Bochum vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 27th October 2023

Mainz 05 go up against Bochum this coming Friday for an exciting Bundesliga meeting at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bochum are placed 16th with four points after eight matches. Mainz 05 occupy a position as 17th in the league on two points.

Both Bochum and Mainz 05 came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Vonovia Ruhrstadion? We'll find out on Friday.

Bochum scored ten goals, conceded 22 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Mainz 05 travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 28 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.8 per game, in which they failed to keep their opponents from scoring even once.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 5-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Friday.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Bochum Form

In their last three matches, Bochum lost 1-3 against B. M'gladbach, drew 0-0 with RB Leipzig, before losing to Freiburg by 2-1. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bochum have two wins, while they've drawn three and lost one. They scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 0-3 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen before drawing 2-2 with B. M'gladbach. They were defeated once again, when Bayern Munich ran out 1-3 winners. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Mainz 05 failed to win even once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 17 times.

Both Bochum and visitors Mainz 05 seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.

Mainz 05 earned zero wins and zero points from their past three matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored two and allowed ten goals against on their way. Bochum enjoy a record of zero wins, four draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 show off zero wins, two draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Squads

Bochum Squad

Letsch will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Mainz 05 from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Manuel Riemann (0/8), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/8), Cristian Gamboa (0/5), Danilo Soares (0/3), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/8), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/4), Maximilian Wittek (0/7), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/3), Tim Oermann (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/8), Felix Passlack (0/6), Kevin Stoeger (2/8), Lukas Daschner (0/6), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/5), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/1), Patrick Osterhage (0/4), Philipp Foerster (0/3), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/8), Goncalo Paciencia (1/4), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/4), Philipp Hofmann (0/7), Takuma Asano (2/8).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 44 year-old Mainz 05 manager Svensson will select his starting XI from these players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/8), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/2), Anthony Caci (2/8), Danny da Costa (0/6), Maxim Leitsch (0/2), Philipp Mwene (0/3), Sepp van den Berg (0/8), Silvan Widmer (0/0), Stefan Bell (0/8), Anwar El-Ghazi (0/3), Aymen Barkok (1/6), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (0/8), Edimilson Fernandes (0/8), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (1/8), Josuha Guilavogui (0/0), Leandro Barreiro (1/8), Merveille Papela (0/3), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/7), Brajan Gruda (1/7), Jonathan Burkardt (0/0), Karim Onisiwo (0/6), Ludovic Ajorque (1/6), Marco Richter (0/6), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Team News

Bochum are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Friday.

Bochum-players Patrick Osterhage, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset and Mohammed Tolba won't be playing in the upcoming match against Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion due to nursing various injuries.

Before their next match against Bochum, Mainz 05 have five players on their list of injured and absent this coming Friday.

Names like Danny da Costa, Philipp Mwene, Nelson Weiper, Andreas Hanche-Olsen and Jonathan Burkardt most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bochum.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Bochum vs Mainz 05 H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 5-2 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Friday. Mainz 05 will be excited about a meeting with Bochum, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Mainz 05 go into the match with a 8-1-1 advantage. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 2/1.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Results

In the past ten matches between home side Bochum and Mainz 05 both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2/3.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Takuma Asano has been great for Bochum lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Mainz 05 are optimistic that Ludovic Ajorque doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Vonovia Ruhrstadion witnessed Bochum winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing three and losing five as well. Mainz 05 claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Bochum scored the first opening goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Mainz 05 scored the opener in four of their 10 most recent outings away.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Bochum managed an average of one goal, with Mainz 05 averaging 2.1 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the previous ten matches for Mainz 05, betting on over 2.5 goals turned out to be a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Mainz 05 scored one time goals per game.