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Mainz and Borussia Dortmund play at Coface Arena in a Bundesliga 18th round match. In the last confrontation between these teams in this competition, on 27-08-2016, Borussia Dortmund won at home for (2-1). The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the visiting team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. Indeed, in the last match at this stadium, in a Bundesliga match on 16-10-2015, Borussia Dortmund only managed to win , By (0-2). The goals of the match were scored by M. Reus (18 ‘) and H. Mkhitaryan (82′) for Borussia Dortmund. It is necessary to analyze with special attention the home / outside condition, as Mainz presents different results at home and abroad.
Mainz
After 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in 11th place, having won 21 points. In the last match, they drew 0-0 at home with Cologne at home, having lost 3-0 in a game against Eintracht Frankfurt in the last game. This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 33 conceded, against 6 wins, 5 draws And 4 losses at home, with 27 goals scored and 23 conceded. In the last eight home games of the league, Mainz have won 4, 2 draws and 2 defeats, having won 14 points out of 24. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In his games at home there is a tendency to goals, since 6 of his last 8 games by the competition finished with More of 2.5 goals. In 17 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 7 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Mainz has been campaigning median in the German Championship and is in the middle of the qualifying table with 41% of the points played so far and it is worth mentioning that it has points of distance for relegation zone and 8 points of distance for the zone of classification for The next Europa League. The team is characterized by an efficient offensive system that is the fifth that most balanced the networks with 26 goals scored and a defense with serious problems, considering that it is the third more defensive system leaked with 30 goals suffered. Playing in their stadium, as their match on Sunday, Mainz has a fair use of 58% and averages of 2.25 goals scored and 1.75 goals conceded, which shows that in their stadium the scores are usually high. Overall in the competition, the team scored 13 first-half goals and another 13 in the second stage and between 75 and 90 minutes scored the most with eight goals scored. The highlight of the team is striker Yunus Malli with 6 goals scored, being the top scorer of Mainz. For the difficult clash against Borussia Dortmund, coach Martin Schmidt will not be able to count on striker Jhon Cordoba for suspension.
Borussia Dortmund
The visiting team is currently in 4th place with 30 points, after 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they drew at home to Augsburg for (1-1). In the last match, he won away to Werder Bremen by (1-2). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; Against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In the championship, Borussia Dortmund clinched 12 points in 27 chances, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 games but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their away games, as 8 of the last 9 matches they played for this competition ended with over 1.5 goals. In 17 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only got 1 turn on the scoreboard. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: suffered 8 of his 22 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘).
Borussia Dortmund is at the top of the qualifying table with 59% of the points played, but the campaign is unsatisfactory given that it has one of the strongest castings in Germany and is already 12 points behind the leading rival Bayern Munich.
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