Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Bochum and Mainz 05 who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Bochum welcome Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Bundesliga season.
Team form: Bochum vs Mainz 05
Bochum Form
Bochum claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 1-0 against Werder Bremen. Afterwards, they recorded a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin, before also drawing 0-0 with FC Heidenheim. Bochum just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.
Mainz 05 Form
In their last three matches, Mainz 05 drew 2-2 with Wolfsburg, lost 3-0 against Bayern Munich, and drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt. Mainz 05 managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding ten times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats and facts for Bochum and Mainz 05
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bochum and Mainz 05. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Bochum have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bochum have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Bochum matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bochum matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Bochum matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Mainz 05 have lost the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Mainz 05 have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Mainz 05 matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Mainz 05 matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Mainz 05 away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Bochum vs Mainz 05
Philipp Hofmann hit the target once in six Bundesliga, while Dominik Kohr scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
Popular markets: Bochum vs Mainz 05
Full-time result
Bochum claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Mainz 05 won four, drew zero and lost six of their last 10 games away. Mainz 05 conceded a goal in their last 9 matches. Mainz 05 have not lost to Bochum in 6 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Bochum scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Mainz 05 scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bochum managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Mainz 05 kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Bochum have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Mainz 05.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Mainz 05, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves. Mainz 05 conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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