Becker's impressive performance has contributed significantly to Mainz's victory. The Surinamese international has a history of success in the Bundesliga, having played for Union Berlin and Real Sociedad in the past. He returned to Mainz last season after a stint in Spain and has started the current season well, with Mainz drawing their first match against Paderborn and now thrashing HSV.
Becker opened the scoring for Mainz after 19 minutes, before setting up Philipp Mwene for the second goal. He was again involved in the action just before halftime, providing an assist for Philipp Tietz. Mainz continued to dominate the match, eventually winning 5-0. The victory has seen Mainz rise to fourth place in the Bundesliga, one spot above Bayern Munich, who drew their match earlier in the weekend.
Augsburg have taken over as the new leaders of the Bundesliga, ending Bayern Munich's 67-match unbeaten run at the top of the table. Augsburg's victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, combined with Mainz's win over HSV, has seen them rise to the top of the table.