Borussia Dortmund have good memories from their recent visits to the home of FSV Mainz 05, the Opel Arena, where they have won six of their last eight matches. Here we bring you the facts on a clash between the teams who have fielded the most youngsters this term.

Match facts   

  • Borussia Dortmund have claimed victory in 12 of their last 16 clashes with Mainz 05. Only two of those matches have ended in the defeat, most recently on Matchday 33 last season.
  • Those three points in Dortmund mean that the 05ers have already picked up three times more points against BVB in 2018 than they amassed in 2015, 2016 and 2017 put together – a total of one point...
  • Mainz only have a worse win percentage against Bayern Munich (16 percent) than they do against BVB (17 percent).
  • Only FSV Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund have already fielded five U21 players this season.
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Facts on Mainz 05        

  • The men from Rhine-Hesse have won their last two Bundesliga matches and currently sit in ninth place in the table with an even record (W4 D3 L4).
  • Only Leipzig and Dortmund have conceded fewer goals (nine) than Mainz (12), who have only let in more than two goals on one single occasion this season.
  • Mainz have the second-youngest team in the league, with the average age of the players used being 24.3.
  • The 05ers have lost only one of their six home games this season − a 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich on 27 October 2018.

Facts on Borussia Dortmund

  • BVB have won six of their previous seven Bundesliga matches and remain unbeaten in the current campaign.
  • Only Bayern have more away victories (four) than the Black & Yellows (three). Those three wins on the road have come in their last three away games.
  • Dortmund have not lost any of the last 18 matches in which they have scored first (last defeat in October 2017).
  • However, BVB have taken points from each of the last five games in which they fell behind (four wins, one draw).