How to watch today's Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Mainz welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Mewa Arena with both teams looking to build on recent wins and continue their push up the Bundesliga table.

Mainz come off a morale-boosting 4-1 victory over Augsburg, securing their first win of the season, while second-placed Dortmund remain unbeaten and have recorded three clean sheets in their opening four league games. Historically, Dortmund hold the edge in this fixture, but Mainz did claim a 3-1 win at home in last season's encounter, fueling hopes for another upset. 

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.

How to watch Mainz vs Borussia Dortmund online - TV channels & live streams

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Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund kick-off time

Bundesliga - Bundesliga

MEWA Arena

The match will be played at the Mewa Arena on Saturday, with kick-off at 9.30am ET for fans in the US.

Team news & squads

Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund lineups

Mainz 05

3-4-2-1

Formation

3-4-3

BVB

27

R. Zentner

5

M. Leitsch

25

A. Hanche-Olsen

21

D. da Costa

7

J. Lee

8

P. Nebel

10

N. Amiri

30

C

S. Widmer

6

K. Sano

2

P. Mwene

11

A. Sieb

1

G. Kobel

4

C

N. Schlotterbeck

3

W. Anton

5

R. Bensebaini

2

Y. Couto

24

D. Svensson

20

M. Sabitzer

8

F. Nmecha

27

K. Adeyemi

10

J. Brandt

14

M. Beier

3-4-3

BVB

M05

-Line up

• 27

  R. Zentner

  67’

• 5

  M. Leitsch

  63’

• 25

  A. Hanche-Olsen

  68’

• 21

  D. da Costa

• 7

  J. Lee

  63’

• 8

  P. Nebel

  90’

• 10

  N. Amiri

  50’

  80’

• 30

  S. Widmer (C)

• 6

  K. Sano

• 2

  P. Mwene

• 11

  A. Sieb

  80’

Substitutes

• 9

  A. Nordin

  63’

• 1

  L. Riess

  68’

• 14

  W. Boeving

• 44

  N. Weiper

  80’

• 22

  N. Veratschnig

• 16

  S. Bell

  63’

• 37

  B. Bobzien

• 42

  D. Gleiber

• 15

  L. Maloney

  80’

Manager

• B. Henriksen

BVB

-Line up

• 1

  G. Kobel

• 4

  N. Schlotterbeck (C)

• 3

  W. Anton

• 5

  R. Bensebaini

• 2

  Y. Couto

  43’

  69’

• 24

  D. Svensson

  27’

• 20

  M. Sabitzer

  77’

• 8

  F. Nmecha

  77’

• 27

  K. Adeyemi

  40’

  69’

• 10

  J. Brandt

  27’, 40’

• 14

  M. Beier

  87’

Substitutes

• 33

  A. Meyer

• 21

  F. Silva

  87’

• 17

  C. Chukwuemeka

  69’

• 13

  P. Gross

  77’

• 6

  S. Oezcan

• 7

  J. Bellingham

  77’

• 25

  N. Suele

• 26

  J. Ryerson

  69’

• 9

  S. Guirassy

Manager

• N. Kovac

Mainz 05 team news

Henriksen will be without Kohr, who is serving a suspension. Mainz have an otherwise fully fit squad to take on Dortmund in a difficult fixture this weekend. 

Borussia Dortmund team news

Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, saw Nico Schlotterbeck make his long-awaited return to the starting XI against Wolfsburg after 175 days on the sidelines. However, Emre Can and Niklas Süle are still out injured.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

M05

Last 5 matches

BVB

2

Wins

2

Draws

1

Win

• Borussia Dortmund

  3

  -

  1

  Mainz 05

• Mainz 05

  3

  -

  1

  Borussia Dortmund

• Mainz 05

  3

  -

  0

  Borussia Dortmund

• Borussia Dortmund

  1

  -

  1

  Mainz 05

• Borussia Dortmund

  2

  -

  2

  Mainz 05

10

Goals scored

7

Games over 2.5 goals

4/5

Both teams scored

4/5

Standings

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