Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th February 2026

When Mainz 05 come to Signal Iduna Park for the Bundesliga match on Friday, Borussia Dortmund will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Borussia Dortmund are chasing the first place in the Bundesliga after collecting 48 points from their initial 21 encounters. Mainz 05 trail them on 21 points after 21 rounds, sitting as number 14 in the table.

Borussia Dortmund took down Mainz 05 in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Friday.

Borussia Dortmund are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the Bundesliga, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.4 goals on average per match, or 24 goals in total, while allowing ten goals against, for an average of one per outing. They managed four clean sheets along the way.

Mainz 05 managed a bearable 14 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.4 goals per game. They conceded 14 goals in total, and while claiming two clean sheets, they conceded 1.4 goals an average per game.

Borussia Dortmund go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 3-1 and 2-0 the last two times they played Mainz 05.

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Borussia Dortmund Form

Borussia Dortmund look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Inter, they were left empty-handed in a 0-2 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating FC Heidenheim in a 3-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Wolfsburg in their most recent outing. Borussia Dortmund won five of their last six Bundesliga matches at the Signal Iduna Park, scoring 16 and conceding seven along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Mainz 05 Form

In their last three matches, Mainz 05 first beat Wolfsburg 3-1, then RB Leipzig by 1-2 and finally Augsburg by 2-0. Mainz 05 only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Borussia Dortmund renew Mainz 05 their acquaintance.

Borussia Dortmund took 32 points from their last 12 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to ten wins after scoring 24 times and conceding nine. Mainz 05 claimed one wins and five points in their last seven games against teams from the top six. They scored nine times in these matches, but also conceded 13 goals. Borussia Dortmund lost just once so far this season in the Bundesliga and after 21 games played they recorded 14 wins and six draws Mainz 05 enjoy a record of five wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Squads

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Kovac will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Mainz 05 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/21), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Daniel Svensson (1/21), Filippo Mane (0/4), Julian Ryerson (0/19), Nico Schlotterbeck (3/17), Niklas Suele (0/7), Ramy Bensebaini (1/12), Waldemar Anton (2/19), Yan Couto (1/13), Carney Chukwuemeka (2/18), Emre Can (3/8), Felix Nmecha (2/21), Jobe Bellingham (0/19), Julian Brandt (6/16), Marcel Sabitzer (1/14), Salih Oezcan (0/7), Fabio Silva (0/15), Karim Adeyemi (5/19), Maximilian Beier (6/19), Serhou Guirassy (9/20).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 59 year-old Urs Fischer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/9), Lasse Riess (0/4), Robin Zentner (0/9), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/13), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (1/21), Kacper Potulski (1/7), Lennard Maloney (0/14), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/0), Phillipp Mwene (0/16), Silvan Widmer (2/16), Stefan Bell (2/17), Stefan Posch (0/3), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/16), Jae-Sung Lee (2/19), Jeremiah Debrah (0/0), Kaishu Sano (1/21), Nadiem Amiri (9/18), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/13), Sota Kawasaki (0/6), Armindo Sieb (2/15), Benedict Hollerbach (1/14), Fabio Moreno Fell (0/0), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/14), Paul Nebel (1/17), Phillip Tietz (2/16), Sheraldo Becker (0/0), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (1/4), William Boeving (0/6).

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Team News

Mainz 05 face a list of four absentees from the squad ahead of their next match on Friday against Borussia Dortmund. Dominik Kohr, Phillipp Mwene and Sheraldo Becker can't be called upon by Mainz 05, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Sheraldo Becker won't be travelling with Mainz 05 this time, as he nurses an injury.

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 H2H

Borussia Dortmund won the last two meetings against Mainz 05, as they followed up a 3-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score. Borussia Dortmund hold a 6-2-2 advantage against Mainz 05 from their latest encounters. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Results

The past ten matches between Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 have largely been entertaining affairs. Over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in these encounters. It seems only natural to look for goals this coming Friday. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies.

Borussia Dortmund vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Nadiem Amiri scored six goals in six Bundesliga games for Mainz 05. This took his total for the season up to nine goals scored in Bundesliga. Serhou Guirassy is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six Bundesliga outings.

Borussia Dortmund claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Mainz 05 won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Mainz 05 seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Borussia Dortmund kept four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Borussia Dortmund managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.3 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Borussia Dortmund’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Mainz 05, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves.