Bochum vs Mainz 05 Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th May 2025

Round 33 of the Bundesliga serves up an encounter between Bochum and Mainz 05 taking place at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday.

Bochum are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Mainz 05. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Saturday.

Bochum are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net eight times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.8 goals per game, as they conceded 18 goals. They managed one clean sheets in these matches.

Mainz 05 are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 14 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.4 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 16 goals, and while Mainz 05 claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.6 goals per match.

Mainz 05 got the better of Bochum in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 2-0 and 2-0, respectively.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Prediction

Bochum Form

In their last three matches, Bochum lost 1-0 against Werder Bremen, drew 1-1 with Union Berlin and recorded a 0-0 draw with FC Heidenheim. Bochum just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Many people had Bochum down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Mainz 05 Form

Mainz 05 have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Wolfsburg, they gained a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Bayern Munich, who ran out 3-0 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. Mainz 05 won three of a possible six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as playing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight while also conceding ten times.

It seems both Mainz 05 and Bochum have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Mainz 05 recorded 20 points following six wins from their last 11 games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored 17 goals, but also conceded eight. Bochum claimed five wins, seven draws as well as 20 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Mainz 05 are looking at 13 wins, nine draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Squads

Bochum Squad

Dieter Hecking will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Mainz 05 from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/21), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/11), Bernardo (0/19), Cristian Gamboa (1/11), Erhan Masovic (1/16), Ivan Ordets (0/21), Jakov Medic (1/22), Maximilian Wittek (0/31), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/27), Anthony Losilla (0/19), Dani de Wit (2/26), Felix Passlack (1/29), Ibrahima Sissoko (2/30), Koji Miyoshi (1/14), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/12), Matus Bero (5/28), Niklas Jahn (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/13), Gerrit Holtmann (1/22), Giorgos Masouras (2/12), Moritz Broschinski (1/32), Myron Boadu (7/17), Philipp Hofmann (3/32), Samuel Bamba (0/5).

Mainz 05 Squad

Here is the full team squad of Mainz 05. The 50 year-old Bo Henriksen will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Daniel Batz (0/0), Lasse Riess (0/1), Robin Zentner (0/31), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (1/20), Anthony Caci (1/31), Danny da Costa (0/23), Lennard Maloney (0/14), Maxim Leitsch (1/14), Moritz Jenz (0/19), Philipp Mwene (0/30), Silvan Widmer (0/25), Stefan Bell (0/16), David Mamutovic (0/0), Dominik Kohr (2/28), Hyun-Seok Hong (0/21), Jae-Sung Lee (7/31), Kaishu Sano (0/32), Nadiem Amiri (6/28), Nikolas Veratschnig (0/13), Armindo Sieb (2/27), Arnaud Nordin (0/6), Ben Bobzien (0/0), Jonathan Burkardt (16/27), Nelson Weiper (3/21), Paul Nebel (8/29).

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Team News

Apparently, Mainz 05 have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Dominik Kohr and Philipp Mwene sit this one out for Mainz 05, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Bochum.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Lineups

Bochum vs Mainz 05 H2H

Mainz 05 won 2-0 and 2-0 in the two most recent meetings with Bochum, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Mainz 05 will be excited about a meeting with Bochum, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Mainz 05 go into the match with a 7-2-1 advantage. The bookies have Mainz 05 to win this match at best price odds of 6/5.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Results

Both teams to score only came out four times in the previous ten games between Mainz 05 and Bochum. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 5/4 with the bookies.

Bochum vs Mainz 05 Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six Bundesliga matches, Philipp Hofmann hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Mainz 05 hope to see Dominik Kohr adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Bundesliga outings.

Bochum won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They drew two and lost five as well, while Mainz 05 won four of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost six. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Bochum managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Mainz 05 kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in the last ten encounters between Bochum and Mainz 05 as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Bochum scored an average of 0.9 goals a game, with Mainz 05 averaging 1.8 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bochum, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Mainz 05, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.