BERLIN :Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said on Thursday he expected his team to extend their unbeaten Bundesliga run when they visit Mainz 05 on Saturday with their confidence on the rise.

Dortmund, who host Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League on Wednesday, have now gone 12 league games without defeat, stretching back to last season, with 10 wins and two draws.

They are in second place in the Bundesliga on 10 points, two behind champions Bayern Munich.

"Mainz will be an uncomfortable opponent," Kovac told a press conference. "It will be an intense game. They put in a lot of running effort and attack early."

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