This will be the 24th time these two teams have faced off in total and the 12th at Signal Iduna Park, where the 05ers have never won. Here we bring you the facts on the final home game of the season.

The scenario: Third-placed Borussia Dortmund will be gunning for second place but will also be looking over their shoulders, as will 14th-placed Mainz, who could still be relegated automatically this term. Both the men from Westphalia and their opponents from Rhine-Hesse have taken seven points from the past four matches.

Home/away: BVB have won their previous four home games and are unbeaten at home in nine games under Peter Stöger. FSV have only won one of their last 22 away games in a run that stretches back into last season (a 2-0 win in Berlin on 16 February).

Personnel matters: BVB are without Zagadou (muscle injury), Durm (torn lateral collateral ligament in ankle), Rode (groin operation) and Guerreiro (fitness), while Mainz are without Balogun (bruised ribs) and Berggreen (muscular problems). Latza and Serdar are doubtful.

Tactics: The two teams are expected to adopt a similar tactical approach that includes one defensive midfielder and alternating formations (4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 depending on the situation). Götze and Reus will give the hosts impetus from central midfield, while Mainz have increasingly relied on pressing and quick switch-play in the last few weeks.

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Head-to-head: BVB have won 12 of their last 15 meetings with Mainz, losing on only one occasion (a 2-0 away defeat in the 2014/15 season). There were four draws in the first five home games, but since then there have been six home wins on the bounce. Uerdingen are the only side BVB have faced at home in the Bundesliga more often without losing (13). FSV have never played another club so many times away from home without a single win (11).

Statistics: Only Bayern Munich have a better goal difference (+65) than Borussia Dortmund (+20), who have not lost a single one of the last 13 matches in which they have scored first. Mainz 05 have only lost once in their last five outings (a 2-0 loss in Augsburg). However, only two teams have lost more matches this campaign than the 05ers (15 defeats).

Biggest win: Goals from Ebi Smolarek, Jan Koller and Lars Ricken handed BVB a 3-0 victory in February 2005. The Black & Yellows had a total of 31 shots that day, setting a record for the 2004/2005 season.

Attendance: Except for 200 spaces for visiting supporters, Signal Iduna Park (81,360 spaces) is sold out. The box office for those remaining tickets opens at 13:00 CET.

Referee: Daniel Siebert, a teacher from Berlin who turned 34 today, will be supported by Lasse Koslowski and Jan Seidel on the sidelines. Siebert has refereed eight BVB matches (W6 D1 L1).
Compiled by Boris Rupert