Match Report
Mainz edged past M'gladbach 4-3 on 19 September 2026. Florian Neuhaus opened the scoring inside the first 11 minutes for M'gladbach, set up by Lukas Ullrich, to make it 1-0. Phillip Tietz levelled it in the 18th minute for Mainz, set up by Sheraldo Becker, to make it 1-1. Sheraldo Becker put Mainz in front 46 minutes into the game, set up by Anthony Caci, to make it 2-1. Isac Lidberg levelled it 59 minutes into the game for M'gladbach, set up by Lukas Ullrich, to make it 2-2. Mainz regained the lead through Eric Martel 78 minutes into the game, set up by Kaishu Sano, to make it 3-2. Danny da Costa added to the tally late on, in the 89th minute for Mainz to make it 4-2. Shuto Machino pulled one back from the penalty spot in the 95th minute for M'gladbach to make it 3-4. 11 players were booked, among them Lukas Ullrich (19'), Stefan Posch (55'), Philipp Sander (55'), Florian Neuhaus (62'), Philipp Mwene (73') and Kevin Stöger (87'). Eric Martel, Danny da Costa and Shuto Machino scored after coming off the bench. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Mainz are 92 points stronger than M'gladbach. 2 goals came after the 80th minute. M'gladbach's current recorded form ends with 4 consecutive defeats. Mainz won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 2 meetings without a win.