Eintracht Frankfurt:
Kevin Trapp: His energy was not needed for a long time. He then came on twice in the second half: the keeper saved da Costa’s header; even Onisiwo could not overcome him.
Almamy Touré: Maintained his concentration. Avoided significant mistakes. A step forward for him.
Total: This time in the role of defense chief. Gave the assist to Buta’s dream goal. Passable appearance.
Evan Ndicka: Often master of the situation. Showed commitment and duel toughness.
Blindness: Offered a lot. His brilliant shot on goal was reminiscent of Marco van Basten. A hit in this form.
Sebastian Rode: Contributed to Kolo Muani’s 3-0 lead. Was effective. The break in Hoffenheim did him good.
Djibril Sow: With his running strength and joy in duels, he made sure that the Mainz team hardly got into the game. But his long-range shots need to be more targeted.
Christopher Lenz: Had a handle on da Costa on his side. Fluctuated between good and very moderate actions. That makes him vulnerable.
Daichi Kamada: Was fouled and converted the penalty to 1:0. As a ball thief, the provider for Kolo Muani’s goal. Significantly more dominant and more playful than in the weeks before. Blooms again before he leaves.
Mario Götze: His deflected shot landed on the crossbar. With a lot of drive and creative power. A win.
Randal Colored: Scored his 14th Bundesliga goal. Caused the opponent big problems with his power and assertiveness.
Jesper Lindstrøm: Came into play for Kolo Muani. Not the old one yet.
Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe: Was allowed to work for Rode. Didn’t act confidently.
Makoto Hasebe: Played in place of Touré. Was rarely asked for.
Paxten Aaronson: Replaced Kamada. Remained without significant action.
Timothy Chandler: Got a few minutes for Buta. He couldn’t move much.
Mainz 05:
Robin Zentner: Didn’t look good at 2-0 but couldn’t count on Buta shooting in the short angle.
Edimilson Fernandes: Uncertain before the break, solid later with attempts to get involved offensively.
Stefan Bell: Defensively the most stable Mainzer, blocked balls, threw himself into shots.
Andreas Hanche-Olsen: Very weak performance. The 0:2 was his fault because he only accompanied Buta instead of attacking him. Also caused the penalty to 0:1.
Danny DaCosta: Without accents on the right flank. His ball loss initiated the 0:1.
Anton Stach: In the 31st minute, gave Mainz the first shot on goal. Otherwise, despite the increase after the break together with Lee, there is no replacement for Kohr and Barreiro.
Jae-sung Lee: Ran a lot, but not very structured. Initiated the 0:3. Otherwise: see Stach.
Aaron: Far from the performances that got him into the starting XI.
Marcus Ingvartsen: Weak in a duel with the ball, against the ball anyway.
Karim Onisiwo: He struggled until the final whistle, but was also unsuccessful when he had a chance in injury time free in front of Trapp.
Ludovic Ajorque: Didn’t matter for a long time because hardly a ball got lost to him.
Delano Burgzorg: The Mainz fans no longer expect much from him. He lived up to expectations for half an hour.
Aymen Barkok: His back-heel tricks didn’t get the 05s any further from the 65th minute on.
Anthony Caci: Didn’t do much wrong in the short amount of time.
Nelson Weiper: Came in the 81st minute, when everything had long since run its course, but still stuck in and proved once again that he is fully there.
Ennis Shabani: From Mainz’s point of view, the winner of the game – the 19-year-old made his debut in the Bundesliga in nine minutes.
