Werder have dropped to sixth place in the Bundesliga table after losing 2-1 in Mainz. The home side were focussed from the start of the game and had the better of the chances. Mateta put Mainz in front (25’) after a missed clearance from Niklas Moisander. They then made it 2-0 in the second half through Gbamin (51’). Florian Kohfeldt responded by bringing on both Johannes Eggestein and Claudio Pizarro, and the latter halved the deficit (78’). However, the goal wasn’t enough for Werder, who fell to a third defeat of the season.