Borussia Dortmund vs FSV Mainz Betting Tips

Borussia Dortmund are hosting FSV Mainz in the Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund on the 16th of October 2021, Saturday at 19:00 IST. Dortmund even though their five wins have lost a game while the tourists are also displaying their scratchy self after the seven games.

Borussia Dortmund Form and Team News

Borussia Dortmund are the third placed team in the league after seven games. They have won five while also having had two games being on the losing side as well. They have been the second-best team in the German club football circuit in recent years, behind Bayern Munchen, last season though they were trailing mostly in the middle of the points table and had to grind it out at the end to reach the third position in the end. They are playing against Mainz on Saturday at home. Borussia Dortmund’s recent form has been quite good, they have won six in the last ten and have lost just four games in the lead up to this game. Dortmund cannot be the second fiddle to Bayern every time, they will need to step up their game and show what they are capable of in the Bundesliga with the sort of talent they have at their disposal.

Newly appointed Marco Rose would be keen to make a statement in this season, they have started pretty well under him, teenage sensation Erling Haaland remains their biggest weapon and he has opened the campaign in fine fashion netting in as many as sevengoals in this season so far. Marco Reus has enough experience behind him to really step up. They have a young team which everyone would love to have consisting of Reunier, Brandt, Bellingham, Reyna and co. Also, with this comes enough experience at the back in the form of Hummels, Emre Can, Akanji, Meunier and Guerreiro. 

Mainz Form and Team News

They are placed in the 11th position after the first seven league games. Mainz have won three while also losing three games in the process. They have drawn one game as well to go with the above. Mainz finished last season as the 12th best team in the points table. They played some solid football at times but were not able to keep the tempo going. That could be the reason they finished where they finished. They are playing against Dortmund on Saturday attheir home. Mainz’s recent form has been decent, they have won five in the last ten and have lost three games in the lead up to this game while also drawing two games in the process.Mainz if they start to play some aggressive football consistently, then they’ll be a very hard team to beat.

Adam Szalai, Jonathan Michael Burkardt, Onisiwo and Nebel are the forwards in the squad. Boetius, Sung Lee, Barreiro, Edimilson Fernandes and Stoger are the midfielders. Jeremiah St.Juste, Aaron Martin Caricol, Moussa Niakhate and Widmer constitute in the defense. Bo Svensson, the Mainz manager can assemble the above players to suit the teams need and explore their fullest potential which is enough to make the team win some matches.

Odds by Casumo

Borussia Dortmund are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 1.40 odds while FSV Mainz is placed at 7.50. The odds for a draw is 5.10.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Dortmund are favorites to win this tie given two reasons, one is their recent form which is as good as it can get under the new manager and second their team strength. Also the head to head record favors the team in yellow. Mainz on the other hand have been winning some and losing a lot in the leadup to the competition and this can come back to bite them here. Goals will be available in plenty given a certain Erling Haaland in on the pitch.

Tip 1: Total goals under 3.5

Borussia Dortmund have in the last four matches across competitions have had all matches where the total goal tally was under 3.5 goals. While in the last five home games that Borussia Dortmund have played, they have managed to be under the limit in three matches of those. Mainz also were involved in all eight of the last eight matches which had the total goals to be under 3.5. Playing away from home, both of the last two games have also seen Mainz satisfying the above criteria to the fullest. Three of the last four head to head matches between the two sides also had under 3.5 goals in total. So the game between Borussia Dortmund and Mainz on Saturday will most likely have a total of under 3.5 goals in it. The odds for Total goals under 3.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.66.

 Tip 2: Borussia Dortmund total goals under 2.5

Dortmund have in the last six matches across competitions have seen five of these games where they have managed to score under 2.5 goals individually. While in the last five home games that they have played, they have managed to score under the 2.5 goal limit in three matches of those. Playing away, all of the last ten games have also seen Mainz conceding under 2.5 goals to the opponent. Three of the last four games between the two sides played also saw Dortmund scoring under 2.5 goals. So the game between Dortmund and Mainz on Saturday will most likely have Dortmund scoring under 2.5 goals in it. The odds for Borussia Dortmund total goals under 2.5 according to the Casumo Sportsbook is 1.63.

 

Conclusion

This rivalry has always been edgy recently with Mainz displaying character. We are in for a treat of the same on Saturday as well. Dortmund start as favorites but you never know, Mainz can turn it around as well. Summarizing on a couple of tips from above:

1. Total goals under 3.5 @ 1.66
2. Borussia Dortmund total goals under 2.5 @ 1.63

 

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