FC Schalke 04 0 - 1 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Highlights & Result

Dortmund now lead the 18-team Bundesliga table on 14 points after this latest round of fixtures on 17 October 2026. Mainz have closed the gap at the summit following their jump to fifth place, leaving them four points behind the leaders. Schalke find themselves trailing the leaders by nine points after failing to add to their tally.

Mainz arrived on the back of a scoring run spanning four matches in all competitions, having finished tenth in the competition last season with 40 points. Their visitors had struggled to find fluency in front of goal, averaging under a goal per match in the competition this term. The visitors established control through 54 percent possession and six shots on target, outperforming Schalke's 0.33 expected goals with a superior 1.53. The lone breakthrough arrived in the 24th minute when Phillip Tietz converted, assisted by Anthony Caci. Tietz earned the highest individual recognition of the afternoon with a rating of 8.1.

Schalke's afternoon produced just nine total shots and three attempts on target despite L. Karius attempting to marshal the backline with a 7.4 rating. Having spent the early weeks hovering in fourteenth place, the hosts were unable to overturn a deficit that stretched back to the first half.

Mainz return to action on 24 October with a home fixture against Bremen, while Schalke travel to face 1. FC Köln on the same day.

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