Overview
- On Bundesliga matchday four, Augsburg fell 4-1 at home to Bo Henriksen's Mainz 05.
- Kaishu Sano (14'), Dominik Kohr (26'), Paul Nebel (60') and Armindo Sieb (69') scored for Mainz, with Samuel Essende replying for Augsburg (83').
- Kohr was sent off with a yellow-red in the 53rd minute for repeated fouls, his eighth career dismissal, yet Mainz added two goals with ten men.
- Sano's opener followed a misplay by Chrislain Matsima, and further defensive lapses repeatedly exposed Augsburg.
- Coach Sandro Wagner made four substitutions at halftime; Essende came on to score, and first-time starter Alexis Claude-Maurice saw an acrobatic effort saved by Robin Zentner.