On the 16th of October, Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund will play a match in Dortmund in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 2-1 win against Augsburg. Raphaël Guerreiro scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 10th minute on a penalty shot, but Andi Zeqiri got the equalizer for Augsburg in the 35th minute on a penalty shot. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their performance, while mainz 05 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Union Berlin. Marcus Ingvartsen struck first for Mainz 05 in the 39th minute on a feed from Karim Onisiwo, but Taiwo Awoniyi got the equalizer for Union Berlin in the 69th minute But luckily in the 73rd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Taiwo Awoniyi. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Mainz 05’s most prolific scorer has been Marcus Ingvartsen. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Borussia Dortmund’s most prolific scorer has been Erling Braut Håland. The Norwegian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches
Erling Braut Håland, Julian Brandt, Mate Morey, Emre Can, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marcel Schmelzer, Giovanni Reyna and Soumaula Coulibaly are unavailable to play for Borussia Dortmund, while Bo Svensson’s squad will be without Moussa Niakhaté and Ádám Szalai.