Mainz 05 vs Dortmund: Mainz 05 take on Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga on Sunday. With the visitors looking to cement their position in the Champions League qualification places having overtaken Eintracht Frankfurt to move into fourth place last weekend.
Mainz, meanwhile, can secure their survival by avoiding defeat, but in truth they should already have enough points on the board following a fine run of form.
MATCH DETAILS:
TEAM: Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund
TIME: 09:30 PM IST
DATE: 16th May 2021
LOCATION: Coface Arena
LIVE LINK: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga
Match preview
Bo Svensson has performed miracles since taking over as Mainz’s manager in January, with the 41-year-old guiding Die Nullfunfer to 30 points from his 18 matches in charge to take them away from danger in the process.
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When the Bundesliga paused for its winter break in late December, the automatic relegation places looked all but sown up, with Mainz stranded in the bottom two alongside Schalke 04, who have remained there ever since.
Mainz’s improvement was illustrated by an impressive 1-1 draw away to high-flying Frankfurt last weekend. With only Ajdin Hrustic’s late equaliser denying Svensson’s side another fine victory after Karim Onisiwo’s 11th-minute opener.
However, the share of the spoils extended Mainz’s unbeaten run to a phenomenal nine matches. Which is in stark contrast to when they lost each of their opening six games of the season.
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