Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th September 2025
Borussia Dortmund go up against Mainz 05 on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at MEWA Arena.
A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that six points and 11 places currently separate the two teams.
Mainz 05 find themselves as number 13 in the league table with four points from their initial four matches this campaign. As number 2, six points above them, Borussia Dortmund have played four rounds this season.
Borussia Dortmund are looking to widen the gap between them and Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga table when they take on each other this coming Saturday. The home side will be keen to prevent the difference from increasing any further.
Mainz 05 go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.4 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 14 times, while conceding 15. That amounts to an average of 1.5 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.
Borussia Dortmund scored 28 goals, conceded 11 and managed five clean sheets in their previous ten matches.
Mainz 05 were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Borussia Dortmund, but did win the reverse match 3-1, though.
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction
Mainz 05 Form
Mainz 05 hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Wolfsburg resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 0-1 defeat against RB Leipzig, before beating Augsburg by 1-4. Mainz 05 didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Bundesliga games at the MEWA Arena. They have a record of four draws and two defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored six goals.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating FC Heidenheim by 0-2. This was followed by a 4-4 with Juventus and a 1-0 win against Wolfsburg. Borussia Dortmund claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 18 goals, whilst conceding ten.
The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Mainz 05 face Borussia Dortmund, and we see no reason for this to end this coming Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.
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Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Stats
- In 3 of the last 4 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Mainz 05 home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Mainz 05 home matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Borussia Dortmund matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Borussia Dortmund have won 9 of the last 11 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Borussia Dortmund have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Borussia Dortmund matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Borussia Dortmund away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Squads
Mainz 05 Squad
The 50-year-old coach of the home team, Bo Henriksen, will select the lineup against Borussia Dortmund from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:
Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/4), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/4), Anthony Caci (0/4), Danny da Costa (0/4), Konstantin Schopp (0/0), Lennard Maloney (0/1), Maxim Dal (0/0), Maxim Leitsch (0/1), Phillipp Mwene (0/4), Silvan Widmer (0/3), Stefan Bell (0/4), Daniel Gleiber (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/4), Jae-Sung Lee (0/2), Kaishu Sano (0/4), Nadiem Amiri (1/4), Niklas Tauer (0/0), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/3), Sota Kawasaki (0/1), Armindo Sieb (2/4), Arnaud Nordin (0/3), Ben Bobzien (0/1), Benedict Hollerbach (0/1), Kasey Bos (0/0), Nelson Weiper (0/4), Paul Nebel (1/2), William Boeving (0/1).
Borussia Dortmund Squad
Here is the full team squad of Borussia Dortmund. The 53 year-old Niko Kovac will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/4), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Silas Ostrzinski (0/0), Aaron Anselmino (0/1), Almugera Kabar (0/0), Daniel Svensson (0/4), Filippo Mane (0/2), Julian Ryerson (0/3), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/1), Niklas Suele (0/0), Ramy Bensebaini (0/4), Waldemar Anton (1/4), Yan Couto (0/3), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/3), Emre Can (0/0), Felix Nmecha (1/4), Jobe Bellingham (0/4), Julian Brandt (1/3), Marcel Sabitzer (0/3), Pascal Gross (0/3), Salih Oezcan (0/3), Cole Campbell (0/1), Fabio Silva (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (1/4), Maximilian Beier (1/3), Serhou Guirassy (4/4).
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Team News
Mainz 05 seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Dominik Kohr and Phillipp Mwene can't be called up by the Mainz 05-manager, with both serving a ban.
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund H2H
Mainz 05 took a hit when Borussia Dortmund handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. All in all, Borussia Dortmund have a fine reading on Mainz 05 in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 11/10.
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Results
Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Mainz 05 welcome Borussia Dortmund as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 4/7 with the bookies on Saturday.
Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips
Paul Nebel look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Serhou Guirassy adds to his six Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.
Mainz 05 claimed a modest two wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in six of the games, whilst losing two. Borussia Dortmund won six of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost one of the games in this run. Strap yourselves up for a goals at MEWA Arena since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Mainz 05. The same occurred in seven of the last 10 league games away from home for Borussia Dortmund.
Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Mainz 05 managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Borussia Dortmund averaging 1.7 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet eight times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Mainz 05’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Borussia Dortmund, who scored 2.8 times on average in these matches.