Bayer Leverkusen won 3-0 against host Mainz to record its best-ever start in the Bundesliga, rising to the top of the table on Saturday. Coach Xabi Alonso's team maintained its unbeaten record, securing its fifth win in six matches to raise its points total to 16. Stuttgart is just one point behind the leaders after defeating Cologne 2-0. Bayern Munich has 13 points in fourth place and will visit RB Leipzig later today.
Sebastian Vandenberg, a Mainz defender, scored an own goal to give Leverkusen the lead in the 18th minute. Alejandro Grimaldo added a second goal with a free kick in the 59th minute. Six minutes later, Jonas Hofmann capped off the scoring for Leverkusen, leaving Mainz at the bottom of the table with just one point.
