How the match went
▲ Schalke 04▼ Mainz
goals ● · cards ■ · substitutions •
Mainz beat Schalke 04 1–0 (Bundesliga, 17 Oct 2026). Goals: P. Tietz 24'. Cards: 2 yellow. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.
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▲ Schalke 04▼ Mainz
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Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach M. Muslić
Substitutes used
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach U. Fischer
Substitutes used
Mainz · 3-5-2
Schalke 04 · 3-4-2-1
7.5 and up6.5–7.4under 6.5
The away side at the top, the home side below. A ball for each goal, a card's colour, ▼ the minute a player went off.
The number on the shirt; beside it the match rating, from the match data.
Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.
| Player | Min | Shots | Passes | Duels won | Tackles | Dribbles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Karius GK | 90 | 0 | 30 (0) | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.4 |
| H. Kuruçay DF | 90 | 1 (0) | 52 (1) | 8/8 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 | |
| T. Becker DF | 90 | 0 | 38 (1) | 3/7 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| N. Katić DF | 71 | 0 | 29 (0) | 6/15 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| M. Wöber DF | 19 | 0 | 17 (1) | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| Vitalie Becker DF | 11 | 0 | 10 (0) | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 | 6.2 | |
| K. Karaman MF | 90 | 2 (1) | 24 (1) | 10/21 | 0 | 2/5 | 5.9 | |
| S. El-Faouzi MF | 90 | 1 (0) | 44 (0) | 5/11 | 2 | 0/3 | 5.5 | |
| S. Tanaka MF | 90 | 1 (1) | 45 (0) | 6/10 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| R. Gosens MF | 79 | 0 | 36 (1) | 3/6 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | |
| A. Aouchiche MF | 71 | 0 | 24 (0) | 6/11 | 0 | 2/4 | 5.7 | |
| A. Gantenbein MF | 60 | 2 (0) | 13 (0) | 2/5 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| J. Dina Ebimbe MF | 30 | 1 (0) | 5 (0) | 3/6 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | |
| E. Džeko FW | 60 | 0 | 13 (0) | 5/10 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| Hwang Hee-Chan FW | 30 | 1 (1) | 9 (0) | 2/6 | 1 | 0/1 | 6.2 | |
| J. Adamu FW | 19 | 0 | 3 (0) | 4/5 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Player | Min | Shots | Passes | Duels won | Tackles | Dribbles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Schwolow GK | 90 | 0 | 37 (0) | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.0 |
| K. Potulski DF | 90 | 0 | 61 (0) | 9/14 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| S. Posch DF | 90 | 0 | 73 (0) | 5/12 | 3 | 0 | 7.0 | |
| D. da Costa DF | 90 | 0 | 42 (0) | 5/11 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| S. Widmer DF | 1 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| K. Sano MF | 90 | 0 | 48 (2) | 7/15 | 3 | 0/1 | 6.3 | |
| P. Mwene MF | 90 | 0 | 33 (0) | 2/5 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| A. Caci MF | 89 | 0 | 35 (1) | 3/10 | 1 | 1/3 | 6.8 | |
| N. Amiri MF | 86 | 1 (0) | 33 (1) | 1/5 | 0 | 0/2 | 6.4 | |
| Lee Jae-Sung MF | 76 | 2 (1) | 32 (1) | 8/9 | 3 | 1/1 | 6.8 | |
| P. Nebel MF | 14 | 0 | 8 (0) | 2/4 | 0 | 1/2 | 6.2 | |
| E. Martel MF | 4 | 0 | 4 (0) | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | |
| L. Maloney MF | 1 | 0 | 3 (0) | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| P. Tietz FW | 89 | 3 (2) | 28 (1) | 11/22 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | |
| S. Becker FW | 76 | 4 (3) | 16 (1) | 4/11 | 1 | 2/4 | 6.3 | |
| R. Königsdörffer FW | 14 | 0 | 7 (0) | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Every player on the pitch, from the match data. Shots: in brackets on target. Passes: in brackets key passes (a pass that led to a shot). Duels and dribbles: won of all. Saves: the goalkeeper's.
| Team | Pos | Played | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schalke 04 | 14th | 5 | 5 | Form: loss, draw, win, draw, loss. |
| Mainz | 9th | 5 | 7 | Form: draw, win, loss, win, loss. |
From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Freiburg – Schalke 04 | 2–1 Form: loss. |
| 20 Sep | Schalke 04 – Elversberg | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 11 Sep | Union Berlin – Schalke 04 | 1–3 Form: win. |
| 5 Sep | Schalke 04 – Bayern München | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 30 Aug | Augsburg – Schalke 04 | 3–0 Form: loss. |
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | Mainz – Leverkusen | 3–4 Form: loss. |
| 19 Sep | Mönchengladbach – Mainz | 3–4 Form: win. |
| 12 Sep | Mainz – Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–3 Form: loss. |
| 6 Sep | Hamburg – Mainz | 0–5 Form: win. |
| 29 Aug | Mainz – Paderborn | 0–0 Form: draw. |
The league's player boards this season: goals, assists and the average match rating.
16 meetings in the league: Schalke 04 10 wins, Mainz 3 wins, 3 draws.
Schalke 04: club page ⭐ Schalke 04 Mainz: club page ⭐ Mainz Bundesliga: table and matches All coming matches
League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.
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