Leverkusen and Mainz shared the spoils in a closely contested Bundesliga encounter, concluding 1-1 at the BayArena. Mainz's Jean-Paul Boëtius broke the deadlock in the 25th minute, but Leverkusen responded with a late equaliser courtesy of Charles Aránguiz in the 90th minute. This result sees Leverkusen stay in the top-half of the table, as both teams continue to jockey for mid-table positioning in the highly competitive Bundesliga.