These are really generous odds on the market and one can hope to get -0.25 handicap eventually should a few more stakes go Mainz way.

After the home club had shut down for a Covid19 break and missed 2 league matches they are now finally able to enter the pitch. Nobody exactly knows what the situation is inside the squad regarding player to player availability. The initial information from Mainz that 14 unnamed players had positive C19 results and that led to the club going on lockdown. 14 is obviously a large number and would most likely involve around 50% of their best eleven.

Before going on the unexpected pause from action Mainz had lost to Union Berlin on the road in a pretty one-sided affair (they were trailing 0-3 by 90th minute before the late consolation goal).

The squad situation at Mainz is so unclear that even the leading football resource kicker.de is not giving a probable lineup for tonight's matches - the first time I’ve ever witnessed something like this.

BVB have been experiencing issues of their own and today is no exception. However, the biggest news for them is the return of key striker Haaland to the starting XI. He was already a sub at the weekend win vs Arminia. Despite the narrow 1-0 scoreline vs. Bielefeld I actually liked the way BVB played - it was definitely one of their best displays in recent weeks. Perhaps, freedom from Europa League (where they got knocked out by Glasgow Rangers) has had a positive impact.

The hidden motivation to get nothing but 3 points in Mainz is the title race. Bayern has been losing points lately and drew their matches at the weekend. A win here will move BVB within 4 points from 1st place.

I expect visitors to have better momentum than Mainz who’ve had a break in season and should clearly lack competitive rhythm.

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这些在市场上是非常慷慨的赔率，一个人可以希望得到-0.25差点，最终应该更多的赌注去美因茨的方式。

在主场俱乐部因covid - 19而关闭并错过了两场联赛之后，他们现在终于能够进入球场。没有人确切地知道球队内部的情况是怎样的。来自美因茨的初步信息显示，14名未透露姓名的球员C19检测结果呈阳性，这导致俱乐部被封锁。14个显然是一个很大的数字，很可能包含了他们最好的11个人中的50%。

在出乎意料的暂停之前，美因茨在路上以一场相当一边倒的比赛输给了柏林联盟(他们在最后的安慰进球前90分钟0-3落后)。

美因茨的球队情况是如此的不明朗，以至于连足球资源主管都没有给出今晚比赛的可能阵容——这是我第一次看到这样的事情。

BVB也有自己的问题，今天也不例外。然而，对他们来说最大的消息是主力前锋哈兰德回归首发阵容。他已经在周末战胜阿米尼亚的比赛中替补上场了。尽管以1-0险胜比勒菲尔德，我还是喜欢BVB的打法——这绝对是他们最近几周最好的表现之一。或许，从欧罗巴联赛(在那里他们被格拉斯哥流浪者队淘汰)中获得自由会产生积极的影响。

在美因茨只拿到3分的隐藏动机是冠军争夺。拜仁最近一直在丢分，在周末的比赛中打成平局。如果在这里获胜，BVB将离第一名差4分。

我期待多特蒙德会比美因茨有更好的势头，后者在赛季中有休息，显然应该缺乏竞争节奏。