Awoniyi's heavy touch allows Klostermann to remove the danger with a good tackle.
86'
The sting seems to have just gone out of Leipzig after 85 minutes of excellence. Mainz are building some mild pressure through the odd corner.
84'
Leipzig, meanwhile, are headed for third. This win will take them a point above Bayer Leverkusen and trim the gap to Bayern back to seven points.
81'
This result won't immediately alter Mainz's table position, but it's a psychological blow following some steady results before and after the shutdown.
79'
J. St. Juste gets yellow.
75'
T. Werner has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by Y. Poulsen.
GOOOALLLL!! Persistence pays off for Werner. The striker has his hat-trick, steering past the goalkeeper from inside the penalty area after being released by Poulsen's quick, direct free-kick. Leipzig extend their lead to 5-0.
Good thinking from Poulsen to catch Mainz's defence asleep. He and attacking partner Werner have been a class above their opponents.
74'
D. Latza enters the game and replaces E. Fernandes.
L. Öztunalı enters the game and replaces K. Onisiwo.
Werner is going to keep trying. He fires in another shot that fails to trouble Muller.
Beierlorzer turns to the bench again. Oztunali replaces Onisiwo.
It's a Mainz double change as Latza gives Fernandes a reprieve.
71'
A. Lookman enters the game and replaces C. Nkunku.
Creating that chance proves to be Nkunku's last act. He heads to the bench and on comes Lookman.
70'
H. Wolf enters the game and replaces K. Kampl.
Nagelsmann not hesitating to use the new substitution rules with Wolf now called on to replace the magnificent Kampl.
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L. Barreiro enters the game and replaces P. Kunde.
T. Awoniyi enters the game and replaces J. Boëtius.
Mainz make two changes of their own, albeit with the game well gone. Awoniyi gets a chance as Boetius makes way.
With his other substitution, Beierlorzer introduces midfielder Martins. Off comes Kunde.
60'
T. Adams enters the game and replaces M. Sabitzer.
W. Orbán enters the game and replaces D. Upamecano.
Leipzig make a double change and there's a nice moment here. Club captain Orban returns to the pitch after six months out with a knee injury. He replaces Upamecano.
The other Leipzig change sees the influential Sabitzer earn a rest. United States international Adams enters the play.
59'
Muller parries a stinging Halstenberg shot. The Mainz goalkeeper has done reasonably well despite the scoreline.
57'
Werner shapes to shoot from the edge of the area before directing a pass out to left-back Halstenberg, who overhits the cross. Mainz just can't get a foothold.
51'
Leipzig are in the mood for more. Sabitzer the man to head over on this occasion. They're pouring numbers into Mainz's box at every opportunity.
48'
T. Werner has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by K. Kampl.
GOOAAALLLL!! This is getting really ugly now. Werner has a second and Leipzig a fourth after Kampl waltzed through the defence and gifted his team-mate the simplest of finishes. 4-0.
You might have expected better from Mainz following a half-time assessment but the relegation candidates were caught static for that goal. Kampl completed a tidy one-two with Nkunku before passing to a grateful Werner.
46'
J. Mateta enters the game and replaces J. Bruma.
Back under way as Mainz look to restore some respectability to the scoreline. They trail an in-form Leipzig 3-0 at the start of the second half.
The hosts have made an attacking substitution at the interval. Mateta is on to replace defender Bruma, who was on a yellow card.
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HALF-TIME: MAINZ 0-3 RB LEIPZIG
42'
N. Mukiele enters the game and replaces K. Laimer.
Laimer is unable to continue and Leipzig are forced into a change. The right-back didn't look to be in too much discomfort but there's no point taking chances with the scoreline 3-0 in their favour. On comes Mukiele.
39'
The game pauses for Laimer to receive some treatment following Quaison's late challenge.
36'
M. Sabitzer has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by Y. Poulsen.
GOOOALLLL!!! There's the third for Leipzig. Nagelsmann's men rush forward following a turnover in midfield and find Mainz utterly exposed. Muller denies Nkunku at point-blank range but the Leipzig players are basically lining up to shoot and eventually Sabitzer ends the scramble with a fine side-footed finish into the top-right corner.
Poulsen credited with the assist for Leipzig's third goal after laying the ball back to Sabitzer, who earlier crossed for his team-mate to head in the second.
35'
T. Werner gets yellow.
Werner lets frustration for an earlier challenge get the better of him as he gives Baku a kick. Another booking.
32'
Halstenberg fails to make the most of the resultant free-kick as he guides a shot over the bar.
31'
Bruma into the book now after rather needlessly hauling Poulsen to the floor. That's two yellow cards for either side.
30'
J. Bruma gets yellow.
Half an hour gone at Opel Arena and Leipzig are toying with their opponents. Mainz will do well to avoid falling three goals behind before the break.
28'
Leipzig threaten again as Nkunku gets free in the area and unselfishly looks to pass. Fernandes is there to clear, fortunately for Mainz.
27'
Leipzig are in complete control. The visitors are building from the back and regularly getting the ball to Kampl and Sabitzer in good positions.
23'
Y. Poulsen has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by M. Sabitzer.
GOALLLL!!! Leipzig open up a 2-0 lead! Again the attack comes down the right and this time it's Poulsen who profits, the man with the armband leaping unmarked to powerfully head in Sabitzer's cross.
Sabitzer delivered the perfect, lofted cross for Poulsen after making an overlapping run around Lainer. Brilliantly constructed goal by Leipzig.
20'
P. Kunde gets yellow.
Three players now walking the tightrope after the referee shows Kunde a yellow card for breaking up a Leipzig attack with a foul on Kampl.
19'
Poulsen has been down receiving treatment after getting his leg caught under Niakhate. He's back out there now and looks to be okay to continue.
17'
D. Upamecano gets yellow.
Upamecano loses the ball to Onisiwo and compounds the error by fouling the forward, earning himself a card in the process.
16'
Onus very much now on Mainz to play a more expansive game. Of course, they have no home support to urge them on.
13'
M. Sabitzer gets yellow.
Sabitzer goes into the book for a challenge on Quaison.
11'
T. Werner has scored a goal for RB Leipzig! Assist by K. Laimer.
GOOOALLLL!!! Laimer escapes away down the right and squares for Werner, who gets across his marker and produces a cute finish at the near post. Lovely play from Leipzig and they lead 1-0!
Laimer did brilliantly well to create that goal, surging past Martin on the right before picking out Werner in the middle.
9'
Halstenberg gets into the box and directs a header towards Poulsen, but it's cut out. Corner awarded and the referee wants a word with Werner and Kunde.
7'
It looks as though Leipzig, who are seeing more of the ball in these early exchanges, are going to operate with a flat back four today. Laimer in at right-back alongside Klostermann, Upamecano and Halstenberg.
4'
Onisiwo turns Upamecano in the box before being crowded out. Nice move there from the Mainz forward.
3'
Augsburg's convincing 3-0 win at Schalke in the game just finished adds a little more importance to this match for Mainz, who sit 15th in the table.
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We're under way at Opel Arena following a moment's silence to remember those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. No fans inside the venue, as is now custom. Time to find out which side copes better.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this Bundesliga fixture between Mainz and RB Leipzig!
This promises to be an intriguing encounter as two teams near opposite ends of the table lock horns. Julian Nagelsmann's men surely must win to keep their dwindling title hopes alive after falling 10 points behind leaders Bayern, who crushed Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Leipzig were held to a point at home to Freiburg last weekend and have now drawn three consecutive games, the previous two recorded before the coronavirus shutdown.
Mainz, meanwhile, will want revenge for the humiliating 8-0 loss suffered when these teams met in November. Recent results have been kinder, with goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Pierre Kunde securing a come-from-behind 2-2 draw at Cologne last time out and extending their unbeaten run to three matches. Four points now separate Achim Beierlorzer's side and the bottom three.
MAINZ XI (3-4-2-1): Florian Muller; Jeffrey Bruma, Jeremiah St. Juste, Moussa Niakhate; Ridle Baku, Pierre Kunde, Edimilson Fernandes, Aaron Martin; Jean-Paul Boetius, Robin Quaison; Karim Onisiwo.
MAINZ SUBS: Finn Dahmen, Alexander Hack, Daniel Brosinski, Leandro Barreiro Martins, Taiwo Awoniyi, Danny Latza, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Levin Oztunali, Ji Dong-won.
RB LEIPZIG XI (3-1-4-2): Peter Gulacsi; Dayot Upamecano, Lukas Klostermann, Marcel Halstenberg; Konrad Laimer; Marcel Sabitzer, Christopher Nkunku, Kevin Kampl, Dani Olmo; Yussuf Poulsen, Timo Werner.
The teams are taking their positions out on the pitch and it's almost time for kick-off in Mainz.
Next up for Leipzig is a midweek home meeting with 10th-placed Hertha Berlin, another team in fine form. One eye will also be on the top-of-the-table clash between Dortmund and Bayern. Mainz must forget and move on before Wednesday's away game against Union Berlin, the team Hertha beat 4-0 in Saturday's derby.
That concludes our live coverage of this valuable 5-0 victory for Leipzig. Thanks for your company. Until next time, it's goodbye for now!
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