Mainz vs Dortmund Match Preview

Mainz is ranked in 12th place with 20 points and comes in a poor run as they are winless in the last five matches collecting two draws and three losses. Now they sit only five points above the relegation zone and they need to start doing better if they want to keep a safe distance.

With 20 goals scored they have shown a decent offensive side this season and in the last five matches scored a total of four goals while finding the back of the net in three duels. At home, they have been much better with eight goals over the last five duels averaging more than a goal per game.

Ingvartsen seems to have really adapted this year as he had already scored 5 goals while during the last season, he scored six goals in total. He is their best scorer followed by Onisiwo with 4 goals - 1 assist.

Dortmund, on the other side, is ranked in 7th place with 28 points and comes after three wins and two losses over the last five matches. They are ranked quite low but the thing is their distance from the top teams is either one or two points. In case of a win here, they could climb directly to the 3rd spot, only five points behind 1st-placed Bayern Munich.

With 29 goals scored they have one of the best offensive sides in the league like they do every year. In the last five matches, they scored a total of 11 goals averaging at least two goals per game while managing to find the back of the net in four encounters. Only in the loss against Wolfsburg, they failed to score a goal.

The youngster Moukoko has been leading their attack with 6 goals - 3 assists so far followed by Bellingham and Brandt with 4 goals - 3 assists each.

In conclusion, I think this game can have over 2.5 goals. Mainz at home will try to get a positive result and considering their last performance I guess they can score a goal, having in mind that Dortmund failed to keep a clean sheet in four of the last five matches. Dortmund offensively is one of the most prolific teams and I expect a couple of goals from them in this one.