The striker of Congolese descent had given Jan-Moritz Lichte’s men the lead after recovering from a goal deficit.
In the five-goal thriller, the first chance fell to Mainz after 60 seconds, nevertheless, Robin Quaison was unable to convert Jean-Paul Boetius’ pass. On the other side, Patrick Herrmann forced a good save from goalkeeper Robin Zentner.
Monchengladbach took the lead after 15 minutes through Lars Stindl who converted a headed pass from Breel Embolo.
Eight minutes later, Mateta levelled matters for the hosts thanks to good work from Quaison. He completed his brace in the 36th minute with Levin Oztunali providing the assist.
In the second half, Mainz put their feet off the pedal and that resulted in the Foals dominating ball possession in their search for an equaliser. 14 minutes from full time, Jonas Hofmann equalised from the penalty spot after Moussa Niakhate had fouled a goal-bound Marcus Thuram.
Seven minutes from full-time, defender Matthias Ginter had the final say after his compatriot Hofmann headed the ball into his path.
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