Bundesliga (Week 24) : Mainz 05 and M'Gladbach play out 2-2 draw
GERMANY, Mar. 7, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 24: Mönchengladbach was held to a 2-2 draw by Mainz on Saturday.
Mönchengladbach players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Brazilian midfielder Raffael in the 26th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Raffael goal ('67) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Mainz with goals by Johannes Geis ('73) and Shinji Okazaki ('77).
Borussia Mönchengladbach remains in third place with 41 points from 24 games, 9 points behind VfL Wolfsburg.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of March 7, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 11 | 55 | 61 |
| 2 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Mönchengladbach | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 41 |
| 4 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 38 |
| 5 | Augsburg | 24 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 38 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 33 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 12 | Mainz | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | FC Köln | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Hertha Berlin | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 42 | -14 | 25 |
| 15 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Paderborn | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 23 |
| 17 | SC Freiburg | 24 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 22 |
| 18 | Stuttgart | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2014-2015
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Overview
1. FSV Mainz 05
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Mainz 5-0 Paderborn (31 Jan.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 2-0 Mainz (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Augsburg - Mainz (14 Mar.)
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Mönchengladbach 4-1 Werder Bremen (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Mönchengladbach 2-0 Paderborn (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Mönchengladbach - Hannover 96 (15 Mar.)
Mainz
2:2
Mönchengladbach
2:2 (0:1)
- 7 March 2015
- 18:30
- Mainz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 61 |
| 2 |  Wolfsburg | 50 |
| 3 | Mönchengladbach | 41 |
| 4 |  Schalke 04 | 38 |
| 5 |  Augsburg | 38 |
Week 24 Results
| Friday 6 March 2015 | ||||
 | Stuttgart | 0-0 | Hertha Berlin |  |
| Saturday 7 March 2015 | ||||
| Augsburg | 1-0 | Wolfsburg | |
 | SC Freiburg | 0-1 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Borussia Dortmund |  |
| Schalke 04 | 3-1 | Hoffenheim |  |
 | Hannover 96 | 1-3 | Bayern Munich | |
| Mainz | 2-2 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Sunday 8 March 2015 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 15:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Paderborn | 17:30 | Bayer Leverkusen |  |