Bundesliga · Sat, 10 Jan 2026 ·
Union Berlin vs FSV Mainz 05 — 2 - 2
Stadion An der Alten Försterei · Referee: Bastian Dankert, Germany
Match report
M. Ljubicic’s 86' equaliser earns Union Berlin 2-2 draw with FSV Mainz 05
Honours were even between Union Berlin and FSV Mainz 05 at Stadion An der Alten Försterei on Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Bundesliga matchday 16 game finishing 2-2. Jeong Woo-Yeong (77') and M. Ljubicic (86') scored for Union Berlin, while N. Amiri (30') and B. Hollerbach (69') found the net for FSV Mainz 05. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Union Berlin had 57% of the ball and 17 shots (5 on target) against FSV Mainz 05’s 9 (6 on target). Nadiem Amiri (FSV Mainz 05) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Union Berlin 17th in the Bundesliga table on 1 point and FSV Mainz 05 6th on 7.
In the headlines this week
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 16 | Hamburger SV | 4 | -11 | 3 |
| 17 | Union Berlin | 4 | -13 | 1 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | -10 | 0 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 10 May 2026, FSV Mainz 05 1-3 Union Berlin
Match events
- 19'yellow cardDiogo LeiteYellow Card
- 30'goalN. AmiriAssist: Lee Jae-Sung
- 57'yellow cardDanilho DoekhiYellow Card
- 65'substitutionA. KemleinOff: A. Schafer
- 65'substitutionL. BurcuOff: I. Ansah
- 69'goalB. HollerbachAssist: N. Veratschnig
- 70'substitutionJ. HabererOff: C. Trimmel
- 70'substitutionO. BurkeOff: Jeong Woo-Yeong
- 77'goalJeong Woo-YeongAssist: D. Kohn
- 78'substitutionD. LeiteOff: M. Ljubicic
- 78'substitutionN. AmiriOff: P. Nebel
- 78'substitutionB. HollerbachOff: A. Sieb
- 85'substitutionP. TietzOff: L. Maloney
- 86'goalM. LjubicicNormal Goal
Lineups
Union Berlin
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach Steffen Baumgart
Starting XI
- 1F. RonnowG
- 5D. DoekhiD
- 14L. QuerfeldD
- 4D. LeiteD
- 19J. HabererM
- 8R. KhediraM
- 6A. KemleinM
- 39D. KohnM
- 7O. BurkeF
- 9L. BurcuF
- 23A. IlicF
Substitutes
- 31M. RaabG
- 34S. NsokiD
- 28C. TrimmelD
- 18J. JuranovicD
- 33A. KralM
- 13A. SchaferM
- 11Jeong Woo-YeongM
- 27M. LjubicicF
- 10I. AnsahF
FSV Mainz 05
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Urs Fischer
Starting XI
- 33D. BatzG
- 21D. da CostaD
- 16S. BellD
- 31D. KohrD
- 30S. WidmerM
- 10N. AmiriM
- 6K. SanoM
- 7Lee Jae-SungM
- 22N. VeratschnigM
- 17B. HollerbachF
- 20P. TietzF
Substitutes
- 1L. RiessG
- 48K. PotulskiD
- 8P. NebelM
- 9A. NordinF
- 15L. MaloneyM
- 24S. KawasakiM
- 11A. SiebF
- 14W. BovingF
- 44N. WeiperF
Match statistics
- 57%Possession43%
- 3.35Expected goals (xG)1.01
- 17Total shots9
- 5Shots on target6
- 9Shots off target3
- 3Blocked shots0
- 14Shots inside the box8
- 3Shots outside the box1
- 2Corners1
- 0Offsides1
- 9Fouls8
- 2Yellow cards0
- –Red cards–
- 4Goalkeeper saves3
- 481Passes374
- 352Accurate passes246
- 73%Pass accuracy66%
- 0.66Goals prevented0.66
Player statistics
Union Berlin
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederik RønnowG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 4Diogo LeiteD | 78 | 6.6 | ||
| 5Danilho DoekhiD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 14Leopold QuerfeldD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Aljoscha KemleinM | 65 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Rani KhediraM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Janik HabererM | 70 | 7.2 | ||
| 39Derrick KöhnM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | |
| 7Oliver BurkeF | 70 | 6.2 | ||
| 9Livan BurcuF | 65 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Andrej IlićF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 31Matheo RaabG | – | – | ||
| 18Josip JuranovićD | – | – | ||
| 28Christopher TrimmelD | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 34Stanley N'SokiD | – | – | ||
| 11Woo-Yeong JeongM | 20 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 13András SchäferM | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| 33Alex KrálM | – | – | ||
| 10Ilyas AnsahF | 25 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Marin LjubičićF | 12 | 7.0 | 1 |
FSV Mainz 05
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Daniel BatzG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16Stefan BellD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 21Danny da CostaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 31Dominik KohrD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6Kaishu SanoM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 7Jae-sung LeeM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 10Nadiem AmiriMTop rated | 78 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 22Nikolas VeratschnigM | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 30Silvan WidmerM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Benedict HollerbachF | 78 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 20Phillip TietzF | 85 | 5.9 | ||
| 1Lasse RiessG | – | – | ||
| 48Kacper PotulskiD | – | – | ||
| 8Paul NebelM | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| 15Lennard MaloneyM | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 24Sota KawasakiM | – | – | ||
| 9Arnaud NordinF | – | – | ||
| 11Armindo SiebF | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 14William BøvingF | – | – | ||
| 44Nelson WeiperF | – | – |