Overview
- Kick-off is set for Saturday at 14:30 BST at the Mewa Arena in Mainz.
- Niko Kovač says Fabio Silva could make the squad after increased training, while Emre Can, Julien Duranville and Aarón Anselmino are out and Nico Schlotterbeck is being monitored.
- Mainz captain Dominik Kohr is suspended and key injuries include Anthony Caci and Andreas Hanche-Olsen, with Bo Henriksen confirming Armindo Sieb will keep his starting role.
- Dortmund have won three straight league games with clean sheets to extend their top-flight unbeaten run to 12, as Serhou Guirassy leads the scoring charts after goals in eight successive league matches.
- Media previews and betting tips lean toward a Dortmund win, with Guirassy widely picked as an anytime scorer, though predicted lineups remain projections rather than official team sheets.