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After the narrow and late victory at Fortuna Düsseldorf and the successful qualification for the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund will continue in the Bundesliga on Wednesday. The relegation-threatened 1. FSV Mainz 05 is a guest, and it is clear: BVB is the big favorite, that shows at Dortmund vs. Mainz also looks at the betting odds.
While sporting for Dortmund is only about winning the unofficial title runner-up for prestige, opponents Mainz 05 are fighting for survival in the German elite class.
Three points separate Mainz from relegation and relegation rank only. Since Werder Bremen took a victory in Paderborn at the weekend, things get really tight again for the 05ers. Already this English week there is a risk of falling to 16th or 17th place.
Mainz was lucky that Borussia Dortmund did them a favor and was able to take a late win with relegation competitor Fortuna Düsseldorf.
So every point is needed, but the task is of course difficult. Borussia is extremely strong at home, while Mainz is more in the guest table in the lower half of the tableau.
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Dortmund:
For Borussia Dortmund it is the third game in a row against a relegation candidate. After the games against SC Paderborn (6: 1) and Fortuna Düsseldorf (1: 0), BVB will meet again on Wednesday night at a club that is fighting for relegation in the Bundesliga.
Of course, Dortmund does not want to take the opponent lightly. BVB coach Lucien Favre warns of the Mainz, who suffered a home loss in the important duel with FC Augsburg at the weekend: “They lost to Augsburg, but they could have led 3-0,” said Favre.
Mainz is a dangerous team despite the poor table position, the Swiss said: “You can see their possibilities: they have a lot of power in the front and are dangerous. They will give everything and fight against us. We want to keep winning. ”
Winning on is the goal of Borussia. But this requires a clear increase in performance compared to the game in Düsseldorf. Against the Fortuna “we have not found our strikers,” complains Favre, “we have to make progress there.”
Speaking of strikers: Erling Haaland is expected to play from the beginning this time. Haaland came from the bank against Fortuna and marked the 1-0 winning goal in added time, now a starting eleven beckons. “It is important that he has freshness, but he usually plays.
Overall, Favre would like to rotate against Mainz, but that will be difficult given BVB’s personnel situation. “Of course I would like to do that, but it’s very difficult right now. We have four players who are absent, ”said Favre, looking at the Dortmund injury list.
Dahoud (knee injury), Delaney (muscle injury), Reus (advanced training) and Zagadou (outer ligament tear) are not included against Mainz. “We may still do a few things,” says Favre, however, a rotation.
Mainz:
“It is brutally disappointing for us.” Achim Beierlorzer found clear words after the 0-1 home loss to the opponent FC Augsburg. Augsburg drove a big point in the relegation battle and is therefore almost saved. Mainz missed this big point – and, also because of Werder Bremen’s victory in Paderborn – is right in the middle of the Bundesliga relegation swamp.
The lead is only three points, so on Wednesday evening it may have melted away if Mainz doesn’t get anything countable at BVB.
Mainz coach Beierlorzer praised the appearance of his team against Augsburg, but also struggled at the same time: “She fought until the end, sometimes played football, worked out chances, had degrees. It just wasn’t worth it. We’ve had it a couple of times, that we played well and ended up empty-handed because we didn’t score. ”
After this blow to the neck, the Mainz team must not lose confidence and belief in themselves, says Beierlorzer: “We must continue to work on it persistently. It was extremely important that we put in a good performance, that the team’s mentality was completely intact, that the unity was there and that you could feel it with every pore. ”
Now it’s time to recover quickly from the setback and concentrate on the game at Borussia Dortmund. “I looked into faces that clearly give me the impression that the focus is on the game on Wednesday,” explains Mainz sporting director Rouven Schröder.
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