10th minuteMainz quickly switches again, Aaron is through on the left and brings the ball with a lot of cut to the five. Burkardt rushes up and hits the leather with a diving header just past the long post.
7th minuteFoul by Kohr on the right side, Hofmann can pull the free kick in front of the goal. In the center, Ginter is completely blank and does not bring the ball on goal. Instead, he heads his teammate, Embolo stands in the way.
5th minuteGladbach has problems building up the game with extremely toxic Mainz players in the first few minutes.
2nd minuteVoting error in the Gladbach defense, Onisiwo is through. He pulls to the left, then brings the ball inside – but in the back of Burkardt, who can’t do anything with the cross.
Before the game startsIt’s about to start, the referee of the game is Robert Schröder. His video assistant is called Guido Winkmann.
Before the game startsHowever, Gladbach is plagued by a blatant away weakness. There are only three points to be found in unfamiliar places. Adi Hütter puts this down to the lack of tough duels: “You have to accept the game. If you meet a team that is strong in duels, then of course you can’t avoid the duels. But if we don’t get into the duels and are not tactically disciplined , are careless, then it is difficult everywhere outside. “
Before the game startsGladbach got off to a very mixed start to the season under his new coach Adi Hütter, but recently got really moving. Borussia threw Bayern out of the cup with 5-0, followed by an even narrower 2-1 win against Bochum. There were four wins and one draw from the last six compulsory matches. The trend is right.
Before the game startsMainz has won all of the last three competitive games (including the cup). Before that, however, there were three defeats in a row. Svensson therefore advocates not losing sight of the long-term development: “It’s that fast, and that’s why we have to look behind the scenes and not assess everything superficially.”
Before the game starts“Fifth is nice, but it’s about something more important,” said Mainz coach Bo Svensson in the “Kicker” podcast “FE: male view on football”. “I also want to give the guys a feeling that I enjoy being with them. I appreciate their work and give them the attention that everyone needs.” Apparently works.
Before the game startsBefore the season started, it wasn’t entirely unreasonable that this would be the duel between fifth and tenth. The fact that Mainz ranks ahead of Gladbach is remarkable. This starting position was last in the first half of the 2016/17 season. Under coach Bo Svensson, the Bruchweg team has developed excellently. 16 points from the first ten games are the Mainz team’s best result since 2010/11.
Before the game startsAlso at Mainz there is only one change compared to the 2: 1 against Bielefeld: Niakhate returns to the starting line-up, but Nemeth has to go to the bench.
Before the game startsWith the foals there is a change compared to the 2: 1 against Bochum: Netz begins for Stindl, who will be on the bench. Zakaria, who was sick during the week, got fit in time.
Before the game startsThis is the starting line-up of Borussia Mönchengladbach: Summer – Ginter, Elvedi, Bensebaini – Scally, Zakaria, Kone, Netz – Hofmann, Embolo, Plea.
Before the game startsSo Mainz goes into this game: Hundreds – Hack, Bell, Niakhate – Widmer, Lee, Kohr, Boetius, Aaron – Onisiwo, Burkardt.
Before the game startsWelcome to the Bundesliga for the 11th matchday between FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
15th minuteMainz has the game largely under control here because it wins the important duels in midfield. So now too! After winning the ball, Burkardt has a lot of space on the right side and can play at his pace. He plays the ball blindly inside, knows that Onisiwo comes rushing up. At the last moment, Zakaria, who hurried back, unpacks the tackle and clears for the corner.