FSV Mainz 05 vs VFL Bochum Prediction: A balanced game likely to be played out

In their bid to avoid the relegation zone, Bochum will travel to the MEWA ARENA in hopes of picking up three further points when they play Mainz in week 26 of the Bundesliga.  Mainz 05 has 10 games remaining and is in 17th position with 15 points, 10 points outside of safety. The last Bundesliga game Mainz 05 played in BayArena versus Bayer Leverkusen ended in a 2-1 loss. 

Bochum is ranked fifteenth with twenty-five points, while Freiburg is ranked ninth with thirty points. Der Sport-Club is seven points behind sixth-place Eintracht Frankfurt with ten games remaining in their quest for a Conference League Qualifiers position. VfL Bochum 1848 is 12 points away from a tournament berth.

Can Main have the better of Bochum?

fter losing to Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on the road, the performance showed a noticeable improvement. Nine points below the safe zone going into this game is Mainz. So, they are just as dependent on three points as Bayern Munich are.

However, coming off a run of three straight losses on the road, their away form can come back to haunt them in this match. In thirteen road games in all competitions, Mainz has not won. Mainz has always found this to be a difficult game, but they may take comfort in the fact that they have scored in six of the last seven encounters.

With just 16 points, Mainz is entrenched in the relegation zone. The visitors want to stay out of the 2. Bundesliga by default, but anything else than a comfortable victory at home would be shocking considering their dismal away record (0-6-6) in the 2023–2024 campaign.

 Lately, matches involving VfL Bochum have frequently been captivating events with heavy scoring anticipated. Nine goals have been scored by VfL Bochum in their last six games, for a combined total of 25 goals for both teams (or an average of 4.17 goals per game). Here, we'll have to watch to see if that tendency continues. VfL Bochum had not defeated Freiburg in their previous four league games going into this clash.

VfL Bochum gaffer Thomas Letsch will be without Tim Oermann (adductor injury), Michael Esser (knee injury), Mohammed Tolba (cruciate ligament tear), Patrick Osterhage (calf injury), Christopher Antwi-Adjei (muscular issues), and Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (inner knee ligament tear). Due to suspension, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng is unable to participate in this game.

Matches involving Mainz and Bochum have resulted in 16 goals in total, with Bochum scoring five and Mainz scoring eleven. As a result, there are 2.67 goals on average every game.

The final league meeting between these teams ended in a 2-2 draw. The game is expected to be entertaining with a lot of attacking threats on display. We predict over 9.5 corners and BTTS.