| The latest statistic of Mainz is not very promising in terms of success against the favored Borussia Dortmund team. In fact, Bo Svensson's team has been waiting for a win for five Bundesliga games. Only two points have been collected since the end of October. The 0-1 loss against bottom of the table Schalke and the most recent 1-1 against relegation candidate Stuttgart show that Mainz have to look forward to the second half of the season. The weak home record is undoubtedly partly responsible for the problems. Only one of the first seven home games was won. With seven points collected, Mainz is the third-worst home team of the current season. However, Mainz scored eight goals and conceded nine at home. Borussia have not covered itself with glory so far this season, especially offensively. While in previous years BVB was the only Bundesliga team that could at least partially keep up with Bayern in attack, Edin Terzic's team now has just scored 29 goals this season. Hard to believe, but true. Dortmund have one of the weakest attacking lines in the top half of the table. Of the last seven games, only three have been won. Particularly worrying are the defeats against Wolfsburg and Gladbach which came shortly before the winter break. |
