In the 15th minute, Mainz’s Dominik Kohr scored the opener for the home side. With Bayern fielding mostly bench players, this marks their 9th time falling behind in the 1st half in this year's Bundesliga campaign.
Bayern's record of falling behind in the 1st half in 2025/26 Bundesliga:
Matchday 10 vs. 1. FC Union Berlin (Away): Conceded early but equalized before half-time (Final: 2-2).
Matchday 11 vs. SC Freiburg (Home): Shockingly went down 2-0 inside the first 17 minutes before storming back (Final: 6-2).
Matchday 17 vs. 1. FC Köln (Away): Conceded in the 41st minute before equalizing deep into first-half stoppage time (Final: 3-1).
Matchday 18 vs. RB Leipzig (Away): Conceded an early goal before turning the game on its head before the break (Final: 5-1).
Matchday 20 vs. Hamburger SV (Away): Conceded a 34th-minute penalty but equalized shortly after (Final: 2-2).
Matchday 24 vs. Borussia Dortmund (Away): Went into the half-time break trailing 1-0 before launching a massive second-half comeback (Final: 3-2).
Matchday 26 vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Away): Conceded in the 6th minute and trailed 1-0 at half-time in a chaotic match featuring two Bayern red cards (Final: 1-1).
Matchday 30 vs. VfB Stuttgart (Home): Fell behind in the 21st minute before scoring three rapid goals before half-time to officially clinch the Bundesliga title (Final: 4-2).
Matchday 31 vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 (Away): Bayern conceded in the 15th minute and are currently trailing 2-0 in the 1st half.