J. Quansah’s 88' equaliser earns Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 draw with FSV Mainz 05

Match report

Honours were even between Bayer Leverkusen and FSV Mainz 05 at BayArena on Saturday, 28 February 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 24 game finishing 1-1. J. Quansah (88') scored for Bayer Leverkusen, while S. Becker (67') found the net for FSV Mainz 05. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Bayer Leverkusen had 66% of the ball and 12 shots (5 on target) against FSV Mainz 05’s 8 (4 on target). Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Bayer Leverkusen 5th in the Bundesliga table on 7 points and FSV Mainz 05 6th on 7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

Bayer Leverkusen

5th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

FSV Mainz 05

6th · 7 points · P 4 W 2 D 1 L 1

Form

Bundesliga table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
4	FC Augsburg	4	+5	7
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7
7	SV Elversberg	4	+1	7

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 10 Oct 2026, FSV Mainz 05 – Bayer Leverkusen

Full Bayer Leverkusen vs FSV Mainz 05 head-to-head

Match events

44'VAR decisionJarell QuansahPenalty cancelled
46'substitutionArthurOff: A. Tape
59'substitutionJ. HofmannOff: I. Maza
59'substitutionE. PokuOff: M. Terrier
66'yellow cardEdmond TapsobaYellow Card
66'yellow cardStefan PoschYellow Card
67'goalS. BeckerAssist: P. Nebel
69'substitutionS. BeckerOff: Silas
72'substitutionE. FernandezOff: C. Kofane
81'substitutionS. WidmerOff: D. da Costa
82'substitutionE. PalaciosOff: A. Garcia
88'goalJ. QuansahAssist: C. Kofane
89'substitutionLee Jae-SungOff: L. Maloney
90+2'yellow cardLennard MaloneyYellow Card

Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen

Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Kasper Hjulmand

Starting XI

Substitutes

FSV Mainz 05

Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

66%Possession34%
1.28Expected goals (xG)0.74
12Total shots8
5Shots on target4
3Shots off target3
4Blocked shots1
9Shots inside the box6
3Shots outside the box2
6Corners2
2Offsides0
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
–Red cards–
3Goalkeeper saves4
738Passes371
641Accurate passes284
87%Pass accuracy77%
0.77Goals prevented0.77

Player statistics

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
28Janis BlaswichG	90	7.2				28 · 82%
4Jarell QuansahDTop rated	90	8.2	1		2 (1)	88 · 91%	2	1	5/5
8Robert AndrichD	90	7.6				82 · 90%		2	9/9
12Edmond TapsobaD	90	7.0			1 (0)	103 · 89%			5/13
6Ezequiel FernándezM	72	7.2				71 · 93%		3	8/10
13ArthurM	45	6.3				16 · 81%			0/1
20Alejandro GrimaldoM	90	7.2				97 · 91%	5		4/11
25Exequiel PalaciosM	82	7.2				115 · 89%		2	6/10
7Jonas HofmannF	59	6.3			1 (1)	22 · 82%			2/5
14Patrik SchickF	90	6.3			3 (2)	12 · 83%	2		3/10
19Ernest PokuF	59	6.9				34 · 62%			4/6
18Jonas OmlinG	–	–
36Niklas LombG	–	–
15Tim OermannD	–	–
16Axel TapeD	45	6.2				15 · 100%			2/5
24Aleix GarcíaM	8	6.9				23 · 87%			1/1
42Montrell CulbreathM	–	–
11Martin TerrierF	31	7.2			1 (1)	15 · 73%	2	1	2/2
30Ibrahim MazaF	31	6.7				16 · 44%		1	1/3
35Christian KofaneF	18	7.0		1		1 · 100%	1		1/3

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Daniel BatzG	90	7.7				39 · 62%			1/1
4Stefan PoschD	90	6.9			1 (0)	38 · 74%		3	7/9
31Dominik KohrD	90	6.9				43 · 93%		4	5/11
48Kacper PotulskiD	90	6.2				40 · 85%			0/3
2Phillipp MweneM	90	6.9				15 · 60%		5	7/11
6Kaishu SanoM	90	6.9				42 · 76%	1	1	3/7
7Jae-sung LeeM	89	6.9				29 · 83%	1		1/4
8Paul NebelM	90	6.6		1	1 (1)	33 · 76%	1	3	5/10
30Silvan WidmerM	81	6.6				34 · 79%		2	4/9
20Phillip TietzF	90	6.2			2 (1)	34 · 68%	2		5/18
23Sheraldo BeckerF	69	7.5	1		2 (2)	14 · 86%	1		1/3
1Lasse RiessG	–	–
5Maxim LeitschD	–	–
21Danny da CostaD	9	6.2			1 (0)	5 · 80%			0/1
15Lennard MaloneyM	9	6.9				1 · 0%			0/1
42Daniel GleiberM	–	–
11Armindo SiebF	–	–
14William BøvingF	–	–
26SilasF	21	6.2				4 · 50%	1	1	2/6
36Fabio Moreno FellF	–	–