Own Goal Sends Gladbach Past Mainz, Up to Ninth
The result moved Borussia Mönchengladbach to ninth in the Bundesliga.
Overview
- Haris Tabaković’s header off a corner deflected off Danny da Costa for a 58th-minute own goal that decided the match.
- An earlier Gladbach effort in the 17th minute was ruled out for handball after Maxim Leitsch’s header was touched on the line by Yannik Engelhardt.
- Mainz played under interim coach Benjamin Hoffmann after Bo Henriksen’s dismissal and remained bottom without a league win since September.
- Daniel Batz, Mainz’s third goalkeeper used this season, produced several saves but conceded via his teammate’s deflection.
- The win followed Gladbach’s midweek DFB-Pokal exit to St. Pauli and left them on 16 points ahead of hosting Wolfsburg, with Mainz next visiting Bayern.