Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FSV Mainz 05 prediction | 9 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Borussia Dortmund
Ranking: #16 overall, #2 in Germany

85.3 → 84.6 (-0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
4-0 26 Apr Freiburg (H) 85.2 +0.4
1-0 03 May Gladbach (A) 83.8 -1.4
3-2 08 May Frankfurt (H) 83.9 +0.1
0-2 16 May Bremen (A) 84.8 +0.9
2-0 29 Aug Hamburg (H) 84.6 -0.2
1. FSV Mainz 05
Ranking: #41 overall, #6 in Germany

78.0 → 79.3 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-4 25 Apr Bayern Munich (H) 79.0 +0.8
1-2 03 May St. Pauli (A) 79.8 +0.8
1-3 10 May Union Berlin (H) 78.6 -1.2
0-2 16 May Heidenheim (A) 79.4 +0.8
0-0 29 Aug Paderborn 07 (H) 79.3 -0.1

Borussia Dortmund vs 1. FSV Mainz 05: by the numbers

There are 25 places between these two in our European rankings, with Borussia Dortmund the higher, and 4 places between them in Germany.

The recent trend shows 1. FSV Mainz 05 on the rise, +1.3 rating points over their last 10 matches, while Borussia Dortmund has gone the other way at -0.7.

Borussia Dortmund gained 0.1 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 13 Feb 2026.

Borussia Dortmund first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 89.7 on 23 Sep 2017.

1. FSV Mainz 05 first climbed to #32 in our European rankings on 22 Sep 2021.