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Borussia Dortmund host 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga at Signal Iduna Park (19:30 GMT)
Title-chasing Dortmund are strong at home and likely to dominate, while improving mid-table Mainz pose a counter-attacking threat but are less consistent away.
Borussia Dortmund will look to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich when they host in-form 1. FSV Mainz 05 on Friday night — live on BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer (19:30 GMT).
Borussia Dortmund v Mainz 05
The fixture has been played 39 times in all competitions, with Dortmund winning 22 of those meetings compared to Mainz’s seven. BVB also claimed a 2-0 away victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season and will take confidence from that result.
Image source, Getty ImagesPlayers of Borussia Dortmund celebrate the victory after the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund at Volkswagen Arena on February 7, 2026
The Teams
Dortmund head into the match as the Bundesliga’s form side. They are unbeaten in 14 matches and have won their last five in succession, scoring 14 goals and keeping two clean sheets during that run. Friday nights have also been kind to Edin Terzić’s side, who are unbeaten in their last three on this stage — including victories over FC Augsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach, plus a dramatic 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt after the winter break. A win would move Dortmund to within three points of Bayern at the top.
Mainz, however, arrive in strong form themselves. They have won their last three league games — including an impressive 2-1 victory away at RB Leipzig — and are one of only two teams, alongside Dortmund, to achieve that feat. Their recent surge has lifted them out of the bottom three for the first time since October.
The Zero-Fives are still searching for their first Friday night win of the campaign, having drawn 1-1 with TSG Hoffenheim and lost 1-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach. Victory in Dortmund would see them climb as high as 10th in the table — adding extra incentive to what promises to be an entertaining encounter under the lights at Signal Iduna Park.
Image source, Getty ImagesNadiem Amiri of 1. FSV Mainz 05 celebrates the team's second goal during the Bundesliga
All live on iPlayer and BBC Sports App & Website.
Friday 20th February - Mainz 05 v Hamburger SV
Friday 27th February - Augsburg v Köln
Wednesday 4th March - Hamburger SV v Bayer Leverkusen
Friday 6 March - Bayern Munich v Borussia Monchengladbach
Friday 13 March - Borussia Monchengladbach v St. Pauli
Friday 20 March - RB Leipzig v Hoffenheim
Image source, gettySerhou Yadaly Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his team's third goal
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 19 | 60 | 54 |
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| 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 20 | 27 | 51 |
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| 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 42 |
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| 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 39 |
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5 Stuttgart | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 39 |
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| 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 36 |
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7 Freiburg | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 30 |
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| 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 46 | -5 | 28 |
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9 Union Berlin | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -8 | 25 |
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10 Köln | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 23 |
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11 Hamburger SV | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 22 |
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| 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 22 |
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13 Augsburg | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 22 |
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14 Mainz 05 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 21 |
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| 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 19 |
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16 Werder Bremen | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 19 |
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17 St. Pauli | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 17 |
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18 Heidenheim | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 47 | -28 | 13 |
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Manager:Niko Kovac
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager:Urs Fischer
Formation:3 - 5 - 2
Manager:Niko Kovac
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager:Urs Fischer
Formation:3 - 5 - 2
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