1-1, still not losing with one less player, the 17th Bundesliga tied with the 6th Bundesliga, Hoffenheim’s 4-game winning streak ended

Mainz, ranked 17th before the game, ushered in the 11th round of the Bundesliga. Mainz played at home against Hoffenheim, which was ranked 6th before the game.

Mainz had 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in the 5 games before the game, while Hoffenheim's 4 wins and 1 loss in the 5 games before the game was obviously better than Mainz. In the last three meetings between the two sides, Mainz has the upper hand because Mainz defeated Hoffenheim twice in those three meetings. However, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Hoffenheim defeating Mainz as a guest. After all, Hoffenheim's paper strength is recognized as being stronger than Mainz.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Olsen scored an own goal to help Hoffenheim take the lead.

In the 31st minute of the second half, Da Costa succeeded in a low shot during the chaos in front of the goal to help Mainz equalize the score.

After 12 minutes, Cole stepped on his opponent and fouled. After the referee reviewed VAR, he directly showed a red card and sent him off, leaving Mainz with one less player to fight.

In the 93rd minute, Bibo's winning goal was disallowed because his teammate committed a handball foul first. Mainz escaped unscathed.

In the end, Mainz, with one less player, drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim, avoiding a 2-game losing streak in the Bundesliga, while Hoffenheim missed a 5-game winning streak in the Bundesliga.