Schalke v Mainz
2016/2017 German Bundesliga
Nabil Bentaleb - 23', 61'
Max Meyer - 48'
Schalke revival continues
Schalke's recent resurgence continued with a 3-0 win over Mainz.Nabil Bentaleb gave Schalke the lead midway through the first half with a spectacular shot into the top left-hand corner.Max Meyer doubled their lead early in the second half with a goal from close range before Bentaleb added his second and Schalke's third after the hour mark.The win lifted Markus Weinzierl's men out of the Bundesliga relegation zone for the first time this season and denied Mainz what would have been a place in the top six had they won.
Game Information
VELTINS-Arena
4:30 PM, 23 October 2016
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 59,357
German Bundesliga Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayern Munich | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | +81 | 83 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | +33 | 67 |
| RB Leipzig | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | +21 | 62 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | +23 | 58 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | +20 | 58 |
| TSG Hoffenheim | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | +16 | 58 |
| SC Freiburg | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 44 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 43 |
| FC Augsburg | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 40 |
| Mainz | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 37 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | -13 | 35 |
| Hamburg SV | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | -15 | 34 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -20 | 33 |
| FC Cologne | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 32 |
| Werder Bremen | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -20 | 32 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -25 | 26 |
| St. Pauli | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -28 | 26 |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -31 | 23 |
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