Mainz vs Dortmund | Bundesliga | Pre Match
Mainz vs Dortmund
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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1. FSV Mainz 05 haven’t won any of their last seven Bundesliga matches against Borussia Dortmund (D3 L4), last beating them in June 2020 (2-0). Dortmund have won each of their last six visits to Mainz, while only at VfL Wolfsburg have they ever managed a longer winning streak away from home in the top flight (7 from 2015 to 2021).
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Borussia Dortmund have only lost one of their last 11 Bundesliga away games (W6 D4), but that loss came in their last away trip on matchday 31 at RB Leipzig (1-4). With 30 points BVB are the second-best away team in the league, while Mainz are still undefeated at home under Bo Henriksen (W4 D2). Indeed, no other team has picked up as many home points as FSV (14) since Henriksen took over in mid-February.
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With 29 points after 32 games, this is 1. FSV Mainz 05’s worst record at this stage of a Bundesliga season. However, they have only lost two of their first 11 league games under Bo Henriksen (W4 D5), with no other Mainz coach losing fewer in his first 11 games in charge (2 also under Kasper Hjulmand).
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1. FSV Mainz 05 are now unbeaten in seven Bundesliga games - their longest run since a streak of 10 from February to April 2023, while only Bayer 04 Leverkusen (32) and RB Leipzig (9) currently have longer unbeaten runs in the competition. With only four goals conceded, the 05ers have the best defence since the start of the 26th matchday, and their three clean sheets are also a joint-high in this period.
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In the second half of the Bundesliga season, FSV Mainz 05 have conceded only five goals at home; only Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig have conceded fewer (4 each). Meanwhile, Borussia Dortmund have only conceded seven goals away from home in the second half of the season, the joint-fewest in the league along with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
