Mainz 05 shows signs of life in the relegation battle. The penultimate team won 1-0 (1-0) against FC Augsburg on Saturday, ending their negative streak of eleven games without a win.

Defender Sepp van den Berg scored the decisive goal for victory in the 44th minute. The last three-pointer came on November 4th last year in a 2-0 win against RB Leipzig. In stoppage time, Augsburg's Mads Pedersen was shown a red card for serious foul play.