Hamburger SV 0 - 5 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Highlights & Result
Bundesliga
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(1 month ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Building on mid-table finishes in last season's Bundesliga, where Mainz placed tenth with 40 points and Hamburg finished thirteenth with 38, the opening weeks of the new term have taken the two clubs in drastically different directions. Mainz powered their way to a five-goal victory on September 6, 2026, driven by stellar performances from standout players. Phillip Tietz earned a 9.3 rating after netting twice, while Sheraldo Becker collected a 9 rating for scoring the opening goal and providing three assists. Additional goals from P. Mwene and R. Konigsdorffer completed the scoreline, alongside assists from K. Sano and Lee Jae-Sung, leaving Hamburg unable to convert their 55 percent possession into success against eight opposition shots on target.
The visitors arrived on matchday 2 following a mixed sequence of results that included a recent draw against SC Paderborn, lifting their early-season trajectory. Hamburg, conversely, struggled to build on a solitary win from their previous five outings, slipping deeper into early trouble after failing to replicate a 4-0 home victory recorded against Mainz in October 2025. With only one prior meeting ending in a draw earlier this year, the historical balance between the sides was upended as Mainz converted their chances efficiently through an expected goals figure of 2.77 compared to Hamburg's 0.19.
The consequence of the afternoon reshapes the early league standings considerably. Mainz jumped from twelfth up to fourth place in the table, now sitting just two points behind early leaders Freiburg. Meanwhile, the hosts slumped from seventeenth to the foot of the division in eighteenth position after two rounds of fixtures, leaving them six points adrift of the summit.
Mainz will next play at home to Frankfurt on September 12, while Hamburg travel to face RB Leipzig on September 13.
The visitors arrived on matchday 2 following a mixed sequence of results that included a recent draw against SC Paderborn, lifting their early-season trajectory. Hamburg, conversely, struggled to build on a solitary win from their previous five outings, slipping deeper into early trouble after failing to replicate a 4-0 home victory recorded against Mainz in October 2025. With only one prior meeting ending in a draw earlier this year, the historical balance between the sides was upended as Mainz converted their chances efficiently through an expected goals figure of 2.77 compared to Hamburg's 0.19.
The consequence of the afternoon reshapes the early league standings considerably. Mainz jumped from twelfth up to fourth place in the table, now sitting just two points behind early leaders Freiburg. Meanwhile, the hosts slumped from seventeenth to the foot of the division in eighteenth position after two rounds of fixtures, leaving them six points adrift of the summit.
Mainz will next play at home to Frankfurt on September 12, while Hamburg travel to face RB Leipzig on September 13.
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Match stats
HSV v Mainz
55%
Possession
45%
0.19
Expected goals (xG)
2.77
8
Shots
17
1
Shots on target
8
3
Shots inside the box
14
4
Corners
5
421
Passes
350
82%
Pass accuracy
77%
3
Saves
1
14
Fouls
19
2
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Phillip Tietz · Mainz
90'
· 2 goals
Key moments
- -5' 🟨 Sheraldo Becker · Mainz
- 19' ⚽ S. Becker · assist K. Sano · Mainz
- 31' 🟨 Anthony Caci · Mainz
- 36' 🟨 Zakaria El Ouahdi · HSV
- 41' ⚽ P. Mwene · assist S. Becker · Mainz
- 48' ⚽ P. Tietz · assist S. Becker · Mainz
- 83' ⚽ P. Tietz · assist Lee Jae-Sung · Mainz
- 85' 🟨 Phillipp Mwene · Mainz
- 90' ⚽ R. Konigsdorffer · assist P. Mwene · Mainz
HSV
3-4-2-1- 1 Daniel Fernandes 90' 5.3
- 24 Nicolás Capaldo 90' 5.3
- 33 Sebastiaan Bornauw 90' 6.9
- 7 Zakaria El Ouahdi 🟨 90' 5.9
- 21 Nicolai Remberg (c) 90' 6.2
- 11 Albert Grønbæk 90' 7.3
- 3 David Møller Wolfe 84' 6.5
- 9 Terem Moffi 64' 5.9
- 23 Jordan Torunarigha 45' 5.9
- 4 Bilal Nadir 45' 6.9
- 5 Martin Adeline 45' 6.2
- 43 Shafiq Nandja · sub 45' 5.9
- 20 Fábio Vieira · sub 45' 6.7
- 27 Patson Daka · sub 45' 6.2
- 19 Otto Stange · sub 26' 6.3
- 37 Louis Lemke · sub 9' 6.5
Mainz
3-5-2- 1 Alexander Schwolow 90' 7.3
- 3 Fabio Gruber 90' 7.3
- 48 Kacper Potulski 90' 6.9
- 10 Nadiem Amiri (c) 90' 7.0
- 2 Phillipp Mwene ⚽ 🅰️ 🟨 90' 8.5
- 9 Phillip Tietz ⚽ ⚽ 90' 9.3
- 4 Stefan Posch 88' 7.5
- 6 Kaishu Sano 🅰️ 88' 7.2
- 7 Jae-sung Lee 🅰️ 88' 7.0
- 19 Anthony Caci 🟨 81' 6.9
- 23 Sheraldo Becker ⚽ 🅰️ 🅰️ 🟨 68' 9.0
- 11 Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer · sub ⚽ 22' 7.3
- 21 Danny da Costa · sub 9' 6.6
- 47 Rael Nakuzola · sub 2' –
- 15 Lennard Maloney · sub 2' –
- 20 Otto Ruoppi · sub 2' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
HSV
17th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -2
Mainz
12th
in the table · 1 pts from 1
· GD 0