Bundesliga (Week 8) : Mainz 05 beats Darmstadt 3-2
GERMANY, Oct. 2, 2015 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 8: After losing 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen on September 26 and 0-3 to Bayern Munich on September 26, the O-Fives returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Darmstadt 98 this Friday.
Mainz dominated the first half thanks to goals from Bell ('15) and Malli ('24). Leading 2-1 at the break, the O-Fives further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by De Blasis Pablo in the 64th minute.
1. FSV Mainz 05 climbed to fifth place with 12 points from 8 games, tie on points with VfL Wolfsburg, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of October 2, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | Schalke 04 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Wolfsburg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Mainz | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Hertha Berlin | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Werder Bremen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Mönchengladbach | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
SV Darmstadt 98
- Position: 10 -1
- Best performance of the season:Darmstadt 98 2-1 Werder Bremen (22 Sep.)
- Previous game:Borussia Dortmund 2-2 Darmstadt 98 (27 Sep.)
- Next game:Augsburg - Darmstadt 98 (17 Oct.)
1. FSV Mainz 05
- Position: 5 +7
- Best performance of the season:Mainz 3-0 Hannover 96 (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Mainz 0-3 Bayern Munich (26 Sep.)
- Next game:Mainz - Borussia Dortmund (16 Oct.)
Darmstadt 98
2:3
Mainz
2:3 (1:2)
- 2 October 2015
- 20:30
- Darmstadt
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 21 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 17 |
| 3 |  Schalke 04 | 16 |
| 4 |  Wolfsburg | 12 |
| 5 | Mainz | 12 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 2 October 2015 | ||||
| Darmstadt 98 | 2-3 | Mainz | |
| Saturday 3 October 2015 | ||||
 | FC Ingolstadt | 15:30 | Eintracht Frankfurt |  |
 | Mönchengladbach | 15:30 | Wolfsburg | |
 | Hannover 96 | 15:30 | Werder Bremen |  |
 | Hoffenheim | 15:30 | Stuttgart |  |
 | Hertha Berlin | 15:30 | Hamburger SV |  |
| Sunday 4 October 2015 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 15:30 | FC Köln |  |
| Bayern Munich | 17:30 | Borussia Dortmund | |
 | Bayer Leverkusen | 17:30 | Augsburg |  |