Stadium: Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
The main pool of the Bundesliga round 8 will feature Borussia Dortmund and Mainz. The BVB are only 1 point behind the leaders, so they are sure to do their best at least to save their place in top-4.
Borussia form
After an away loss to Mönchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund won two official matches: against Sporting in the Champions League and Augsburg in the German championship. Currently, Borussia is 3rd in the standings, one point behind Bayern. It’s important that the Black and Yellows have the third-best attack in the division, 19 goals scored in seven games, only Bayer and Bayern having a better result. The home stats are as follows: +4-0-0, 14-7 goal difference.
Mainz form
Until recently, Mainz seemed to be competitive in the fight for a place in the European competitions, however, the last three rounds saw the Carnival Club score only 1 point, in the match against Freiburg, losing to Bayer and Union. Naturally, such results had an impact on the tournament position: currently, Mainz is only 10th in the standings, two points behind Koln in the European competitions zone. Mainz's away statistics are 9th in the division, +1=0-2, 2-3 goal difference.
Injuries and suspensions
- Borussia: Guerreiro, Zagadou, Morey, Moukoko, Schmelzer are out. Akanji, Dahoud, Reyna, Haaland are questionable.
- Mainz: Kohr, Szalai are out. St. Juste, Hack are questionable.
Expert Betting Tips
Mainz is not a very convenient opponent for Borussia. In the last four games, the BVB beat the Carnival Club only once, in the second round of last season. Borussia perfectly plays at home and will try to continue the home winning streak, which will allow the Black and Yellows to keep a place in the top 3, and perhaps even climb to the top two. Also, Borussia has some problems in defense, having conceded 13 goals in seven games, that is, almost two goals per game on average. Here are the betting options for this match: W1+TO (2.5) for 1.79, H1 (-1.5) for 2.136, W1+BTTS for 2.58.