On 30 March, one of the matches of the 27th round of the German football championship took place. RB Leipzig (Germany) and Mainz (Germany) met.
German Championship, 27th round
RB Le ipzig (Germany) - Mainz (Germany) - 0:0 (0:0)
Warnings: A. Kaci (20), Philipp Mwen (27), Amiri (34), C. Lukeba (68), Leandro Barreiro (70).
RB Leipzig and Mainz 05 faced off in a Bundesliga match at the Red Bull Arena. Both teams failed to score against their opponents, resulting in a goalless draw. The first half passed in a tense struggle, both teams could not break the deadlock in any way. Mainz 05 received three yellow cards in the first half: A. Kaci, P. Mwene and N. Amiri received warnings from the referee. The second half saw more substitutions as both teams tried to freshen up their attacking options. FSV Mainz 05 made three substitutions in the 56th minute, bringing on K. Onisivo, L. Ajorka and S. Widmer. RB Leipzig also made changes in the line-up, with K. Baumgartner and L. Openda replacing J. Poulsen and B. Sesko in the 68th minute. Sesko.
As the game progressed, both teams continued to fight vigorously, with L. Barreiro and A. Hanche-Olsen of FSV Mainz 05 receiving yellow cards in the 70th and 79th minutes respectively. In the 81st minute, A. Hanche-Olsen was replaced by E. Fernandes, and in the 82nd minute RB Leipzig also made a substitution: K. Kampl and B. Henrichs came on in place of N. Seiwald and M. Simakan. X. Simons also received a yellow card in the 86th minute. In the last minutes of the game RB Leipzig made the last substitution: J. Poulsen replaced E. Simakan. Poulsen replaced E. Elmas in the 87th minute. Despite both teams striving for a win in the end, the match ended in a stalemate with a final score of 0-0. Both teams will be looking to bounce back in their next matches as they continue their Bundesliga campaign.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Freiburg vs RB Leipzig, Mainz vs Darmstadt.
| RB Leipzig | Mainz | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kicks to the goal | 1 |
| 20 | Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 14 | Penalty kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 3 |
| 10 | Offences | 16 |
| 12 | Corners | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 66% | Ball possession | 34% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Keeper saves | 9 |
| 603 | Total assists | 314 |
| 518 | Accurate assists | 223 |
| 86% | Accuracy of passes | 71% |