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FSV Mainz vs. VfL Bochum
Mainz 05 will be looking to put last matchday’s emphatic 4-1 defeat to RB Leipzig out of their fans’ minds. The next task in the Bundesliga for the Nullfünfern is to face VfL Bochum. Since Mainz already lost the last match before the winter break, the second defeat in a row did the rest. Coach Bo Svensson’s team slipped to 10th place in the table. Despite this negative streak, Mainz still have one more point than their upcoming opponents.
VfL Bochum managed to free themselves from the bottom of the table for the time being with a three-point win against a weakening Wölfe and jumped to 9th place in the table with the 1-0 victory. In Mainz, the promoted team would like to take advantage of the Nullfünfer’s short phase of weakness to collect more points towards their goal of staying in the league. Find out whether the VfL can actually take something countable to the Opel Arena in our Mainz – Bochum betting tip.
Mainz – Bochum Info
– Date & Time: 15.01.2022 at 15:30 hrs.
– Venue: Mainz, Opel-Arena
– Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 19
– TV broadcast: Sky
Mainz Form & Balance Check
Mainz 05 botched the end of the year with a 0:1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt. The resumption after the short winter break also went wrong. In Leipzig, the Nullfünfer conceded their fourth away defeat in a row. This one was a clear 1:4. However, coach Bo Svensson’s team played shorthanded from the 19th minute onwards, as Hack saw the red card. Zero points from two games meant that FSV slipped to 10th place in the table. Against Bochum, this little negative streak should be stopped early on.
Home strength as a turning point?
The Mainz side have won two and lost three of their last five matches. Both victories came at home in the Opel Arena. Things just don’t seem to work out away from home. All the better that Mainz can get the points at home. So far, 18 points have come from nine home games, which puts FSV in 5th place in the home table. Mainz have not lost in their own stadium for five matches.
Mainz facts & analysis
– Mainz are 10th in the table with 24 points.
– Mainz are unbeaten for 5 home games.
– Mainz have won their last two home games
Bochum form & balance check
The squirrel feeds hard. The Revierclub took advantage of VfL Wolfsburg’s dramatically poor form last Sunday and narrowly won the game 1-0. This victory enabled VfL to disappear from the dark zone of the table for the time being and they are now in 11th place in the table with 23 points. The team from the Ruhr area now has a five-point lead over the relegation place. In addition, the home victory put an end to the negative spiral of two defeats in a row.
Efficiency beats beauty
Once again, it was a close game that Bochum showed on the turf at the Stadion an der Castroper Straße. Bochum always make it difficult for their opponents, even if coach Thomas Reis’ team cannot finish every game successfully. In only one of the seven wins so far this season did Bochum score more than two goals. The other six victories this season ended either 1:0, 2:0 five times. Only once did Bochum win 2:1. In addition, the Revierclub scored only 17 goals this season. To have already secured 23 points with this number of goals shows the great effectiveness of Bochum.
Bochum facts & analysis
– Bochum are in 11th place in the table with 23 points.
– 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats picked up by VfL in the last 5 matches.
– Bochum picked up 6 points away from home with two wins
Predicted line-up – last update on 13 January 2022
Mainz will have to do without centre-back Alexander Hack in the upcoming home match. Hack saw red in Leipzig. In addition, defender and captain Moussa Niakhaté will be missing due to a corona infection, unless the Senegalese can take time off. Coach Bo Svensson will have the team play in their usual 3-5-2 system, which rotates to a 5-3-2 system when there is generic possession.
VfL Bochum will not have to do without any player apart from Simon Zoller. Once again, expect VfL to play in a bold 4-3-3 wing system
Mainz – Bochum direct comparison & statistics
Mainz and Bochum have already met 16 times. In this duel, Mainz earned the more positive record. The Nullfünfer won 8 games, whereas the VfL could only win 6 encounters. A further 2 meetings ended in a draw. The last encounter was whistled 2:0 for Bochum.
– Bochum won 2 competitive matches in a row against Mainz.
Mainz has not won a match against Bochum for 3 matches.
– Mainz’s last home win over Bochum was in 2006.
– Mainz have won half of their 8 home games against Bochum so far.
