In this week 17 match on Jan 25th, Mainz 05 plays host to Borussia Dortmund in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Sehrou Guirassy scored the first goal for Stuttgart in the 36th minute, but Marcus Ingvartsen got the equalizer for Mainz 05 in the 40th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 2-4 loss against Borussia M’gladbach. Jonas Hofmann struck first for Borussia M’gladbach in the 4th minute on a feed from Lars Stindl, then Julian Brandt got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 19th minute on a feed from Jude Bellingham , but luckily for Borussia M’gladbach it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Borussia Dortmund is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Borussia Dortmund won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Borussia Dortmund is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Youssoufa Moukoko and Julian Brandt each having 2 goals in their last 5. Mainz 05’s top weapon lately has been Marcus Ingvartsen, who has two goals in the last 5 matches
Bo Svensson’s Mainz 05 squad will be without Jonathan Burkardt, Stefan Bell, Delano Burgzorg and Maxim Leitsch, while Borussia Dortmund will be without Marco Reus, Mate Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud and Sébastien Haller.