Borussia Dortmund v FC Mainz 05 Tips
Two form teams clash on Saturday when Borussia Dortmund welcome Mainz 05 to the Westfalenstadion.
Dortmund are the Bundesliga's team to beat, sitting on a seven match winning streak – a club record. They're also only the second side in Bundesliga history to put together six straight wins after the Christmas break – the only other side being the dominate Bayern Munich of the late 90's.
Top scorer Robert Lewandowski scored two for the champions in their 3-1 win over Hannover last week, although the celebrations were slightly muted by Sven Bender's bloodied face. Luckily, the 22 year-old midfielder's facial injury shouldn't be enough to rule him out of the contest with Mainz – although it did rule him out of mid-week international duty.
Verdict: Borussia Dortmund to win
Two form teams clash on Saturday when Borussia Dortmund welcome Mainz 05 to the Westfalenstadion.
Dortmund are the Bundesliga's team to beat, sitting on a seven match winning streak – a club record. They're also only the second side in Bundesliga history to put together six straight wins after the Christmas break – the only other side being the dominate Bayern Munich of the late 90's.
Top scorer Robert Lewandowski scored two for the champions in their 3-1 win over Hannover last week, although the celebrations were slightly muted by Sven Bender's bloodied face. Luckily, the 22 year-old midfielder's facial injury shouldn't be enough to rule him out of the contest with Mainz – although it did rule him out of mid-week international duty.
Verdict: Borussia Dortmund to win
