Match Report
The table read 4th (Homburg, 14 pts) against 16th (Mainz 05 II, 6 pts), 8 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Homburg 1.5 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Mainz 05 II 1 and 2.25, with the league averaging 1.55.
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 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%