FC Schalke 04 vs FSV Mainz 05 0-1

FSV Mainz 05 won 1-0 at the VELTINS-Arena after Phillip Tietz scored in the 24th minute, with Anthony Caci providing the assist. FC Schalke 04 never found an equaliser, and Mainz kept the lead for the rest of the match.

Tietz opened the scoring on 24 minutes when he finished Caci's pass to make it 1-0. That remained the score at half-time, with FC Schalke 04 trailing FSV Mainz 05 1-0.

FC Schalke 04 made two changes on 60 minutes, sending on Hwang Hee-Chan for Edin Džeko and Junior Dina Ebimbe for Adrian Tobias Gantenbein, then made two more on 71 minutes with Maximilian Wöber replacing Nikola Katić and Junior Chukwubuike Adamu coming on for Adil Aouchiche. FSV Mainz 05 replied with two changes on 76 minutes, when Paul Nebel and Ransford Konigsdorffer replaced Lee Jae-Sung and Sheraldo Becker, then made two more in stoppage time, with Eric Martel on for Nadiem Amiri and Lennard Maloney on for Tietz. FC Schalke 04 pushed for a way back, but Mainz kept the only goal of the match intact.

Mainz had 54% of the possession and 467 passes to FC Schalke 04's 388, and they also finished with more shots and shots on target, 11 to 9 and 6 to 3. FC Schalke 04 had 4 corners to Mainz's 1, while Mainz posted the higher xG at 1.53 to 0.33. Schalke's goalkeeper made 5 saves, compared with 3 for Mainz, and Mainz also committed more fouls, 20 to 12, and went offside 7 times to Schalke's 3.

Mainz's bookings went to Nadiem Amiri in the 42nd minute and Kaishu Sano in the 45th minute. FC Schalke 04 had no yellow cards, and neither side had a red card.