Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 27 apiece, Hoffenheim U19 1st and Mainz U19 2nd. The last five rounds placed Mainz U19 no better than 79th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Hoffenheim U19 were scoring 3.25 and conceding 1.08, Mainz U19 2.67 and 1.25, against a competition average of 2.02 goals per team per game.
Hoffenheim U19 carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Mainz U19, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 3 Hoffenheim U19 wins, 3 for Mainz U19, 1 draw, at 3.86 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. History points to goals: 86% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The venue was Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion, with room for 6,350 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Hoffenheim U19: Zain Biazid (10'), Domenic Köppel (59') · Mainz U19: Batuhan Deliboyraz (30')