BVB v Mainz 05: Predicted line-ups | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05 will kick off Matchday 22 of the Bundesliga with the Friday night game at Signal Iduna Park. BVB’s Nico Schlotterbeck will have to watch from the sidelines due to his fifth yellow card, and Emre Can is also out. The two teams are expected to line up as follows at the start of the match at 8:30 p.m.

As mentioned, BVB will have to do without their captain Emre Can and Nico Schlotterbeck, who often serves as vice-captain. Nevertheless, the list of absentees remains manageable.

Kicker suspects that Niko Kovac will once again rely on this starting eleven – once again without Julian Brandt:

Gregor Kobel – Niklas Süle, Waldemar Anton, Ramy Bensebaini – Julian Ryerson, Jobe Bellingham, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson – Maximilian Beier, Fabio Silva – Serhou Guirassy

So Ramy Bensebaini would return to the team, while in midfield Bellingham and Nmecha are preferred, even though Marcel Sabitzer is fit to play again.

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BVB Fan Amiri Set to Start for Mainz

Mainz were stuck in the relegation zone for a long time, but have now found their stride and climbed above the line with their recent win. Since December, when new coach Urs Fischer was appointed, they have picked up 15 out of a possible 21 points.

However, the following five players will be missing for Mainz in Dortmund.

The following starting eleven is expected for Mainz today:

Daniel Batz – Stefan Posch, Stefan Bell, Dominik Kohr – Danny da Costa, Kaishu Sano, Silvan Widmer – Jae-Sung Lee, Nadiem Amiri – Silas, Philipp Tietz

This means that Nadiem Amiri, who recently revealed himself as a BVB fan, would be standing on the pitch of his favorite club, albeit in Mainz colors.

Given the visitors’ good form, bookmakers still see them as underdogs, but not by a huge margin. The odds for a home win for the still unbeaten-at-home BVB are around 1.57. Odds for a Mainz 05 victory range between 4.90 and 5.40.

After a brief dry spell against Mainz, during which Dortmund failed to win four matches (2 draws, 2 losses), BVB have recently recorded two victories. Dortmund won 3-1 at home, and this season they claimed a 2-0 win away.

You can find many more numbers and facts about the Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 match here.

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