Bundesliga 2025-2026: Borussia Dortmund-Mainz, the likely lineups

The evening match scheduled at 8:30 p.m. between Borussia Dortmund and Mainz opens the doors to the 22nd day of the Bundesliga. At Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, two teams highly motivated by their latest results face each other.

Borussia is having an absolutely top-notch season. The yellow-and-whites are second in the league with 14 victories in 21 matches, and a’single defeat suffered against Bayern Munich, the leaders at +6. The strong point of Kovac’s lineup is definitely the offensive department, where the Croatian can count on players of the caliber of Adeyemi, Beier, Brandt and the bomber Guirassy already with 13 this season. The coach for this match will have to do without the disqualified Schlotterbeck and Emre Can who is struggling with an adductor problem. As for the formation, the form will be 3-4-2-1: Kobel in goal, the three center-backs will be Sule, Anton and Bensebaini; Svensson and Ryerson on the flanks; Nmecha and Jobe Bellingham in the middle of the field; three-quarter manned by Beier and Fabio Silva in support of Guirassy.

The team will be in the middle of the field, with Beier and Fabio Silva in the middle.

In the last few matches Mainz seems to have changed its mind compared to the beginning of the championship. The red-and-whites are coming off four wins in the last five, after only one had come in the previous 16, managing to get out of the relegation zone. The architect of this moment is definitely the trequartista and cornerstone of the team Nadiem Amiri author of 5 goals and 1 assist in the 4 victories. Coach Urs Fischer deploys a compact 3-5-2 with: Batz in goal; Bell and Kohr along with the’former Como Posch to complete the defense; Da Costa and captain Widmer as midfield fifths; Sano in the midfield with Lee more blocked and Amiri free to slot in; attacking pair entrusted to the speed of Silas along with Tietz.

Probable lineups

Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1): Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini; Ryerson, Nmecha, Bellingham, Svensson; Beier, Fabio Silva; Guirassy. All. Kovac

Mainz (3-5-2): Batz; Posch, Bell, Kohr; Da Costa, Sano, Lee, Amiri, Widmer; Silas, Tietz. All. Fischer.

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