This season was set to be one of greatness for Borussia Dortmund and things started very well under new manager, Peter Bosz. The Dutchman arrived having guided Ajax to the Europa League final and had a great squad at his disposal. However, despite the promising start to the season, things soon turned sour and Bosz could not pick up a win from anywhere. The defeat on the weekend at home to Werder Bremen was the last straw and Bosz was sacked, with Peter Stoger coming in to take his place. The Austrian’s first job as manager of Borussia Dortmund is to take them to Mainz for a Bundesliga match on Tuesday night.
German Bundesliga – Coface Arena, Mainz – Tuesday 12th December – 19:30 UK Time
|
Draw Best Odd of: 31/10 at Unibet |
|
Mainz 05
Borussia DortmundMainz Form
Mainz come into this match having picked up a point in an excellent 2-2 draw at RB Leipzig on the weekend. They came from behind twice in that match and scored a late equaliser which will boost their confidence ahead of this game. Previously to that draw, Mainz had lost 2 Bundesliga matches at Freiburg and at home against Augsburg. In fact, Mainz have won only 1 of their last 8 competitive games and would love nothing more than to get their season back on track with a win in this match. At home, Mainz have lost only 1 of their last 5 Bundesliga games and have picked up victories over Hertha Berlin, Hamburg and Koln, plus a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. Both teams have scored in 6 of Mainz’s last 7 games in all competitions.
Borussia Dortmund Form
Borussia Dortmund slumped to yet another defeat on the weekend as they lost 2-1 at home to Werder Bremen. You must go back to the 30th September to find the last time Borussia Dortmund won a competitive game and considering some of the teams they played between then and now, that’s a very poor record.
In the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund have picked up only 3 points from their last 24 and it’s easy see why they have slid so far down the table.
Away from home in the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 5 games but have scored in each of their last 6 on the road, making them an entertaining team to watch.
Team News
Both teams come into this match with several players injured. Mainz will be without Rene Adler and Karim Onisiwo and have doubts over Daniel Brosinski, Yoshinori Muto, Stefan Bell, Levin Oztunali and Kenan Kodro. Borussia Dortmund travel without Marco Reus, Erik Durm, Sebatsian Rode, Lukasz Piszczek, Gonzalo Castro, Mario Gotze and Max Philipp.
Top Betting Tips
This has the makings of a very entertaining match and both teams will expect to get on the scoresheet given their recent records both offensively and defensively. Both teams to score is 4/7 with Ladbrokes. Mainz showed they can mix it with the best in the Bundesliga having taken a point at RB Leipzig on the weekend but it remains to be seen just what impact Stoger will have on this Borussia Dortmund team. Mainz are 19/5 with William Hill to win the game. Despite their problems, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang is still the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga this season and can be backed at 11/4 with Ladbrokes to score the first goal of the match.