Höler Strike Earns Freiburg Narrow Win at Mainz

SC Freiburg edged past 1. FSV Mainz 05 with a 1–0 away win on Bundesliga matchday 29, thanks to a decisive goal from Lucas Höler shortly after the interval.

After a goalless first half, the breakthrough arrived in the 47th minute. Freiburg made Mainz pay when Lucas Höler found the net, finishing a move set up by defender Matthias Ginter. Höler’s strike put the visitors 1–0 up and ultimately proved to be the winner.

Bundesliga FINISHED

2026-04-12 17:30

1. FSV Mainz 05

0 - 1

SC Freiburg

Matchday 29 REGULAR_SEASON

The match featured a series of bookings, reflecting a hard-fought contest. Freiburg picked up several yellow cards: Ifechukwu Ogbus was booked in the 33rd minute, followed by Maximilian Eggestein on the stroke of half-time and Julian Schuster immediately after the restart. Höler himself was cautioned in the 73rd minute, underlining the intensity of Freiburg’s defensive effort as they protected their narrow lead.

Mainz saw Nikolas Veratschnig go into the referee’s book in the 55th minute, as the hosts pushed to get back into the game but struggled to translate possession into clear chances based on the available data.

Both coaches turned to their benches in search of a shift in momentum. Freiburg introduced Philipp Lienhart at half-time for Ogbus and later brought on Jan-Niklas Beste, Philipp Treu, Vincenzo Grifo and Jordy Makengo. Mainz responded with multiple changes of their own, including Nadiem Amiri, Silvan Widmer, Armindo Sieb, Anthony Caci and late substitute Nelson Weiper.

Despite these adjustments, Mainz could not find an equaliser, and Freiburg held on to claim all three points. Detailed statistics such as shots, possession figures and goalkeeper performances are not available in the provided data. For more on this match and the Bundesliga table, visit the full report on Ballaxy and the Bundesliga overview.

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Bundesliga Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	FC Bayern München	32	26	5	1	116	35	81	83	D W W W W
2	Borussia Dortmund	32	20	7	5	65	32	33	67	L W L L W
3	RB Leipzig	32	19	5	8	63	42	21	62	L W W W W
4	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	32	17	7	8	66	43	23	58	W W L W W
5	VfB Stuttgart	32	17	7	8	66	46	20	58	D D L W L
6	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	32	17	7	8	64	48	16	58	D W W D L
7	SC Freiburg	32	12	8	12	45	53	-8	44	D L W W L
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	32	11	10	11	57	60	-3	43	L D L W D
9	FC Augsburg	32	11	7	14	42	56	-14	40	W D W D D
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	32	9	10	13	41	50	-9	37	W L D L W
11	Borussia Mönchengladbach	32	8	11	13	37	50	-13	35	W D D L D
12	Hamburger SV	32	8	10	14	36	51	-15	34	W L L L D
13	1. FC Union Berlin	32	8	9	15	37	57	-20	33	D L L L D
14	1. FC Köln	32	7	11	14	47	55	-8	32	D L D W D
15	SV Werder Bremen	32	8	8	16	37	57	-20	32	L D W L L
16	VfL Wolfsburg	32	6	8	18	42	67	-25	26	D D W L L
17	FC St. Pauli 1910	32	6	8	18	27	55	-28	26	L L D L D
18	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	32	5	8	19	38	69	-31	23	D W L W D