FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Dortmund result

Full-time · FSV Mainz 05 0–2 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga · Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:30 BST · MEWA ARENA

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: FSV Mainz 05 · Borussia Dortmund · Head-to-head

FSV Mainz 05 0–2 Borussia Dortmund — Borussia Dortmund won this Bundesliga match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Borussia Dortmund: 1.76 to 0.53 in expected goals, from 10 shots to 8, ahead on xG from the 26th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Borussia Dortmund won 2–0 at MEWA ARENA in the Bundesliga on Saturday 27 September. Borussia Dortmund have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Borussia Dortmund led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Borussia Dortmund: Daniel Svensson (27’, assisted by Julian Brandt) and Karim-David Adeyemi (40’, assisted by Julian Brandt). Robin Zentner (67’) was sent off.

Discipline

Tobias Reichel, Germany showed three yellow cards and one red — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — FSV Mainz 05: Nadiem Amiri (50’) and P. Nebel (90’); Borussia Dortmund: Yan Couto (43’).

What it changes

FSV Mainz 05 move down from 12th to 13th (five league matches played).

Borussia Dortmund stay second after this result (five league matches played).

Borussia Dortmund are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) 6.6, Karim-David Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund) 6.5 and Daniel Svensson (Borussia Dortmund) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

FSV Mainz 05 next host Werder Bremen on 24 October 2026.

Borussia Dortmund next travel to Sabah FA on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for FSV Mainz 05: FSV Mainz 05 v Werder Bremen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Borussia Dortmund: Sabah FA v Borussia Dortmund, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: FSV Mainz 05 0–2 Borussia Dortmund · Bundesliga
Venue: MEWA ARENA · Mainz
Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany
Head-to-head (last 6): FSV Mainz 05 2 · draws 2 · Borussia Dortmund 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: FSV Mainz 05 2W 1D 2L · Borussia Dortmund 3W 2D 0L

FSV Mainz 05 0–2 Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.63 / 4.13

Corners

against 3.75 / 4.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 1.75

Cards

against 2 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.1 yellows

Referee · Tobias Reichel, Germany

1.1 home / 2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	FSV Mainz 05 for / against	Line	Borussia Dortmund for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.63 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 12.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.13 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Tobias Reichel, Germany — 3.1 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 20 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 2

FSV Mainz 05

FSV Mainz 05 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Veratschnig n 8	19.3	3.5 5/1	1.2 1/1	—
L. Maloney n 8	8.3	2.7 2/0	2.7 2/0	—
S. Kawasaki n 8	69	2.4 6/5	1.3 4/2	—
B. Hollerbach n 8	72.1	2.2 7/4	1.1 4/2	—
A. Sieb n 8	35.1	1.9 4/2	0.3 1/0	—

FSV Mainz 05 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Burkardt n 8	74.9	2.9 8/6	1.4 6/2
A. Sieb n 8	35.1	2.9 5/3	1.3 4/0
N. Weiper n 8	40.8	2.2 3/1	1.1 3/1
N. Amiri n 8	85.3	2 7/5	0.8 6/0
B. Hollerbach n 8	72.1	1.7 6/2	0.9 4/1

FSV Mainz 05 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Burkardt n 8	74.9	0.8 5/0	0.2 1/0
N. Amiri n 8	85.3	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
P. Nebel n 8	84.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
N. Weiper n 8	40.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
W. Bøving n 8	78.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

FSV Mainz 05 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Hong Hyun-Seok n 8	29.1	2.7 5/2
L. Maloney n 8	8.3	2.7 2/0
N. Amiri n 8	85.3	2.6 7/7
D. Kohr n 8	72	2 6/3
A. Caci n 8	80.4	1.8 7/3

FSV Mainz 05 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Zentner n 8	90	3.1 6/3

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Özcan n 8	18.8	2.4 3/1	1.8 2/1	—
J. Duranville n 8	18.3	1.8 3/0	2.5 4/0	—
A. Anselmino n 8	72.3	1.7 5/5	0.6 3/1	—
J. Bellingham n 8	39	1.7 5/1	1.7 4/2	—
R. Bensebaïni n 8	90	1.6 8/4	0.8 6/0	—

Borussia Dortmund — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Duranville n 8	18.3	3.7 4/2	2.5 3/1
S. Guirassy n 8	89.5	3 7/5	2.5 7/5
K. Adeyemi n 8	56.9	2.4 4/3	1 4/1
M. Beier n 8	55.1	1.8 4/4	1 3/2
J. Brandt n 8	38.5	1.5 3/2	0.6 1/1

Borussia Dortmund — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
K. Adeyemi n 8	56.9	0.4 2/0	0.8 3/1
S. Guirassy n 8	89.5	1 6/2	0.1 1/0
F. Nmecha n 8	63.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Beier n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
N. Schlotterbeck n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 1/1

Borussia Dortmund — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yan Couto n 8	75.5	2.5 7/5
C. Chukwuemeka n 8	17.8	2.5 3/1
M. Sabitzer n 8	74.5	2.4 7/5
N. Süle n 8	81	1.8 5/3
S. Özcan n 8	18.8	1.8 3/0

Borussia Dortmund — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Kobel n 8	90	2.8 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
FSV Mainz 05		Borussia Dortmund
49%	Possession	51%
0.48	Expected goals (xG)	1.44
8	Shots	10
2	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	3
6	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	5
5	Offsides	2
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
369	Passes	389
75%	Pass accuracy	77%

FSV Mainz 05 player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. da Costa	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Widmer	90	0	0	1	5	0	7.2
K. Sano	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
P. Mwene	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
P. Nebel	90	1	0	2	1	Y	6.7
N. Amiri	80	0	0	1	2	Y	7
A. Sieb	80	0	0	2	0	0	6.5
A. Hanche-Olsen	69	3	2	0	1	0	6.3
R. Zentner	67	0	0	0	0	R	5.6
M. Leitsch	63	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Lee Jae-Sung	63	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Bell sub	27	1	0	0	2	0	7
A. Nordin sub	27	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
L. Rieß sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Maloney sub	10	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
N. Weiper sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Borussia Dortmund player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
G. Kobel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
W. Anton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
N. Schlotterbeck	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.7
R. Bensebaïni	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.2
D. Svensson	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
J. Brandt	90	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	7
M. Beier	87	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.3
M. Sabitzer	77	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.3
F. Nmecha	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Yan Couto	69	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7
K. Adeyemi	68	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.6
C. Chukwuemeka sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Ryerson sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Groß sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Bellingham sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Fábio Silva sub	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind FSV Mainz 05 v Borussia Dortmund — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

FSV Mainz 05LWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Borussia DortmundDWWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

FSV Mainz 05 2 · 2 draws · Borussia Dortmund 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2025-03-30 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 FSV Mainz 05
2024-11-09 FSV Mainz 05 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
2024-05-11 FSV Mainz 05 3–0 Borussia Dortmund
2023-12-19 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 FSV Mainz 05
2023-05-27 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 FSV Mainz 05
2023-01-25 FSV Mainz 05 1–2 Borussia Dortmund

League standing · 2025/26

FSV Mainz 05#10 pos40 pts34 pl-9 GD

Borussia Dortmund#2 pos73 pts34 pl+36 GD

Goals per game

FSV Mainz 05 scored1.29

Borussia Dortmund scored2.06

FSV Mainz 05 conceded1.56

Borussia Dortmund conceded1

Shot map and expected goals

FSV Mainz 05 0.53 xG from 8 shots, Borussia Dortmund 1.76 from 10. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

FSV Mainz 05 (attacking right)Borussia Dortmund (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
FSV Mainz 05	8	0	0.53
Borussia Dortmund	10	2	1.76

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund?: In their last 6 meetings, FSV Mainz 05 won 2, Borussia Dortmund won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund?: Recent form — FSV Mainz 05 2W 1D 2L; Borussia Dortmund 3W 2D 0L.

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