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.
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 four.
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%.
Goal scorers
Hoffenheim U19: Zain Biazid (10'), Domenic Köppel (59') · Mainz U19: Batuhan Deliboyraz (30')