FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum 1848 betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Bundesliga match on January 11th, 2025

FSV Mainz 05 and VfL Bochum 1848 will face each other in a Bundesliga game in Germany on Saturday, January 11th, 2025, at 14:30h (UTC), check the FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum 1848 betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum 1848 will occur

The game will be played in the small Mewa Arena stadium, in the city of Mainz, with a capacity for 13005 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum 1848 betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.3 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.22 goals per game of the last championship.

FSV Mainz 05 last match

FSV Mainz 05 comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Eintracht Frankfurt, valid for the Bundesliga, ended with a 1-3. The team coached by B. Henriksen lined up in the last match with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.40.

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Armindo Sieb, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of FSV Mainz 05.

VfL Bochum 1848 last match

VfL Bochum 1848 appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a victory for this match. In a Club Friendlies game, the team faced Heracles Almelo, and the score ended with a 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.45.

FSV Mainz 05 vs VfL Bochum 1848 h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 ranked 15th place while FSV Mainz 05 was in 17th place. VfL Bochum 1848 initiated hostilities with a 4-3-1-2 formation while FSV Mainz 05 played using a 3-4-2-1 tactic.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 16-03-2024 in a Bundesliga match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 2-0 win for FSV Mainz 05.

The FSV Mainz 05 team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while VfL Bochum 1848 has been more irregular.

FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga leaderboard now

The FSV Mainz 05 team with 25 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League, with a campaign of 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

Which means that the team is over Borussia Dortmund team who is in the position 6 in the 16th round and both have the same score.

FSV Mainz 05 analysis

At the end of round 15 FSV Mainz 05 has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 28 goals to its credit against 20 conceded.

FSV Mainz 05 has an average of 4.67 shots in the goal mirror per match, and can be considered an extremely offensive team and prone to scoring goals, and of course winning.

Over the course of the tournament, FSV Mainz 05 recorded an average ball possession of 47.07%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that FSV Mainz 05 will play against VfL Bochum 1848, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from FSV Mainz 05

In this season, the individual highlight is Jonathan Burkardt that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 10 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that FSV Mainz 05 achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

VfL Bochum 1848

Bundesliga leaderboard now

With 6 points won, VfL Bochum 1848 is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 11 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 16th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 2 points as opposed to Holstein Kiel which is just above, in the 17th place.

VfL Bochum 1848 analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for VfL Bochum 1848, which after 15 rounds has conceded 35 but has only scored 13.

Recent performances have highlighted that VfL Bochum 1848 is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The team's scoring ability is not brilliant: in this league it is 0.87 goals per game on average, and this may be an indicator on the chances of winning the next match, which the team will also play away from home.

Best goalscorer from VfL Bochum 1848

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Matúš Bero. The Midfielder scored 3 goals in the current season, helping VfL Bochum 1848 to achieve victory in several disputes.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of FSV Mainz 05 is Jonathan Burkardt, who has already scored 10 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of VfL Bochum 1848 is Matúš Bero, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.37 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.2 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the FSV Mainz 05 side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from VfL Bochum 1848 who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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