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Christian Rasmussen and Philipp Hofmann scored as Bochum beat Mainz 2-0 in the DFB-Pokal, ending Mainz's away run and sealing Bochum's first home win.
Niclas Füllkrug scored twice as Werder Bremen beat Mainz 3-2, taking him to eight Bundesliga goals and six straight league matches on the scoresheet.
Edin Džeko suffered a deep cut to his head in Schalke's 1-0 defeat to FSV Mainz 05, with the club confirming several stitches and no timeline.
Phillip Tietz scored his fifth Bundesliga goal in six games as Mainz beat Schalke 1-0 and stretched their away run again.
Schalke's 16-match home unbeaten run meets Mainz's perfect away start in a Bundesliga preview shaped by poor Schalke scoring and the visitors' form.
Robert Andrich scored in the fifth minute as Bayer Leverkusen won 4-3 at FSV Mainz 05 for their first away victory of the season.
Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen meet level on 7 points, with Mainz's defensive issues and Leverkusen's scoring streak shaping an early Bundesliga top-four battle.
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs FSV Mainz 05 finished 4-3 as Sheraldo Becker starred and Shuto Machino scored the stoppage-time winner.
Mainz are unbeaten in 12 and have not conceded in the league yet, while Frankfurt have scored three of their four Bundesliga goals in the opening 15 minutes.
Hamburger SV vs FSV Mainz 05 ended 0-5 as Phillip Tietz scored twice and Sheraldo Becker delivered a goal and two assists for Mainz.
Nahuel Noll made four saves on his Bundesliga debut as Mainz and Paderborn drew 0-0. Noll was voted Man of the Match by 45 per cent of fans.
Mainz enter Urs Fischer's first full season after finishing 10th, with Nadiem Amiri central again and a faster start the main target.
Mainz's unbeaten pre-season and prolific scoring make them overwhelming favourites against fifth-tier Krieschow, whose first-ever DFB-Pokal tie is a major
Nadiem Amiri says he will stay at Mainz after weeks of rumours and offers, with the Germany international backing the club before the new season.
Thomas Tuchel's route from Mainz to England manager is built on 1.41 points per game, a seven-win start and later European milestones.
Heidenheim were relegated after a 2-0 final-day defeat to Mainz. Frank Schmidt has led the club since 2007, from the sixth tier to Europe.
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