Schalke 04 3-0 FSV Mainz 05: result and report

Bundesliga · Sunday 23 October 2016

Result

Schalke 04 3-0 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Sunday 23 October 2016, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Schalke 04 · FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga predictions

Schalke 04 3-0 FSV Mainz 05: match report

Schalke 04 won against FSV Mainz 05 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Sunday 23 October 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Nabil Bentaleb opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Schalke 04's goals came from Nabil Bentaleb (23'), Max Meyer (48') and Nabil Bentaleb (61'). FSV Mainz 05 did not score.

Discipline: Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards; FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Schalke 04 were 16th on 4 points from 7 and FSV Mainz 05 9th on 11 points from 7. Schalke 04 went on to finish that season 10th with 43 points, and FSV Mainz 05 15th with 37.

Schalke 04 lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and FSV Mainz 05 in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nabil Bentaleb of Schalke 04 (8.5), ahead of Franco Di Santo (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Schalke 04 wins, 4 draws and 1 for FSV Mainz 05.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Yellow card · Leon BalogunFSV Mainz 05
  • 23'Goal · Nabil BentalebSchalke 04 · 1-0
  • 41'Yellow card · Jhon CórdobaFSV Mainz 05
  • 48'Goal · Max MeyerSchalke 04 · 2-0
  • 61'Goal · Nabil BentalebSchalke 04 · 3-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Benedikt HöwedesSchalke 04
  • 77'Yellow card · Sead KolasinacSchalke 04
  • 82'Yellow card · Stefan BellFSV Mainz 05

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Schalke 04 5, draws 4, FSV Mainz 05 1.

Team news

Schalke 04 line-up (3-1-4-2)

R. Fährmann, Benedikt Höwedes, Naldo, Matija Nastasić, Johannes Geis, Alessandro Schöpf, Leon Goretzka, Nabil Bentaleb, Sead Kolasinac, Franco Di Santo, Max Meyer

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (4-1-4-1)

Jonas Lössl, Giulio Donati, Leon Balogun, Stefan Bell, Gaëtan Bussmann, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Levin Öztunali, Suat Serdar, Yunus Mallı, Jairo Samperio, Jhon Córdoba