Mainz 05 vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 28th January 2023

The Bundesliga game at MEWA Arena on Saturday will see visitors Bochum facing home side Mainz 05.

A glance at the Bundesliga table reveals that, the current difference between the teams is four points and four places.

Mainz 05 as well as Bochum suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

Bochum and Mainz 05 seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Prediction

Mainz 05 Form

In the previous three games, Mainz 05 drew 1-1 with Eintracht, lost 1-1 against VfB Stuttgart and 1-2 against B. Dortmund. Mainz 05 just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the MEWA Arena. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded eight goals.

Bochum Form

In the last three matches, Bochum beat Augsburg 0-1, won 3-1 against Hertha Berlin, and lost 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. Bochum claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 17 goals to two.

Mainz 05 have a record of five wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum enjoy a record of five wins, one draw and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Team News

Mainz 05 might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Bochum.

Anton Stach, Jonathan Burkardt, Maxim Leitsch and Marlon Mustapha are missing from the squad, Mainz 05 will field against Bochumon Saturday.

Bochum have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Mainz 05 at MEWA Arena.

Paul Grave is too injured to face Bochum.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum H2H

Mainz 05 go into their upcoming match against Bochum with a 78% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 7-1-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Results

Both teams scored four times in the last nine matches between Mainz 05 and Bochum.

Mainz 05 vs Bochum Betting Tips

While Philipp Hofmann added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Bundesliga, Marcus Ingvartsen scored twice in his last six.

In their last 10 matches at MEWA Arena across all tournaments Mainz 05 won two times, drew four and lost four times. Bochum claimed two wins, one draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Mainz 05 managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at MEWA Arena, Bochum kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past nine encounters between Mainz 05 and Bochum, with Mainz 05 scoring 1.77 goals on average per game. Bochum averaged 0.88 goals, while both teams scored four times. Mainz 05 performed an average of 1.7 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Bochum, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.