Bundesliga match prediction: Little separates VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 in quality

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (27559 seats)

Round two of the Bundesliga campaign and the sides have adjusted from insights gained in the first match. Here's the VfL Bochum 1848 - 1. FSV Mainz 05 match guide:

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!

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VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats

Last season, VfL Bochum 1848's league statistics were 21 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, resulting in 1st spot in the 2. Bundesliga. Over these 34 matches they scored 66 goals and gave away 39. Playing as the home side in the previous season VfL Bochum 1848 delivered 12-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 40 goals and 16 conceded. Ever since the Hamburger SV game Bochum has been unbeatable here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion producing four straight wins.

VfL Bochum 1848 lost their last game at VfL Wolfsburg (placed 6th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Manuel Riemann, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.4 out of 10 in that game. Riemann saved a penalty and stopped the opponent with seven saves. Manuel Riemann had a busy but productive day in the VfL Wolfsburg match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.

Before that match, a DFB Pokal win away at Wuppertaler SV (after extra-time).

This is expected to be a close game, with VfL Bochum 1848 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bochum as a small favourite), we find ten games. VfL Bochum 1848 has won six of these, drawn three and lost one.

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1. FSV Mainz 05 form and stats

Let's have a look at how 1. FSV Mainz 05 performed last season in the Bundesliga: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 9 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 56 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 23/30 goals scored/conceded.

Mainz won their last game, 1-0 versus RB Leipzig played at home. Defender Moussa Niakhaté was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Niakhaté scored one goal and won 3 of 6 duels.

Ahead of that match was the DFB Pokal away draw versus Elversberg (after extra-time, 7-8 on penalties) that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by 1. FSV Mainz 05 in our archives, and the results are: two wins for 1. FSV Mainz 05, one draw and four defeats.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous six meetings involving these two sides are: zero wins for Bochum, two draws and four wins for 1. FSV Mainz 05. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

1. FSV Mainz 05M. Niakhate
M. Niakhate
1 goals

VfL Bochum 1848 missing players

1. FSV Mainz 05 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VfL Bochum 1848 1. FSV Mainz 05
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
5 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 11
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
1 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
VfL Bochum 1848 Last season 1. FSV Mainz 05
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
21 12   Won W   6 10
4 2   Drew D   5 9
9 3   Lost L   6 15
66 40   Scored S   23 39
39 16   Conceded C   30 56
97% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
91% 94%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 74%
65% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 50%
32% 35%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 38%
15% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 18%
53% 47%   BTTS BTTS   71% 62%
32% 41%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 15%
18% 18%   Failed to Score F T   24% 29%
 
5.8 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 3.8
4.2 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.8
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
12.9 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 10.9
4.9 5.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.7
40% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 Greuther Furth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfL Bochum 1848 34 21 4 9 66 39 17 12 2 3 40 16 17 9 2 6 26 23 27 67
2 Greuther Furth 34 18 10 6 69 44 17 9 4 4 34 23 17 9 6 2 35 21 25 64
3 Holstein Kiel 34 18 8 8 57 35 17 11 2 4 31 19 17 7 6 4 26 16 22 62
4 Hamburger SV 34 16 10 8 71 44 17 10 4 3 40 16 17 6 6 5 31 28 27 58
5 Fortuna Dusseldorf 34 16 8 10 55 46 17 11 4 2 32 20 17 5 4 8 23 26 9 56
6 Karlsruher SC 34 14 10 10 51 44 17 5 6 6 19 18 17 9 4 4 32 26 7 52
7 Darmstadt 98 34 15 6 13 63 55 17 7 3 7 29 23 17 8 3 6 34 32 8 51
8 Heidenheim 34 15 6 13 49 49 17 10 3 4 28 16 17 5 3 9 21 33 0 51
9 Paderborn 34 12 11 11 53 45 17 8 5 4 32 26 17 4 6 7 21 19 8 47
10 St. Pauli 34 13 8 13 51 56 17 8 3 6 28 25 17 5 5 7 23 31 -5 47
11 Nurnberg 34 11 11 12 46 51 17 5 7 5 22 23 17 6 4 7 24 28 -5 44
12 Erzgebirge Aue 34 12 8 14 44 53 17 8 4 5 29 28 17 4 4 9 15 25 -9 44
13 Hannover 96 34 12 6 16 53 51 17 7 4 6 30 22 17 5 2 10 23 29 2 42
14 Jahn Regensburg 34 9 11 14 37 50 17 6 6 5 23 21 17 3 5 9 14 29 -13 38
15 Sandhausen 34 10 4 20 41 60 17 9 4 4 29 21 17 1 0 16 12 39 -19 34
16 Osnabruck 34 9 6 19 35 58 17 3 1 13 16 34 17 6 5 6 19 24 -23 33
17 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 7 10 17 30 59 17 6 4 7 17 23 17 1 6 10 13 36 -29 31
18 Wurzburger Kickers 34 6 7 21 37 69 17 3 6 8 22 33 17 3 1 13 15 36 -32 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bayern München 34 24 6 4 99 44 17 13 4 0 64 21 17 11 2 4 35 23 55 78
2 RB Leipzig 34 19 8 7 60 32 17 11 4 2 29 13 17 8 4 5 31 19 28 65
3 Borussia Dortmund 34 20 4 10 75 46 17 11 2 4 40 20 17 9 2 6 35 26 29 64
4 VfL Wolfsburg 34 17 10 7 61 37 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 7 6 4 29 21 24 61
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 17 10 7 0 37 20 17 6 5 6 32 33 16 60
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 10 10 53 39 17 8 5 4 34 22 17 6 5 6 19 17 14 52
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 17 8 8 1 32 18 17 4 6 7 18 25 7 50
8 Borussia M'gladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 17 8 4 5 32 19 17 5 6 6 32 37 8 49
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 17 5 6 6 27 26 17 7 3 7 29 29 1 45
10 Freiburg 34 12 9 13 52 52 17 7 6 4 33 23 17 5 3 9 19 29 0 45
11 Hoffenheim 34 11 10 13 52 54 17 8 3 6 32 24 17 3 7 7 20 30 -2 43
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 10 9 15 39 56 17 4 4 9 16 26 17 6 5 6 23 30 -17 39
13 Augsburg 34 10 6 18 36 54 17 6 4 7 21 25 17 4 2 11 15 29 -18 36
14 Hertha BSC 34 8 11 15 41 52 17 5 5 7 21 26 17 3 6 8 20 26 -11 35
15 Arminia Bielefeld 34 9 8 17 26 52 17 6 2 9 13 23 17 3 6 8 13 29 -26 35
16 Köln 34 8 9 17 34 60 17 3 5 9 20 31 17 5 4 8 14 29 -26 33
17 Werder Bremen 34 7 10 17 36 57 17 3 5 9 16 28 17 4 5 8 20 29 -21 31
18 Schalke 04 34 3 7 24 25 86 17 3 3 11 14 34 17 0 4 13 11 52 -61 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 VfB Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 Hoffenheim 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
3 Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 Köln 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Union Berlin 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Borussia M'gladbach 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Bayern München 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Arminia Bielefeld 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Freiburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
14 VfL Bochum 1848 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 -3 0
17 Greuther Furth 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 0
18 Augsburg 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0

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