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Mainz LLWDLW
Mainz are hoping to win again after their last result, the 1-4 Bundesliga victory over Augsburg.
In that game, Mainz had 39% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 on target. For Mainz, the goalscorers were Kaishu Sano (14'), Dominik Kohr (26'), Paul Nebel (60') and Armindo Sieb (69'). On the other side, Augsburg had 18 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Samuel Essende (83') scored for Augsburg.
It has not been often in recent games that Mainz have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that Mainz have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 7 goals along the way.
Going into this encounter, Mainz haven’t won at home in the past 7 league matches. Fans are getting restless.
Borussia Dortmund WDWWDW 📈
Borussia Dortmund head into the match after a 1-0 Bundesliga win against VfL Wolfsburg in their most recent match.
In that match, Borussia Dortmund managed 56% possession and 12 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Borussia Dortmund was Karim Adeyemi (20'). Wolfsburg got 9 attempts at goal with 0 of them on target.
In their last 6 outings, Borussia Dortmund have bagged a tally of 14 goals. Borussia Dortmund have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, their defenders have had 7 goals go against them. That sort of pattern might not be carried forward here, of course.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Borussia Dortmund:
- have not registered a win against Mainz in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their previous 6 league matches away from home.
↔️ Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels going back to 25/01/2023, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Mainz winning 2 of those games, Borussia Dortmund 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.
A combined sum of 20 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 11 of them for Mainz and 9 being from Dortmund. The average goals per game has been 3.33.
The previous league match between these sides was Bundesliga match day 27 on 30/03/2025 when it ended Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Mainz.
That day, Borussia Dortmund managed 44% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 7 on target. The goals were scored by Maximilian Beier (39', 72') and Emre Can (42').
On the other side, Mainz had 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. Paul Nebel (76') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Daniel Schlager.
📋 Team News: Mainz
Maxim Dal (Cruciate ligament tear), Daniel Gleiber (Hamstring injury), Jae-sung Lee (Hamstring injury) and Anthony Caci (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for Mainz boss Bo Henriksen.
It seems likely that Mainz will probably line up in a 3-4-2-1 formation for this one with Robin Zentner, Danny da Costa, Stefan Bell, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Silvan Widmer, Kaishu Sano, Nadiem Amiri, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Arnaud Nordin and Armindo Sieb.
📋 Team News: Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund manager Niko Kovač has some current player fitness concerns. Aarón Anselmino (muscular problems), Julien Duranville (Acromioclavicular joint dislocation) and Emre Can (Adductor pain) won’t be making appearances.
We believe Dortmund appear most likely to begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 formation, going with Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi, Maximilian Beier and Serhou Guirassy.
🔮 Prediction
In this game, Mainz will likely be able to find the net against this Borussia Dortmund side, although just one goal probably won’t prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.
We therefore reckon that it will be a tight encounter finishing with a 1-2 advantage for Borussia Dortmund when all is said and done. Should be a good one.
Victor Martins, 13:07 27/09/2025