Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund

Current Borussia Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin will fancy his side for the third successive triumph in the forthcoming match at the Mewa Arena as his side prepares to face Mainz 05 in the league’s 10th encounter of the season.

The hosts are in the 13 ^{th} place in the table with ten points obtained in nine matchweeks and played a 0-0 draw against Freiburg on November 3, while the guests occupy the 5th position in the table with 16 points gained in as many matchweeks and won against RB Leipzig with a score of 2-1 on November 2.

The O-Fives were almost nonexistent in the last part of the match against Freiburg, with only two attempts on the goal, both of which were made in the fifty-ninth minute and right after the fifty-first.

Mainz are two points from 16th placed Hoffenheim, who finding themselves in the team 16th place in the third last and in the relegation play offs of the division but only five points stands Hoffenheim from the eighth placed Stuttgart.

For his part, manager Bo Henriksen’s side have well and truly stepped up to last season’s performances in the same phase as they had registered only three points after nine games in 2023-24 season – of which they had lost six and drawn three.

Henriksen’s side have netted 12 times and shipped goals 13 times in this top-flight campaign, which rank them as the Bundesliga’s joint fifth-worst attacking outfit and the seventh-best defensive one.

Mainz have resulted in their last two matches in Bundesliga and overall they have lost two out of the last three matches and out of the last five consecutive matches more than two have been goalless for them.

The form of the hosts in Mewa Arena has been bad in the recent games bearing in mind that they have been defeated in three out of five Bundesliga games and have been unable to secure a win in the last five home games in the league.

In addition, Dortmund will not be able to choose Karim Adeyemi, Giovanni Reyna, or Julien Duranville, three attackers; however, Marcel Sabitzer, a midfielder, is once again available; Felix Nmecha is likely to start in midfield with Sabitzer, while midfielders Pascal Gross and Emre Can may have to start in defense; and, in other news, striker Serhou Guirassy is practically guaranteed to be flanked by Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Maximilian Beier.

On November 2, Sahin's squad won 2-1 in their most recent league match, becoming the first club to defeat RB Leipzig in domestic football.

The Black and Yellows were in control the entire time, generating 20 shots and six great chances while denying Die Roten Bullen any significant chances, even though they gave up the opening goal in the 27th minute.

In their last six Bundesliga games, Dortmund has won three and lost three. They also lost the three games before their last two wins.

Given that they have lost their previous five away games, given up 15 goals, and only scored five goals during that time, the visitors' away record is concerning.