FSV Mainz 05 win 2-1 at RB Leipzig

Match report

RB Leipzig were beaten 2-1 by FSV Mainz 05 at Red Bull Arena on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 20. C. Harder (40') scored for RB Leipzig, while N. Amiri (45' pen) and Silas (49') found the net for FSV Mainz 05. It was 1-1 at half-time.

RB Leipzig had 70% of the ball and 15 shots (4 on target) against FSV Mainz 05’s 11 (4 on target). Silas (FSV Mainz 05) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves RB Leipzig 9th in the Bundesliga table on 6 points and FSV Mainz 05 6th on 7.

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Form, table and head-to-head

RB Leipzig

9th · 6 points · P 4 W 2 D 0 L 2

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
5	Bayer Leverkusen	4	+5	7
6	FSV Mainz 05	4	+4	7
7	SV Elversberg	4	+1	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	-1	5

Full Bundesliga table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Sat, 5 Dec 2026, RB Leipzig – FSV Mainz 05

Full RB Leipzig vs FSV Mainz 05 head-to-head

Match events

14'substitutionB. HollerbachOff: Silas
38'yellow cardStefan BellYellow Card
40'goalC. HarderAssist: A. Nusa
45'penaltyN. AmiriPenalty
45+3'yellow cardStefan PoschYellow Card
49'goalSilasAssist: P. Tietz
59'substitutionE. BitshiabuOff: E. Banzuzi
59'substitutionR. BakuOff: B. Henrichs
72'substitutionRomulo CardosoOff: T. Gomis
72'substitutionN. AmiriOff: L. Maloney
82'substitutionS. WidmerOff: P. Mwene
82'substitutionOff: P. Nebel
82'substitutionP. TietzOff: N. Weiper
86'substitutionN. SeiwaldOff: J. Bakayoko
90+3'yellow cardKacper PotulskiYellow Card
90+6'yellow cardNelson WeiperYellow Card

Lineups

RB Leipzig

Formation 4-4-1-1 · Coach Ole Werner

Starting XI

Substitutes

FSV Mainz 05

Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

70%Possession30%
1.74Expected goals (xG)2.33
15Total shots11
4Shots on target4
6Shots off target5
5Blocked shots2
14Shots inside the box8
1Shots outside the box3
5Corners4
2Offsides2
4Fouls13
0Yellow cards4
–Red cards–
2Goalkeeper saves3
700Passes300
604Accurate passes206
86%Pass accuracy69%
0.51Goals prevented0.51

Player statistics

RB Leipzig

RB Leipzig player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Péter GulácsiG	90	6.2				29 · 86%
4Willi OrbánD	90	6.9			1 (1)	88 · 89%	1	1	9/14
5El Chadaille BitshiabuD	59	6.9				65 · 92%		2	4/7
17Ridle BakuD	59	6.2				55 · 91%		2	2/6
22David RaumD	90	7.2				104 · 88%	3	2	3/7
7Antonio NusaM	90	8.0		1	1 (0)	40 · 82%	3		9/19
13Nicolas SeiwaldM	86	7.3				74 · 92%	1	1	5/6
24Xaver SchlagerM	90	6.3				71 · 77%	1	1	4/7
49Yan DiomandeM	90	7.9				60 · 88%	3	1	6/13
11Conrad HarderF	90	7.3	1		4 (2)	16 · 81%	1		5/12
40RômuloF	72	6.0			2 (1)	34 · 82%		1	5/13
26Maarten VandevoordtG	–	–
16Lukas KlostermannD	–	–
19Kosta NedeljkovićD	–	–
35Max FinkgräfeD	–	–
39Benjamin HenrichsD	31	6.7				27 · 74%		1	1/4
6Ezechiel BanzuziM	31	6.9			1 (0)	26 · 73%			6/7
33Andrija MaksimovićM	–	–
9Johan BakayokoF	10	6.7				4 · 100%			1/1
27Tidiam GomisF	18	6.2			1 (0)	7 · 86%	1		0/2

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
33Daniel BatzG	90	7.6			26 · 69%
4Stefan PoschD	90	6.9			29 · 69%		3	5/9
16Stefan BellD	90	6.9			29 · 76%		3	6/11
48Kacper PotulskiD	90	6.6			34 · 76%			3/10
6Kaishu SanoM	90	7.3		1 (1)	42 · 67%	1	5	11/12
7Jae-sung LeeM	90	6.9		1 (0)	21 · 86%	2	3	4/8
10Nadiem AmiriM	72	7.2	1	1 (1)	29 · 86%	1		1/2
21Danny da CostaM	90	7.2			18 · 61%	2	6	7/14
30Silvan WidmerM	82	6.6			16 · 44%		4	4/9
17Benedict HollerbachF	14	6.3		1 (0)	3 · 67%			0/2
20Phillip TietzF	82	6.2		3 (0)	25 · 56%	1		7/16
1Lasse RiessG	–	–
2Phillipp MweneD	8	6.7			2 · 0%			0/1
8Paul NebelM	8	6.7			1 · 0%		1	1/3
15Lennard MaloneyM	18	6.7			6 · 67%		1	1/3
42Daniel GleiberM	–	–
9Arnaud NordinF	–	–
14William BøvingF	–	–
26SilasFTop rated	68	8.2	1	2 (2)	15 · 67%	1	2	7/14
44Nelson WeiperF	8	6.2			4 · 25%			1/4