Mainz 05 vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th March 2024

Form hasn't been great recently for Mainz 05, who hope to turn things around against Bochum this coming Saturday. This is a round 26 match in the current Bundesliga campaign, and they face each other at MEWA Arena.

Both Mainz 05 and Bochum came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at MEWA Arena? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Mainz 05 have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded 19 goals, or 1.9 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

Bochum are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 23 goals, and while Bochum claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.3 goals per match.

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday?

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

A draw is the best Mainz 05 can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen. A1-1 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach followed before they were defeated 8-1 by Bayern Munich. Mainz 05 only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at MEWA Arena in the Bundesliga. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 5-2 by Borussia Moenchengladbach, before RB Leipzig ran out 1-4 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Freiburg, who came out 1-2 winners. Bochum didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 16 and scored five goals themselves.

They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both Mainz 05 and Bochum scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.

Mainz 05 won five points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored five and let in eight goals. Bochum claimed three wins from 11 goals scored and five conceded from their past five matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them 11 points to their account. Mainz 05 are looking at a record of two wins, ten draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum have a record of five wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Squads

Mainz 05 Squad

Bo Henriksen will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bochum from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Daniel Batz (0/4), Lasse Riess (0/0), Robin Zentner (0/21), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (0/6), Anthony Caci (2/22), Danny da Costa (0/17), Maxim Leitsch (0/7), Philipp Mwene (0/16), Sepp van den Berg (2/24), Silvan Widmer (1/11), Stefan Bell (0/10), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (1/23), Edimilson Fernandes (0/15), Eniss Shabani (0/0), Jae-Sung Lee (2/21), Josuha Guilavogui (0/7), Leandro Barreiro (2/22), Merveille Papela (0/11), Nadiem Amiri (1/15), Philipp Schulz (0/0), Tom Krauss (1/23), Brajan Gruda (1/21), Jessic Ngankam (0/20), Jonathan Burkardt (2/12), Karim Onisiwo (0/19), Ludovic Ajorque (2/19), Marco Richter (1/18), Nelson Weiper (0/3).

Bochum Squad

Below is the full team squad of Bochum. The manager Letsch will pick his starting XI against Mainz 05 from these players:

Andreas Luthe (0/1), Hugo Rolleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/24), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/24), Cristian Gamboa (0/17), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/21), Ivan Ordets (1/17), Keven Schlotterbeck (3/18), Maximilian Wittek (1/13), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/10), Tim Oermann (0/12), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/23), Felix Passlack (0/7), Kevin Stoeger (5/23), Lukas Daschner (1/13), Matus Bero (1/16), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/11), Patrick Osterhage (2/16), Philipp Foerster (0/12), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/20), Goncalo Paciencia (3/16), Moritz Broschinski (2/18), Philipp Hofmann (1/20), Takuma Asano (6/21).

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Team News

Mainz 05 could have as many as eight players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bochum on Saturday.

Maxim Leitsch, Robin Zentner, Jonathan Burkardt, Philipp Mwene, Karim Onisiwo, Silvan Widmer, Stefan Bell and Nelson Weiper nurses various injuries and won't take part for Mainz 05 against Bochum at MEWA Arena.

Bochum face a list of three absentees from the squad ahead of their next match this coming Saturday against Mainz 05. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng is ineligible for selection in the Bochum squad, as he is suspended.

Names like Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Mainz 05.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Lineups

Mainz 05 vs Bochum H2H

The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 2-2 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest on Saturday? Mainz 05 generally have the upper hand against Bochum, offering a fine 7-2-1 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 3/4.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Results

Of the last ten encounters between Mainz 05 Bochum over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Betting Tips

Jonathan Burkardt is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bochum look to Keven Schlotterbeck, hoping he can add to his current total of two Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Mainz 05 claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bochum won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Mainz 05 managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Bochum kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

The last ten encounters between Mainz 05 and Bochum saw over 2.5 goals scored six times, with Mainz 05 averaging 2.2 goals a game. Bochum scored 1.2 goals on average in these, as both teams scored six times in this run. Mainz 05 saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bochum, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.