PREVIEW | Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund - team news, lineups, predictions

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·25 September 2025

PREVIEW | Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund - team news, lineups, predictions

Mainz and Borussia Dortmund face each other this Saturday at the Mewa Arena for matchweek five of the 1. Bundesliga.

Mainz have 4 points to their name this season and occupy 13th position in the table. In their last match, Bo Henriksen's team prevailed 1-4 against FC Augsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

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Borussia Dortmund have picked up 10 points and currently lie in 2nd position. In their last match, Niko Kovac's team prevailed 1-0 against Wolfsburg (1. Bundesliga 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Borussia Dortmund winning 3-1.

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Mainz

Benedict Hollerbach - Muscle Injury

Borussia Dortmund

Niklas Sule - Muscle Injury
Julien Duranville - Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation
Emre Can - Adductor Pain

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Mainz ( vs FC Augsburg 2025-09-20): Robin Zentner, Danny da Costa, Andreas Olsen, Dominik Kohr, Anthony Caci, Nadiem Amiri, Kaishu Sano, Phillipp Mwene, Paul Nebel, Armindo Sieb, Arnaud Nordin

Borussia Dortmund ( vs Wolfsburg 2025-09-21): Gregor Kobel, Waldemar Anton, Nico Schlotterbeck, Ramy Bensebaini, Julian Ryerson, Marcel Sabitzer, Felix Nmecha, Daniel Svensson, Karim Adeyemi, Serhou Guirassy, Maximilian Beier

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MANAGERS

Bo Henriksen has faced Niko Kovac on one occasion, recording a defeat.
Niko Kovac has faced Mainz on 13 occasions, recording ten victories, two draws, and one defeat.
Bo Henriksen has faced Borussia Dortmund on three occasions, recording two victories and one defeat.

TEAMS

Away from home, Borussia Dortmund has been scoring in four consecutive matches.
Away from home, Borussia Dortmund has been unbeaten in four consecutive matches.
Borussia Dortmund has been scoring in six consecutive matches.
Borussia Dortmund has been unbeaten in six consecutive matches.
At home, Mainz has been conceding goals in three consecutive matches.
Mainz has been conceding goals in six consecutive matches.

HEAD TO HEAD

Mainz and Borussia Dortmund have faced each other 38 times, with Borussia Dortmund having the advantage: 21 victories, against seven wins for Mainz.
At Mewa Arena, Borussia Dortmund has an advantage in duels against Mainz: 11 victories in 19 games. Mainz has five victories.
In the German League, 38 matches have been played between the two teams, with Mainz winning seven, ten draws, and Borussia Dortmund triumphing 21 times.