Bundesliga: Bochum vs Mainz 05 – Betting preview

Ace Football team previews the Bundesliga clash between Bochum and Mainz 05 and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Bochum go up against Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Friday in a thrilling Bundesliga match.

Placed 17th in the table, Bochum have amassed four points after eight matches. On two points, Mainz 05 rank 18th with eight matches played this season.

Form: Bochum vs Mainz 05

Bochum Form

A solitary draw point prevents Bochum from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-3 defeat against B. M’gladbach, before drawing 0-0 with RB Leipzig. They came up empty-handed once again when Freiburg ran out as 2-1 winners. Bochum only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as 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. Instead, they’ve drawn two and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 17 times.

Betting stats for Bochum and Mainz 05

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bochum and Mainz 05. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players under-the-radar: Bochum vs Mainz 05

Takuma Asano found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Ludovic Ajorque just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

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 draws, and four defeats in their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bochum only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Mainz 05 scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Bochum have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Mainz 05.

Total goals

In the last ten matches for Bochum in all competitions, there were over 2.5 goals in six of them, with an average of 0.8 goals scored by Bochum. In the previous ten matches for Mainz 05, betting on over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in seven of them. On average, Mainz 05 scored one goal per game.

Betting suggestion: Bochum vs Mainz 05

The match between Bochum and Mainz 05 should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Bundesliga game.

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