National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's VfL Bochum 1848 or FSV Mainz 05 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VfL Bochum 1848 and FSV Mainz 05.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 3rd round.5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what VfL Bochum 1848 have to build on here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga.
VfL Bochum 1848 faced defeat in their previous match, away at FSV Mainz 05 (0-1). The penalty miss from Polter in the defeat against FSV Mainz 05 was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen. Stafylidis, defender, was given a rating of 7.74/10 in that game, top of the team. Stafylidis hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.
Previous to that game, a Bundesliga home match hosting Wolfsburg in a game that was won 1-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as FC Köln are coming to town in four days.
The Bochum fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. VfL Bochum 1848 have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FSV Mainz 05 form and stats
Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 2nd round.There's been little loot from FSV Mainz 05's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Bundesliga. FSV Mainz 05 only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 0 draws.
FSV Mainz 05 won their last game, 1-0 versus VfL Bochum 1848 played at home. Zentner (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.24. Zentner saved a penalty, stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-4 defeat away at RB Leipzig before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Mainz manager Svensson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Greuther Furth.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FSV Mainz 05 as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as FSV Mainz 05 have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding eight meetings): VfL Bochum 1848 won one game, two matches ended with a draw and FSV Mainz 05 have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / fourTop Goalscorers
  J. Burkardt 7 goals |   S. Polter 6 goals |  M. Pantović 3 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
FSV Mainz 05 missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 36 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13.2 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | ||
| 13.8 | 12.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 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 |
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