Match Report
The table read 7th (Homburg, 6 pts) against 17th (Mainz 05 II, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Mainz 05 II had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 13th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Homburg 1.25 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Mainz 05 II 1.25 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.61.
Mainz 05 II arrived on a run of four straight wins.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Homburg, 4 draws and 2 for Mainz 05 II, at 2.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more. The recent editions have closed up — 1.8 goals per game over the last five against 2.8 all-time.
The referee was H. Kresser, with 14 matches in our database and 3.4 yellows per game on average. The venue was Waldstadion Homburg, with room for 16,488 spectators. Mainz 05 II led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Homburg: Birkan Celik (58'), Birkan Celik (79') · Mainz 05 II: J. Derstroff (11')
Key stats
Possession: Homburg 50% · Mainz 05 II 50%