. They've also won four of their last five at the MEWA Arena.

2:03

Watch: Bochum 1-4 Mainz - highlights

Mainz relegated Bochum with a win that gave their European ambitions a real boost ahead of the final matchday. The 05ers occupy sixth place - the Bundesliga's UEFA Conference League play-off berth - with their superior goal difference keeping them ahead of RB Leipzig. There's also a mathematical possibility of them jumping a place and sneaking into the UEFA Europa League.

2:03

Watch: Leverkusen 2-4 Dortmund - highlights

A week after being dethroned by Bayern Munich, second-placed Bayer Leverkusen lost their last home game of the season to top-four hopefuls Borussia Dortmund. It was also Xabi Alonso's final outing at the BayArena as Leverkusen head coach.

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