Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 2-0
Best Odds: 13/2
Borussia Dortmund and Mainz will lock horns with each other in the Bundesliga this week. The match between Niko Kovac’s side and Urs Fischer’s team will be held at Signal Iduna Park and is scheduled to kick off at 7:30pm UK time on Friday.
Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund had a disappointing 2024-25 season as they ended up a lowly fourth in the Bundesliga table. Dortmund were never in the title race, and the aim for Niko Kovac’s side this season is to win the title.
Die Schwarzgelben are very much in the race for the Bundesliga title this season. Die Borussen are second in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 48 points from 21 matches, six points behind leaders and defending champions Bayern Munich.
Dortmund will head into the Bundesliga game against Mainz this week on the back of a 2-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg away from home in the league. It came after a 3-2 victory over 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 in front of their fans in the Bundesliga, which came after a 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan at Signal Iduna Park in the UEFA Champions League.
Team News:
Borussia Dortmund are likely to line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation against Mainz. Gregor Kobel will be in goal and will have Niklas Sule, Waldemar Anton and Nico Schlotterbeck in front of him in defence. Julian Ryerson, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha and Daniel Svensson will be deployed in midfield. Julian Brandt and Maximilian Beier will be the two attacking midfielders. Serhou Guirassy will lead the line for Dortmund.
Mainz
Mainz are a modest club in Germany whose main objective is to stay in the Bundesliga. Die Nullfünfer finished 13th in the league table in the 2023-24 season and did extremely well in the 2024-25 campaign as they ended up sixth.
Urs Fischer’s side are not having the best of times at the moment. Mainz currently find themselves 14th in the Bundesliga table with 21 points from 21 matches, two points above third-from-bottom Werder Bremen.
Mainz will head into the Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund this week on the back of a 2-0 victory over Augsburg at home in the league. It came after a 2-1 win against RB Leipzig away from home in the Bundesliga, which followed a 3-1 win against VfL Wolfsburg in front of their fans in the league.
Team News:
Mainz are likely to line up in a 3-5-2 formation against Borussia Dortmund. Daniel Batz will head the line for the visiting team. Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell and Dominik Kohr will be the three defenders. Lee Jae-Sung, Kaishu Sano and Nadiem Amiri will be the three midfielders. Danny da Costa and Silvan Widmer will be deployed out wide. Silas Katompa-Mvumpa and Phillip Tietz will be the two centre-forwards.
Key Factors to Consider
- Borussia Dortmund have won their last 5 Bundesliga games.
- Borussia Dortmund have scored 43 goals and conceded 20 goals in 21 Bundesliga matches so far this season.
- Serhou Guirassy has scored 9 goals and given 1 assist in 18 Bundesliga matches for Borussia Dortmund so far this season.
- Mainz have won 4 of their last 6 Bundesliga matches.
- Mainz have scored 25 goals and conceded 33 goals in 21 Bundesliga games so far this season.
Conclusion
While Mainz are in good form at the moment, they do not have as good a team as Borussia Dortmund. It is very likely that the home team will pick up all three points from this particular Bundesliga game.
Prediction: Borussia Dortmund to win 2-0
Best Odds: 13/2
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