Mainz vs Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund eye successive league wins when they face Mainz at the MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Mainz vs Dortmund
Venue: MEWA Arena
Date: Thursday 17th March, 2022
Time: 11:00 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Mainz head into this after a 3-1 defeat away to Union Berlin in their previous Bundesliga clash last month.
Haraguchi, Becker and Awoniyi scored for the hosts while Burgzorg pulled one back for Mainz, proving to be a mere consolation effort.
This will be Mainz’s 1st match this month after their previous clash was postponed and they aim to move higher than the 10th spot they currently occupy.
Meanwhile; Dortmund beat Arminia Bielefeld at home 1-0 on Sunday to get to within 7 points of table toppers, Bayern Munich.
Wolf scored the only goal of the clash as Dortmund stretched their unbeaten run to 4 matches.
A win on Wednesday and Dortmund get to within 4 points of Bayern Munich, leaving the remainder of the season on a knife-edge.
Both sides last met in October, where Dortmund won 3-1 at home with Haaland scoring twice after Reus breaking the deadlock. Burkardt scored the lone goal for the visitors.
Form Guide
Mainz: LWDWL
Dortmund: WDDWL
Last Matches of both teams:
Union Berlin 3-1 Mainz
Dortmund 1-0 Arminia Bielefeld
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Mainz vs Dortmund in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App and Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
Dahmen and Juste are absentees for the hosts due to injuries while Hack and Kohr are suspended.
Zagadou, Akanji, Schmelzer, Moukoko, Meunier, Tigges, Morey are out for the visitors due to injuries.
Hummels and Guerreiro miss out due to Covid in addition to Reus; who is ill.
Mainz possible 11:
Zentner, Tauer, Bell, Niakhaté, Widmer, Barreiro, Stach, Caricol, Lee, Onisiwo and Burkardt
Dortmund possible 11:
Kobel, Schulz, Pongracic, Can, Passlack, Dahoud, Bellingham, Wolf, Brandt, Malen and Haaland
Prediction: Mainz 0-2 Dortmund
Dortmund looks the side in form alongside maintaining consistency and should be expected to pick up the three points.
Mainz could be rusty having not played since the end of February, due to which we see them falling short.
Players to watch out for: Onisiwo, Burkardt, Haaland and Bellingham.