Home team Mainz activated a 3-4-2-1 formation.
Mainz lost 0-3 to Leverkusen in the sixth round of the German Bundesliga in the 2023-24 season at Meva Arena in Mainz, Germany, at 10:30 p.m. (Korea Standard Time) on the 30th. As a result, Mainz remained at the bottom with one draw and five losses (one point). Home team Mainz activated a 3-4-2-1 formation. Karim Onizibo, Lee Jae-sung, Brian Gruda, Antony Kacchi, Dominic Core, Leandro Baheiro, Danny DaCosta, Edimilson Fernandes, Stefan Bell, Sef Pandenberg, and Robin Zentner were on the field. The away team Leverkusen also put up a 3-4-2-1 formation. Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz, Jonas Hoffman, Alex Grimaldo, Granit Xhaka, Ezequiel Palacios, Jeremy Frimpong, Edmond Topsova, Jonatanta, Odillon Kosunu and Lukasi Khradetsky competed. Mainz swallowed the disappointment. In the fifth minute of the first half, he got a free kick just outside the penalty box and Fernandes came on as a kicker. The ball, which skillfully crossed the defensive wall, went slightly off the side of the net. Leverkusen fought back. In the 9th minute of the first half, he won a free kick from a position away from the penalty box. Grimaldo stepped up as a kicker, and the exquisite kick headed for the crossbar by a narrow margin. Leverkusen scored the first goal. In the 18th minute of the first half, Frimpong, who received a through pass from Palacios, made a sharp grounder cross from the right side. Pandenberg threw himself and tried to clear it but put it into his goal. It was recorded as an own goal, and Leverkusen took the lead. Mainz hit the ground. In the 25th minute of the first half, Gruda's early cross came up and Onizibo fired a header shot. However, he failed to score because he was blocked by the goalkeeper. And in the 34th minute of the first half, Bell's volley shot in front of the penalty box soared high. It was Mainz, who pushed strongly against Leverkusen, but there was no profit. The extra time in the first half was given two minutes and ended with Leverkusen's 1-0 lead. Mainz hit the ground. In the 9th minute of the second half, a corner kick came up and Onizibo tried to shoot a strong header after winning the contest. The goalkeeper reached out and managed to hit it into the goal. Leverkusen widened the gap further. In the 15th minute of the second half, he got a free kick in front of the penalty box. Grimaldo stepped up as a kicker and split the net with an exquisite kick toward Near Post. The Leverkusen wedged. In the 20th minute of the second half, Amin Adley ran to the left and crossed. Hoffman handled it with a half-volley shot and the ball was sucked into the corner of the goal. Lee Jae-sung's role lasted until the 24th minute of the second half. Finished as he was replaced by Eamen Barcork. Leverkusen missed a chance to finish perfectly. In the 30th minute of the second half, Boniface faced a one-on-one situation, but he was blocked by a quick goalkeeper. There were four minutes of extra time in the second half. No more additional points were scored, and Leverkusen's landslide 3-0 victory ended it.