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Mainz Dominates Possession but Augsburg Holds Strong in Tense Encounter
FSV Mainz 05 emerged victorious against FC Augsburg in a tightly contested match at the MEWA ARENA in Mainz on February 8th, 2025. The Bundesliga Round 21 game, officiated by Daniel Schlager, was characterized by a high number of yellow cards.
Mainz controlled a significant portion of the possession (67%) and created more scoring chances, registering 8 shots with 4 on target. Augsburg, with only 33% possession, managed just 2 shots on target. Despite Mainz’s clear possession advantage and superior attacking play, the final score wasn’t a landslide victory, suggesting a strong defensive performance from Augsburg and a lack of clinical finishing from Mainz. The match saw 12 fouls committed by Mainz and 9 by Augsburg, indicating a physical encounter. Mainz accumulated three yellow cards, while Augsburg also received three cautions.
Substitutions fc augsburg: at minute 37 A. Maier came in and K. Jakic went out., at minute 64 F. Jensen came in and M. Komur went out., at minute 77 M. Pedersen came in and C. Zesiger went out., at minute 78 N. Banks came in and M. Wolf went out., at minute 78 P. Tietz came in and S. Essende went out.
Substitutions fsv mainz 05: at minute 46 M. Leitsch came in and P. Mwene went out., at minute 67 N. Veratschnig came in and M. Jenz went out., at minute 67 J. Burkardt came in and N. Weiper went out., at minute 80 A. Nordin came in and S. Widmer went out., at minute 85 A. Sieb came in and Lee Jae-Sung went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FSV Mainz 05
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