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VfL Bochum 1848 v 1. FSV Mainz 05 : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 10th May, 14:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

the Vonovia Ruhrstadion is the setting on Saturday afternoon, as Alexander Tunchev's VfL Bochum 1848 are visited by Bo Henriksen's 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and found the stats that matter the most. Head to head (H2H) and recent form are included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to ensure you get the best price.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 77% probability of VfL Bochum and Mainz serving up at least a couple of goals in this Bundesliga tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.20.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 40% chance of Mainz coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
34%
2/1-
Draw
25%
5/2-
Mainz
40%
5/4-
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1-
Mainz 1-0
9%
9/1-
Mainz 2-1
9%
8/1-
VfL Bochum 1-0
8%
12/1-
VfL Bochum 2-1
8%
10/1-
Mainz 2-0
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1-
VfL Bochum 2-0
5%
16/1-
Mainz 3-1
4%
16/1-
VfL Bochum 3-1
4%
20/1-
Mainz 3-0
3%
20/1-
Mainz 3-2
3%
20/1-
VfL Bochum 3-2
3%
25/1-
VfL Bochum 3-0
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
4/6-
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
6/5-
Home 1st Goal
47%
6/5-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/11-
No 1st Goal
4%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/7-
BTTS - No
43%
5/4-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
4/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
3/1-
Home/draw
60%
8/13-
Away/draw
66%
4/11-
Home/away
75%
2/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
7/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/2-
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
7/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/5-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
8/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/14-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Home DNB
52%
6/5-
Away DNB
58%
8/13-
VfL Bochum win to nil
17%
5/1-
Mainz win to nil
20%
10/3-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
18%
15/4-
VfL Bochum / Mainz
4%
22/1-
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / VfL Bochum
12%
6/1-
Draw / Mainz
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Mainz / VfL Bochum
3%
25/1-
Mainz / Mainz
23%
13/5-
Mainz / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

VfL Bochum have played 31 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 7 and won 4. VfL Bochum have conceded 63 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 12 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

VfL Bochum have played 16 games at home, winning 3, drawing 4 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 29 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Mainz lay in 7th place on 47 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 31 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 35 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Mainz have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Mainz have played 16 away games, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
Mainz
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern3123626175 
l
 
0-5A
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
2
Leverkusen31191023167 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
May 17
l
 
1-0A
3
E.Frankfurt3116782055 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
7-2A
May 4
w
 
1-3F
4
Freiburg3115610-351 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
5
RB Leipzig3113108649 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2A
6
Dortmund31146111148 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-2F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-1A
7
Mainz Away3113810947 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
-
-
8
W.Bremen3113711-646 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
9
B. M'gladbach3113513144 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
10
Augsburg31111010-943 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3F
11
Stuttgart3111812541 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
3-3A
12
Wolfsburg3110912539 
l
 
1-3A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-3F
13
Union Berlin319913-1436 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
14
St. Pauli318716-1031 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-3F
15
Hoffenheim317915-1830 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
16
Heidenheim317420-2725 
w
 
2-0F
May 2
l
 
0-2A
w
 
0-2F
17
Holstein315719-2922 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-3F
18
VfL Bochum Home315620-3321 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
May 10
Win / draw / win form
VfL Bochum 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
VfL Bochum1 - 1Union Berlin
VfL Bochum1 - 2Augsburg
VfL Bochum0 - 4Stuttgart
VfL Bochum1 - 3E.Frankfurt
VfL Bochum0 - 1Hoffenheim
VfL Bochum2 - 0Dortmund
VfL Bochum0 - 1Freiburg
VfL Bochum3 - 3RB Leipzig
VfL Bochum1 - 0St. Pauli
VfL Bochum2 - 0Heidenheim
VfL Bochum0 - 1W.Bremen
VfL Bochum1 - 1Leverkusen
VfL Bochum0 - 5Bayern
VfL Bochum1 - 3Wolfsburg
VfL Bochum2 - 2Holstein
VfL Bochum0 - 2B. M'gladbach
VfL Bochum0 - 5Leverkusen
VfL Bochum3 - 2Hoffenheim
VfL Bochum1 - 1Heidenheim
VfL Bochum2 - 2Darmstadt
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HVfL Bochum1 - 1Union Berlin
AVfL Bochum0 - 1W.Bremen
HVfL Bochum1 - 2Augsburg
HVfL Bochum0 - 4Stuttgart
AVfL Bochum1 - 3Leverkusen
HVfL Bochum1 - 3E.Frankfurt
AVfL Bochum3 - 2Bayern
HVfL Bochum0 - 1Hoffenheim
AVfL Bochum1 - 1Wolfsburg
HVfL Bochum2 - 0Dortmund
AVfL Bochum2 - 2Holstein
HVfL Bochum0 - 1Freiburg
AVfL Bochum0 - 3B. M'gladbach
HVfL Bochum3 - 3RB Leipzig
HVfL Bochum1 - 0St. Pauli
AVfL Bochum0 - 2Mainz
HVfL Bochum2 - 0Heidenheim
AVfL Bochum1 - 1Union Berlin
HVfL Bochum0 - 1W.Bremen
AVfL Bochum0 - 1Augsburg
Mainz 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bayern3 - 0Mainz
Hoffenheim2 - 0Mainz
Dortmund3 - 1Mainz
B. M'gladbach1 - 3Mainz
RB Leipzig1 - 2Mainz
Heidenheim0 - 2Mainz
W.Bremen1 - 0Mainz
Union Berlin2 - 1Mainz
Leverkusen1 - 0Mainz
E.Frankfurt1 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg4 - 3Mainz
Holstein0 - 3Mainz
Freiburg0 - 0Mainz
St. Pauli0 - 3Mainz
Augsburg2 - 3Mainz
Stuttgart3 - 3Mainz
Wolfsburg1 - 3Mainz
Heidenheim1 - 1Mainz
Freiburg1 - 1Mainz
RB Leipzig0 - 0Mainz
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AMainz0 - 3Bayern
HMainz2 - 2Wolfsburg
AMainz0 - 2Hoffenheim
HMainz1 - 1Holstein
AMainz1 - 3Dortmund
HMainz2 - 2Freiburg
AMainz3 - 1B. M'gladbach
AMainz2 - 1RB Leipzig
HMainz2 - 0St. Pauli
AMainz2 - 0Heidenheim
HMainz0 - 0Augsburg
AMainz0 - 1W.Bremen
HMainz2 - 0Stuttgart
AMainz1 - 2Union Berlin
AMainz0 - 1Leverkusen
HMainz2 - 0VfL Bochum
AMainz3 - 1E.Frankfurt
HMainz2 - 1Bayern
AMainz3 - 4Wolfsburg
HMainz2 - 0Hoffenheim
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Mainz have not lost to VfL Bochum in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at VfL Bochum since 2021
VfL Bochum
Mainz
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
BOC
1
D
1
M05
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT VfL Bochum
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 2Mainz
VfL Bochum2 - 0
League games at Mainz since 2022
Mainz
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
10
2
Games: Scored
4 / 4
1 / 4
Clean sheets
3 / 4
0 / 4
M05
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Mainz
Mainz2 - 0
Mainz2 - 0
Mainz5 - 2
Mainz1 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for VfL Bochum 1848 of late. It has been 5 Bundesliga matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against 1. FSV Mainz 05.

1. FSV Mainz 05's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded in each of their last 8 Bundesliga outings. A PG of 1.5 for Bo Henriksen's side suggests that run should continue.

VfL Bochum 18th Mainz 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that VfL Bochum will score no more than 1 goal
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Mainz will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-29
VfL Bochum have scored 29% fewer goals at home than predicted
+9
Mainz’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
Mainz
1.3
1.5
Attack rating
BOC
M05
34%
better
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Games scored18
23
Failed to score12
8
Scored first7
16
Goals scored28
48
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.5
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal10
6
Conversion rate for10
18
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
BOC
M05
35%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
22
Clean sheets3
9
Conceded first23
13
Goals conceded63
39
Avg. goals conceded2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
12%
Avg. XG against2
1.5
KickOff rating
+35%

VfL Bochum v Mainz Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

VfL Bochum Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
297511
M WittekM BoaduF PasslackM Bero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Hofmann FWD3134
4
-
M Broschinski FWD3113
1
-
M Wittek DEF30
8
-
I Sissoko MID2921
9
1
F Passlack DEF2815
4
-
M Bero MID2752
11
-
T Oermann DEF262
-
D Wit MID2521
1
-
P Drewes GLK21
2
-
J Medić DEF211
2
-
G Holtmann FWD2111
2
-
I Ordets DEF20
5
-
A Losilla MID19
1
-
Bernardo DEF18
5
-
E Masovic DEF1611
2
-
M Boadu FWD1671
2
-
K Miyoshi  MID141
1
T Krauß MID12
1
-
M Pannewig MID12
1
-
C Gamboa DEF111
1
-
G Masouras FWD1121
-
T Horn GLK10
2
-
S. Bamba FWD5
-
Mainz Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3115712
R ZentnerJ Burkardt A CaciD Kohr
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Zentner GLK31
3
-
K Sano MID31
3
-
A Caci MID3017
6
-
J Lee MID3075
4
-
P Mwene DEF295
7
-
P Nebel MID2884
4
1
D Kohr MID272
11
1
N Amiri MID2765
7
2
A Sieb FWD2723
3
-
J Burkardt  FWD26152
-
S Widmer  DEF241
3
-
D Costa DEF221
-
H Hyun-seok MID201
-
N Weiper FWD2031
2
-
A Hanche-Olsen  DEF1911
2
1
M Jenz DEF19
4
-
D Hoof DEF151
3
-
M Leitsch  DEF141
2
-
N Veratschnig DEF12
1
-
A Nordin FWD6
-
L Maloney MID3
1
-