Who will claim the points when VfL Bochum 1848 visit FSV Mainz 05? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant info and statistics necessary to predict the outcome.
- FSV Mainz 05 have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Bundesliga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 Bundesliga games here at OPEL ARENA for FSV Mainz 05. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Mainz has recorded two wins in a row here at OPEL ARENA, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
No payout for Mainz in their previous match, an away game at RB Leipzig that ended in defeat 1-4. Midfield player Caricol got a match rating of 6.64 in that game, the max score being 10. Caricol hit one key pass.
Prior to that, an away loss at Eintracht Frankfurt.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for FSV Mainz 05 as they are travelling to their away game against VfL Bochum 1848 in the DFB Pokal. That match is three days after this one.
The Mainz manager Svensson has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Mainz have conceded only 5 goals.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfL Bochum 1848 so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-7 (win-draw-lose).
Bochum won their last game, 1-0 versus VfL Wolfsburg played at home. Pantović got a match rating of 8.15 in that game, top player of the team. Pantović scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A 0-1 loss hosting Union Berlin before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Bochum are hosting FSV Mainz 05 in the DFB Pokal only three days away.
The attacking power of Bochum when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bochum have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
VfL Bochum 1848 - Mainz 2-0 was the scoreline in these contenders' last H2H game, earlier this season. Previous seven meetings with these teams: Mainz won four, VfL Bochum 1848 were winners in one and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Burkardt 7 goals |   S. Polter 6 goals |  J. Lee 3 goals |
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
| FSV Mainz 05 | VfL Bochum 1848 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 | 18 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 21 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 26 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 78% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 56% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 39% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 11% |
| 50% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 56% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 33% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 15 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.3 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 5.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 34% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 26% |
| 12.1 | 11.1 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 16.3 | 14.9 |
| 3.6 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
- FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FSV Mainz 05 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VfL Bochum 1848 have scored away.
- FSV Mainz 05 have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 39 | 43 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Hoffenheim | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Freiburg | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | FC Köln | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 24 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -9 | 23 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 21 |
| 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 34 | -36 | 6 |
