RB Leipzig 4-1 FSV Mainz 05: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 8 January 2022

Result

RB Leipzig 4-1 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Saturday 8 January 2022, 14:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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RB Leipzig 4-1 FSV Mainz 05: match report

RB Leipzig beat FSV Mainz 05 4-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 8 January 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

André Silva opened the scoring in the 21st minute. RB Leipzig's goals came from André Silva (21', penalty), Dominik Szoboszlai (47'), Christopher Nkunku (58') and André Silva (61'). FSV Mainz 05 scored through Jae-sung Lee (57').

Discipline: RB Leipzig received no yellow cards; FSV Mainz 05 received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game RB Leipzig were 10th on 22 points from 17 and FSV Mainz 05 9th on 24 points from 17. RB Leipzig went on to finish that season 4th with 58 points, and FSV Mainz 05 8th with 46.

RB Leipzig lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and FSV Mainz 05 in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Christopher Nkunku of RB Leipzig (9.0), ahead of Dominik Szoboszlai (8.9).

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Yellow card · Jae-sung LeeFSV Mainz 05
  • 19'Red card · Alexander HackFSV Mainz 05
  • 21'Penalty goal · André SilvaRB Leipzig · 1-0
  • 47'Goal · Dominik SzoboszlaiRB Leipzig · 2-0
  • 57'Goal · Jae-sung LeeFSV Mainz 05 · 2-1
  • 58'Goal · Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig · 3-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05
  • 61'Goal · André SilvaRB Leipzig · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: RB Leipzig 5, draws 2, FSV Mainz 05 3.

Team news

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RB Leipzig line-up (3-4-1-2)

Péter Gulácsi, Mohamed Simakan, Willi Orbán, Josko Gvardiol, Lukas Klostermann, Tyler Adams, Kevin Kampl, Angeliño, Dominik Szoboszlai, André Silva, Yussuf Poulsen

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (3-5-2)

Robin Zentner, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell, Alexander Hack, Daniel Brosinski, Jae-sung Lee, Anton Stach, Jean-Paul Boëtius, Aarón Martín, Karim Onisiwo, Jonathan Burkardt