Bochum – Mainz : Preview & Prediction
Bochum will play Bundesliga football in front of home fans for the first time since May 2010, but their first away game against Wolfsburg could not have been more dramatic. Their first top flight engagement after an 11-year absence saw the club’s fastest red card in the Bundesliga (4 ‘) before a save from the penalty spot which caused Bochum to lose. by a respectable score of 1-0. However, as a result of this, Bochum have lost six consecutive Bundesliga games, and the last time they lost more such games was between April and May 1999 (P7).
However, history could be made in this clash, as Bochum have never won a Bundesliga clash against away Mainz 05 (E1, P5) and will be boosted by their fantastic home performance last season, after winning 12 of 17 home games in the second division (E2, P3).
Despite having 11 players unavailable due to the COVID-19 quarantine, Mainz won their first match of the Bundesliga season against title contender RB Leipzig – their first win on the opening day of a season since 2018 / 19. That result continued their resounding rise in recent months as the 05ers became the first club in Bundesliga history to avoid relegation after being eight points behind relegation playoff spot in the middle stage. of the campaign (G1, E4, P12).
Improvements in the final third have been critical to this rise, with Mainz having seen a rival door in their last 11 Bundesliga appearances – the last time they scored in the most consecutive Bundesliga games was between January and April 2012 (13 ). Mainz’s away record is equally impressive, being undefeated away from home in the top flight since February (G5, E3) and winning each of their three Bundesliga meetings on visits to their rival on duty, scoring an average of 3.33 goals. per encounter.
Players to watch: Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann, who posted the best save percentage in the 2. Bundesliga last season, started his campaign in the top flight with eight saves on matchday one. He will be tested by Mainz player Jonathan Burkardt, who has already scored two goals for DFB-Pokal this campaign.
Highlight: The team that scored first in Mainz’s last 17 Bundesliga games avoided defeat.
Bochum – Mainz : Betting Tips
Bochum – Win Odds: 2.25
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
