On the 27th of May, Borussia Dortmund will play host to Mainz 05 in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Borussia Dortmund is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Augsburg. Sébastien Haller scored the first goal for Borussia Dortmund in the 58th minute, then Sébastien Haller added another in the 84th minute In the end, Augsburg was frustrated by Borussia Dortmund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Borussia Dortmund ended the match with the shutout victory. Borussia Dortmund should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Mainz 05 recorded a 1-4 loss against Stuttgart. Marcus Ingvartsen scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 23rd minute, then Wataru Endo tied it up for Stuttgart in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback in the 64th minute on a goal by Sehrou Guirassy to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund last played eachother at the Opel Arena on the 25th of January. Borussia Dortmund took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost 32000 dissapointed spectators. Jae-Sung Lee struck first for Mainz 05 in the 2nd minute, but Julian Ryerson got the equalizer for Borussia Dortmund in the 4th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Giovanni Reyna.
Both Aarón Martín and Leandro Barreiro have been the hottest scorers for Mainz 05 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Borussia Dortmund is fortunate enough to have Sébastien Haller in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals
Borussia Dortmund will be without Mate Morey, Soumaula Coulibaly and Julien Duranville, while Bo Svensson’s squad will be without Alexander Hack and Jonathan Burkardt.