Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mainz 05 & Bochum face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Bundesliga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Werder Bremen, was also a home game here at OPEL ARENA. The away team is better rested.
Mainz 05 form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the DFB Pokal for Mainz 05, as the manager J. Lichte led his troops to eliminate Havelse, and reach the 2nd Round. Mainz 05 participated in DFB Pokal the last season, where they reached the 1st round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at OPEL ARENA. With seven home Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the Mainz fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Werder Bremen game long ago, can be stopped today.
Mainz haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 278 minutes ago. K. Stoger scored that one.
A 0-0 draw away in the Bundesliga before that, with Hertha BSC the opponent.
Robin Zentner had a busy but productive day in the Werder Bremen match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mainz have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
Mainz have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mainz defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Bochum form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated FV Engers 07 in order to reach 2nd Round of DFB Pokal. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Bochum has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
A 0-2 defeat away at Hannover 96 before that.
Bochum are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, four draws and four defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Bochum has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bochum have conceded 10 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Mainz, one draw and zero wins for Bochum. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Mainz 05 missing players
Bochum missing players
| Mainz 05 | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 22 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 13% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 32% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 30 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Borussia Dortmund | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Wolfsburg | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 7 | Stuttgart | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | Borussia M'gladbach | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Augsburg | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Freiburg | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Köln | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | -28 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Holstein Kiel | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Greuther Furth | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Bochum | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Hamburger SV | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 20 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Heidenheim | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 8 | Osnabruck | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Darmstadt 98 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | Nurnberg | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 14 | Karlsruher SC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 12 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -16 | 4 |