Freiburg women beat Mainz 05 3-0 at the Draisstadion on 13 September in the fourth round of the Bundesliga Women's regular season. Ilayda Acikgoz opened the scoring in the twenty-seventh minute before Carina Brunold doubled the lead after the hour mark. E. Memminger added a third in the eightieth minute and Mainz failed to convert a late penalty when Luca Emily Birkholz missed in stoppage time.
By then Freiburg had pinned them back despite hosting just 44 per cent of the possession. The visitors created more attacks—94 to 78—and had more corners, but the big chances column stayed empty for both sides. Shots accuracy tells the story: Freiburg hit 29 per cent of their attempts on target compared with Mainz's 15, yet even that did not guarantee sustained pressure.
The table goes out of the window in these games, but the gap in the standings remains stark. Freiburg sit sixth with seven points from four matches, while Mainz are bottom with none and four defeats. The hosts came off a heavy loss to Bayern last week, whereas the away side have not tasted victory since May.
Freiburg kept their side in it through a mix of clearances and tackles—27 clearances and 13 successful tackles—and managed to close out the game without disciplinary trouble beyond one yellow card for Jana Vojtekova. Mainz collected a yellow of their own for Suguri Hashitani and had to make late changes after the penalty miss.
The clean-sheet run came to an end for Freiburg this time, but the result keeps them within striking distance of the top half. Mainz's goal difference sits at minus ten and they need a turnaround if they want to escape the bottom of the table.