{"id":103626,"date":"2025-09-26T18:46:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/?p=103626"},"modified":"2025-09-26T18:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T18:46:44","slug":"mainz-vs-borussia-dortmund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/2025\/mainz-vs-borussia-dortmund\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund: Can BVB overcome difficult test?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Borussia Dortmund will look to maintain their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season on Saturday afternoon when they make the trip to Mainz, but the MEWE Arena is often a place where die Schwarzgelben <\/em>have struggled in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mainz 05 – Bo Henriksen forced into changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mainz come into this game after picking up their first win of the season, a 1-4 win at Augsburg with four different scorers: Kaishu Sano, Dominik Kohr, Paul Nebel and Armindo Sieb. Kohr however will be unavailable for the visit of Dortmund after he was sent off for a second bookable offence which will see Stefan Bell return to the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bo Henriksen will also be without Anthony Caci, who is sidelined for several weeks with an adductor-related injury, which should see Silvan Widmer step into the starting eleven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dane also confirmed that Sieb would start <\/a>with Nelson Weiper remaining on the bench. \u201cHe [Sieb] did an outstanding job against Augsburg,\u201d <\/em>Henriksen noted in Thursday\u2019s press conference. \u201cSo, of course, he\u2019ll play [against Dortmund] on Saturday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Henriksen has plenty of options to keep things interesting, even with their injuries and suspensions. Jae-Sung Lee could well feature at some point after returning to training, with the South Korea international making \u201ca fabulous impression in training.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borussia Dortmund – Can BVB pick up their first win at Mainz since 2023<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As for Borussia Dortmund, Niko Kova\u010d won his game against Mainz last season with Maximilian Beier and Emre Can putting the Black and Yellows in a 2-0 lead heading into the break before Beier added a second, and Mainz\u2019 Nebel scoring a consolation goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But typically die Schwarzgelben<\/em> have struggled on their visits to Mainz having lost 3-1 and 3-0 on their last two visits to the Rhineland-Palatinate outfit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is some good news for Kova\u010d and Dortmund though. Fabio Silva – who is yet to make an appearance for his new club – and Niklas S\u00fcle were a part of the squad that travelled from Brackel to Mainz on Friday afternoon, according to Ruhr Nachrichten<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nico Schlotterbeck will also retain his place in the Borussia Dortmund defence after returning from a five-month injury layoff last weekend with 90 minutes in a 1-0 win against Wolfsburg. However, Aar\u00f3n Anselmino is sidelined and so expect the same back three that started last weekend: Waldemar Anton, Schlotterbeck and Ramy Bensebaini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With three successive wins following their Matchday 1 draw against St. Pauli, Borussia Dortmund haven\u2019t necessarily impressed with their football, but they\u2019ve got the job done and Kova\u010d will be hoping to maintain consistency heading into a crucial part of the season prior to the October international break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GGFN | Daniel Pinder<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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