Own Goal Lifts Gladbach Past Mainz to Reach Bundesliga’s Top Half

Overview

• The decider came in the 58th minute when Haris Tabaković’s header from a corner deflected off Danny da Costa into the Mainz net.
• An earlier Borussia Mönchengladbach strike was ruled out for handball after Yannik Engelhardt touched the ball on the line.
• Mainz goalkeeper Daniel Batz, the club’s third starter in the position this season, made several notable saves but was undone by the deflection.
• The victory moved Gladbach to ninth on 16 points, while Mainz’s winless league run reached nine matches at the foot of the table.
• Gladbach responded in the league after a German Cup exit to St. Pauli, with Mainz set to visit Bayern and Gladbach to host Wolfsburg next.