Match Report
Before the match
19 goals for and six against accompanied Mainz's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings, keeping three clean sheets. On 19 September, Mainz recorded a 4-3 win visiting M'gladbach; their biggest win in that spell was 9-0 away to Krieschow on 23 August.
M'gladbach hosted Mainz (Bundesliga) on 19 September. For Mainz, the score was 4-3: four goals scored, three allowed. 1-3 was Mainz's result against Frankfurt on 12 September (Bundesliga), playing at home; Mainz lost, with one scored to three conceded. The 6 September fixture (Bundesliga) paired Mainz with HSV. Mainz won 5-0 away from home, netting five goals while conceding zero. Playing at home against SC Paderborn (Bundesliga), Mainz finished 0-0 on 29 August. Their score comprised zero goals, against zero from the opposition. 23 August: Mainz won 9-0 against Krieschow away from home in DFB-Pokal, scoring nine goals and allowing zero.
Mainz stood 7th in the results-based Bundesliga table before kickoff, with seven points from four matches.
Leverkusen: three wins, one draw and one defeat over five games; 14 goals scored, five conceded, keeping three clean sheets. Latest: a 2-0 win at home to RB Leipzig on 20 September; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Union Berlin on 5 September.
2-0 was Leverkusen's result against RB Leipzig on 20 September (Bundesliga), playing at home; Leverkusen won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 12 September fixture (Bundesliga) paired Leverkusen with Augsburg. Leverkusen drew 2-2 away from home, netting two goals while conceding two. Playing at home against Union Berlin (Bundesliga), Leverkusen finished 4-0 on 5 September. Their score comprised four goals, against zero from the opposition. 29 August: Leverkusen lost 2-3 against Elversberg away from home in Bundesliga, scoring two goals and allowing three. Against SV Wehen in DFB-Pokal, Leverkusen scored four and conceded zero on 22 August; the away from home result was 4-0.
Before kickoff, Bundesliga's results-based standings placed Leverkusen 6th after four matches and seven points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at Leverkusen on 28 February and a 4-3 away win for Leverkusen on 18 October 2025.
After the match
Leverkusen edged past Mainz 4-3 on 10 October 2026. Robert Andrich opened the scoring inside the first 5 minutes for Leverkusen to make it 1-0. Patrik Schick added to the tally inside the first 9 minutes for Leverkusen, set up by Aleix García, to make it 2-0. Anthony Caci pulled one back in the 33rd minute for Mainz to make it 1-2. Anthony Caci levelled it in the 42nd minute for Mainz, set up by Nadiem Amiri, to make it 2-2. Leverkusen regained the lead through Jarell Quansah 55 minutes into the game to make it 3-2. With the 6th goal, Leverkusen extended the lead through Moussa Diaby 65 minutes into the game, set up by Afonso Moreira, to make it 4-2. With the 7th goal, Mainz reduced the deficit through Benedict Hollerbach in the 92nd minute to make it 3-4. Phillip Tietz (20'), Sheraldo Becker (35'), Jae-sung Lee (76') and Jarell Quansah (90') were booked. Leverkusen are unbeaten in the latest 4 matches of their recorded form in the 2025/26 Bundesliga, the 2026/27 DFB-Pokal and the 2026/27 Bundesliga. The card tally for Mainz was three yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Mainz. Jae-sung Lee entered for Mainz at 70 minutes and later was booked. After coming on for Mainz in minute 78, Benedict Hollerbach scored in minute 92. Leverkusen picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Leverkusen was five.