Borussia Dortmund vs. FSV Mainz 10/16/21 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Borussia Dortmund is welcoming FSV Mainz to Signal Iduna Park in round 8 of the German Bundesliga. Borussia is staying close to Bayern so far, but their bad defense might cost them in the future. Mainz is on a bad streak right now, but they are still pretty high in the standings, in 9^th place.

Borussia Dortmund is one of the best offensive teams in the league, if not the best, and they have scored 19 goals so far this season. With 15 points, Borussia is in 3^rd place. Even though he missed the last few games for Borussia because of an injury, Haaland is still their leading goalscorer and assistant, and he might be back in the lineup for this game. Morey, Zagadou, Reyna, and Tigges are all also injured. Borussia was hosting Augsburg in their last game, and they were the better team with 71% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 7 corner kicks, 5 big chances created, and 84% of the correct passes. Borussia Dortmund has won this game 2-1. Borussia is also playing in the Champions League next week, and I think they might rest a few players here because they can’t afford any more injuries.

Mainz has conceded only 5 goals so far this season, but they also haven’t scored much, only 7 goals in 7 games. In their last 3 games, Mainz has 2 losses and a draw, alongside 1 scored goal and 3 conceded goals. In their last game against Union Berlin, Mainz has had 52% of ball possession, 4 shots on goal, 2 corner kicks, 2 big chances created, and 77% of the correct passes. Even after leading 1-0 at halftime, Mainz found a way to lose this game. The final score of this match was 1-2 in favor of Union Berlin. Ingvartsen has scored 2 goals for Main so far this season. Onisiwio added 2 assists. Szalai is injured, while Hack is still questionable. Mainz has started the season well, but they have cooled off since, and once again they are fighting for scraps.

Borussia is in solid form, at least they were before the international break, but they have 4 wins from 4 games at home so far this season, and they are the better team here.