FSV Mainz 05 vs Eintracht Frankfurt Highlights and Goals

Bundesliga

2:30 PMMarch 22, 2026

Regular Season – 27

FSV Mainz 05

Show Score

2 – 1

HT:(1 – 1)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Mewa Arena

Referee: Tobias Stieler, Germany

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How did the teams perform?

FSV Mainz 05

World Class
0


Solid
0


Bang Average
0


Lucky
0


Shocking
0

0
Total Votes

Eintracht Frankfurt

World Class
0


Solid
0


Bang Average
0


Lucky
0


Shocking
0

Match Stats
Lineups
Head-2-Head
Standings

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Match Stats

Ball possession

30%

70%

1.55

Expected goals (xG)

1.26

0.00

Goals Prevented

0.00

Attack

8

Total shots

11

5

Shots on target

4

2

Shots off target

4

1

Blocked shots

3

7

Shots inside box

9

1

Shots outside box

2

5

Corner kicks

3

4

Offsides

3

Passing

228

Total passes

575

172 (75%)

Accurate passes

516 (90%)

Discipline

12

Fouls

5

2

Yellow cards

1

0

Red cards

0

3

Goalkeeper saves

3

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Lineup

FSV Mainz 05

3-5-2

33
G

Daniel Batz



6.9

31
D

Dominik Kohr



7.2

4
D

Stefan Posch



7.3

21
D

Danny da Costa



6.7

2
M

Phillipp Mwene


45′ Handling



6.7

7
M

Jae-sung Lee



6.3

6
M

Kaishu Sano



7.2

8
M

Paul Nebel

6′
89′


8.3

30
M

Silvan Widmer (C)



7.3

20
F

Phillip Tietz


1′ Roughing



6.3

23
F

Sheraldo Becker

6′

7.0

Substitutes

22
D

Nikolas Veratschnig


69′ Replaced by P. Mwene



6.7

44
F

Nelson Weiper


69′ Replaced by P. Tietz



6.3

24
M

Sota Kawasaki


81′ Replaced by Lee Jae-Sung



6.3

15
M

Lennard Maloney


90+1′ Replaced by S. Becker

1
G

Lasse Riess

48
D

Kacper Potulski

5
D

Maxim Leitsch

11
F

Armindo Sieb

14
F

William Bøving

Coach

Urs Fischer

Eintracht Frankfurt

4-3-3

23
G

Michael Zetterer



7.2

21
D

Nathaniel Brown

20′


7.5

3
D

Arthur Theate (C)



6.9

5
D

Aurèle Amenda



7.0

34
D

Nnamdi Collins



6.5

8
M

Farès Chaïbi



6.9

16
M

Hugo Larsson



6.6

20
M

Ritsu Doan


27′ Tripping



6.3

19
F

Jean-Mattéo Bahoya

20′

7.0

9
F

Jonathan Burkardt



6.5

25
F

Arnaud Kalimuendo



6.2

Substitutes

15
M

Ellyes Skhiri


46′ Replaced by N. Brown



6.3

29
F

Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab


58′ Replaced by J. Bahoya



6.2

2
D

Elias Baum


65′ Replaced by N. Collins



6.3

42
M

Can Uzun


79′ Replaced by R. Doan



6.3

7
F

Ansgar Knauff


79′ Replaced by F. Chaibi



6.3

33
G

Jens Grahl

6
M

Oscar Højlund

31
M

Love Arrhov

11
F

Younes Ebnoutalib

Coach

Albert Riera

Bundesliga Standings – Bundesliga

TotalHomeAway

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts	Form
1	Bayern München	27	22	4	1	97-25	72	70	W 21 February: Bayern München 3 – 2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 28 February: Borussia Dortmund 2 – 3 Bayern München W 06 March: Bayern München 4 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach D 14 March: Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 Bayern München W 21 March: Bayern München 4 – 0 Union Berlin
2	Borussia Dortmund	27	18	7	2	58-28	30	61	D 21 February: RB Leipzig 2 – 2 Borussia Dortmund L 28 February: Borussia Dortmund 2 – 3 Bayern München W 07 March: 1. FC Köln 1 – 2 Borussia Dortmund W 14 March: Borussia Dortmund 2 – 0 FC Augsburg W 21 March: Borussia Dortmund 3 – 2 Hamburger SV
3	RB Leipzig	27	15	5	7	53-35	18	50	D 21 February: RB Leipzig 2 – 2 Borussia Dortmund W 01 March: Hamburger SV 1 – 2 RB Leipzig W 07 March: RB Leipzig 2 – 1 FC Augsburg L 15 March: VfB Stuttgart 1 – 0 RB Leipzig W 20 March: RB Leipzig 5 – 0 1899 Hoffenheim
4	VfB Stuttgart	26	15	5	6	51-34	17	50	W No match found D No match found W No match found D No match found W 22 March: FC Augsburg 2 – 5 VfB Stuttgart
5	1899 Hoffenheim	27	15	5	7	54-39	15	50	D 21 February: 1. FC Köln 2 – 2 1899 Hoffenheim L 28 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 0 – 1 FC St. Pauli W 07 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 2 – 4 1899 Hoffenheim D 14 March: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 – 1 VfL Wolfsburg L 20 March: RB Leipzig 5 – 0 1899 Hoffenheim
6	Bayer Leverkusen	27	13	7	7	52-36	16	46	D 28 February: Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 FSV Mainz 05 W 04 March: Hamburger SV 0 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen D 07 March: SC Freiburg 3 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen D 14 March: Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 Bayern München D 21 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 3 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	27	10	8	9	50-51	-1	38	W No match found L No match found W No match found D No match found W No match found
8	SC Freiburg	26	9	7	10	37-43	-6	34	L No match found W No match found L No match found D No match found L No match found
9	FC Augsburg	26	9	4	13	31-45	-14	31	W 21 February: VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 3 FC Augsburg W 27 February: FC Augsburg 2 – 0 1. FC Köln W No match found L 14 March: Borussia Dortmund 2 – 0 FC Augsburg L 22 March: FC Augsburg 2 – 5 VfB Stuttgart
10	Union Berlin	27	8	7	12	31-46	-15	31	W 21 February: Union Berlin 1 – 0 Bayer Leverkusen L 28 February: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 – 0 Union Berlin L 08 March: Union Berlin 1 – 4 Werder Bremen W 15 March: SC Freiburg 0 – 1 Union Berlin L 21 March: Bayern München 4 – 0 Union Berlin
11	FSV Mainz 05	27	7	9	11	33-42	-9	30	L No match found D 28 February: Bayer Leverkusen 1 – 1 FSV Mainz 05 D 07 March: FSV Mainz 05 2 – 2 VfB Stuttgart D No match found W 22 March: FSV Mainz 05 2 – 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
12	Hamburger SV	27	7	9	11	31-40	-9	30	L 01 March: Hamburger SV 1 – 2 RB Leipzig L 04 March: Hamburger SV 0 – 1 Bayer Leverkusen W 07 March: VfL Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Hamburger SV D 14 March: Hamburger SV 1 – 1 1. FC Köln L 21 March: Borussia Dortmund 3 – 2 Hamburger SV
13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	27	7	8	12	33-46	-13	29	L 22 February: SC Freiburg 2 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 28 February: Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 – 0 Union Berlin L 06 March: Bayern München 4 – 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach W 13 March: Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 – 0 FC St. Pauli D 21 March: 1. FC Köln 3 – 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
14	Werder Bremen	27	7	7	13	30-47	-17	28	L 22 February: FC St. Pauli 2 – 1 Werder Bremen W 28 February: Werder Bremen 2 – 0 1. FC Heidenheim W 08 March: Union Berlin 1 – 4 Werder Bremen L 15 March: Werder Bremen 0 – 2 FSV Mainz 05 W 21 March: VfL Wolfsburg 0 – 1 Werder Bremen
15	1. FC Köln	27	6	8	13	38-47	-9	26	D 21 February: 1. FC Köln 2 – 2 1899 Hoffenheim L 27 February: FC Augsburg 2 – 0 1. FC Köln L 07 March: 1. FC Köln 1 – 2 Borussia Dortmund D 14 March: Hamburger SV 1 – 1 1. FC Köln D 21 March: 1. FC Köln 3 – 3 Borussia Mönchengladbach
16	FC St. Pauli	26	6	6	14	23-42	-19	24	L No match found W 28 February: 1899 Hoffenheim 0 – 1 FC St. Pauli W No match found D No match found L 22 March: FC St. Pauli 1 – 2 SC Freiburg
17	VfL Wolfsburg	27	5	6	16	35-57	-22	21	L 21 February: VfL Wolfsburg 2 – 3 FC Augsburg L 01 March: VfB Stuttgart 4 – 0 VfL Wolfsburg L 07 March: VfL Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Hamburger SV D 14 March: 1899 Hoffenheim 1 – 1 VfL Wolfsburg L 21 March: VfL Wolfsburg 0 – 1 Werder Bremen
18	1. FC Heidenheim	27	3	6	18	27-61	-34	15	D 22 February: 1. FC Heidenheim 3 – 3 VfB Stuttgart L 28 February: Werder Bremen 2 – 0 1. FC Heidenheim L 07 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 2 – 4 1899 Hoffenheim L 14 March: Eintracht Frankfurt 1 – 0 1. FC Heidenheim D 21 March: 1. FC Heidenheim 3 – 3 Bayer Leverkusen

Qualification/Relegation

• Champions League
• UEFA Europa League
• Conference League Qualification
• Relegation Playoffs
• Relegation

Paul Nebel’s late heroics secured a vital 2-1 derby victory for FSV Mainz 05 over Eintracht Frankfurt at the Mewa Arena.

FSV Mainz 05 clinched a dramatic 2-1 win against regional rivals Eintracht Frankfurt. Paul Nebel scored both goals, including a decisive late strike. The Mewa Arena celebrated crucial points for Mainz.

This Bundesliga clash held high stakes. Mainz, 14th in the table, battled relegation. Frankfurt, in 7th, aimed for European qualification. The Rhine-Main Derby promised intensity.

The game started intensely. In the first minute, Mainz’s P. Tietz received a yellow card. This set an early physical tone for the encounter.

Mainz capitalized quickly. Paul Nebel opened scoring in the 6th minute. Sheraldo Becker provided a clever assist, giving the home side a dream start.

Frankfurt swiftly responded. Nathaniel Brown equalized in the 20th minute. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya set up Brown calmly. R. Doan and P. Mwene received yellow cards before halftime.

The first half ended 1-1. Mainz needed defensive solidity and counter-attack threat. Frankfurt, with possession, sought greater offensive penetration.

Eintracht Frankfurt made early second-half changes. Goalscorer Nathaniel Brown was substituted for E. Skhiri in the 46th minute. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya also departed later.

Mainz responded with tactical shifts. Nikolas Veratschnig and Nelson Weiper entered in the 69th minute. Frankfurt controlled possession, but a resilient Mainz defence held firm.

As minutes dwindled, tension mounted. Frankfurt introduced C. Y. Uzun and A. Knauff in the 79th minute. Mainz remained disciplined, aware a moment could decide the derby.

Then, in the 89th minute, Paul Nebel delivered the decisive blow. He capitalised on a late chance, guiding the ball into the net. The Mewa Arena erupted.

Mainz showed efficiency with 30% possession, converting 2 of 5 shots on target. Their xG of 1.55 edged Frankfurt’s 1.26. Frankfurt dominated with 70% possession and 4 shots on target but lacked a clinical finish. Paul Nebel’s 8.3 rating highlighted his performance.

This 2-1 victory gives Mainz three invaluable points in their relegation fight. For Eintracht Frankfurt, this defeat hinders their European qualification pursuit. The derby delivered another thrilling result.

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