Mainz hosts Borussia Dortmund in round 25 of the German Bundesliga. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 16th at Mewa Arena (Mainz)
Mainz is in tenth place in the German Bundesliga standings with 34 points after 24 points. The team scored 35 goals and conceded 29 times. In the last five matches, Bo Svensson's men gained two victories and one draw and suffered two defeats. Two weeks ago, they lost to Union Berlin in the capital of Germany (3-1). Before that, Mainz beat Bayer Leverkusen (3-2). The leader is young striker Jonathan Burkardt, who scored seven goals in the championship. Only the Dutch defender Jerry St. Juste and the young goalkeeper Finn Dahmen won’t help the Carnival club in the upcoming game.
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After 25 rounds played, Borussia Dortmund is ranked second in the standings and single-handedly pursues Bayern Munich. If the Yellow-Blacks win the upcoming match, the gap will be reduced to four points. They expectedly score a lot (65 goals, and only the leader scored more) but are too unstable in defense: 37 goals conceded, that is, an average of 1.5 per match. Norwegian prodigy Halland scored 16 goals and returned to the pitch last weekend after an injury. On Saturday, Borussia Dortmund minimally beat Arminia Bielefeld at Signal Iduna Park thanks to a goal from Marius Wolf (1-0). The infirmary of the club is full: defenders Akanji, Zagadou, and Hummels, wing-backs Guerreiro and Meunier, as well as midfielders Reus, Morey, and Moukoko are injured. With such losses, it will be difficult to keep a clean sheet.
In the first round of the current championship, Borussia Dortmund confidently beat Mainz at home (3-1). Head-to-head matches between these clubs are usually productive and please the fans with an average of three goals. The Yellow-Blacks need to win at all costs in order to reduce the gap from the leading Bayern to four points. The top scorer Erling Haaland returned to action, and he is probably “out for “blood.” However, Marco Rose has big problems in defense: the team has already conceded a lot, and now all the regular center backs cannot play because of injuries. This will play into the hands of the hosts. Their counterattacks will be dangerous thanks to Burkardt, and the support of the home stands should inspire them as well. We will bet on an exchange of goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
