Bundesliga (Week 23) : Mainz 05 beats Bayer 3-1
GERMANY, Feb. 28, 2016 (AMP) — Bundesliga / Match day 23: Bayer Leverkusen crashed to their 2nd consecutive defeat as they lost 3-1 against Mainz.
Yunus Malli scored dual goals
Mainz dominated the first half thanks to goals from Malli ('14) and Cordoba Jhon ('32). Leading 2-0 at the break, the O-Fives further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Malli on penalty in the 58th minute.
1. FSV Mainz 05 climbed to fifth place with 36 points from 23 games, tie on points with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
View : Full Bundesliga table (as of February 28, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 47 | 62 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 32 | 54 |
| 3 | Hertha Berlin | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Mönchengladbach | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Mainz | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | Schalke 04 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 34 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 29 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 28 |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 28 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Werder Bremen | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 46 | -19 | 21 |
| 17 | Hoffenheim | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Bundesliga 2015-2016
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Overview
1. FSV Mainz 05
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Mainz 3-0 Hannover 96 (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Hoffenheim 3-2 Mainz (20 Feb.)
- Next game:Bayern Munich - Mainz (2 Mar.)
Bayer Leverkusen
- Position: 6 -2
- Best performance of the season:Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 Mönchengladbach (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Borussia Dortmund (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Bayer Leverkusen - Werder Bremen (2 Mar.)
Mainz
3:1
Bayer Leverkusen
3:1 (2:0)
- 28 February 2016
- 17:30
- Mainz
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 62 |
| 2 |  Borussia Dortmund | 54 |
| 3 |  Hertha Berlin | 39 |
| 4 |  Mönchengladbach | 36 |
| 5 | Mainz | 36 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 26 February 2016 | ||||
 | FC Köln | 0-1 | Hertha Berlin | |
| Saturday 27 February 2016 | ||||
 | Hamburger SV | 1-1 | FC Ingolstadt |  |
 | Stuttgart | 1-2 | Hannover 96 |  |
 | Werder Bremen | 2-2 | Darmstadt 98 |  |
 | Wolfsburg | 0-2 | Bayern Munich | |
| Sunday 28 February 2016 | ||||
 | Augsburg | 2-2 | Mönchengladbach | |
| Mainz | 3-1 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 3-1 | Hoffenheim |  |
 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19:30 | Schalke 04 |  |