Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus. (Photo : Getty Images)
Erstwhile league leader Borussia Dortmund (5-1-2, 17 points) will try to go back to its winning ways as the team visits Mainz 05 (4-4-0, 12 points) at the Coface Arena for a 2015-2016 Bundesliga game.
Die Nullfünfer won its most recent game against newly-promoted club Darmstadt 98, 3-2, on the road at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor last October 2nd.
Lillies striker Sandro Wagner missed his last-minute penalty kick in injury time as Mainz was able to escape with the win and come away with three points in the overall standings, as per USA Today.
Stefan Bell, Yunus Malli, and Pablo De Blasis provided the three goals at the 15th, 24th, and 64th minutes respectively for Martin Schmidt's side.
Meanwhile, Die Borussen had lost its invincible aura after starting the season with five straight wins, settling for draws against Hoffenheim and Darmstadt then finally succumbing to the mighty Bayern Munich, 1-5, in their last match at the Allianz Arena.
Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the only player that could retaliate from Thomas Tuchel's boys as the Bavarians' deadly duo of Thomas Müller and Robert Lewandowski both scored a double while World Cup hero Mario Götze added another one to nail the final count, via SkySports.
Tuchel is expecting improved plays from their other top scorers Marco Reus, Shinji Kagawa, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan to help them get back into their winning form.
Prediction: A 3-0 rout for Borussia Dortmund.
Mainz starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Karius; Brosinski, Bungert, Bell, Jara; Baumgartlinger, Latza; Jairo, Malli, De Blasis; Muto
Borussia Dortmund starting lineup (4-3-2-1 formation): Burki; Papastathopoulos, Bender, Hummels, Piszczek; Gundogan, Weigl, Castro; Reus, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang
