VfL Bochum v Mainz

Bochum vs Mainz Preview

Friday night also brings us action from the German Bundesliga and this upcoming fixture between Bochum and Mainz is a real basement battle between the two bottom clubs of the division with a precious three points at stake for both teams who are separated by a mere two points and both still in search of their first league win of the season.

Bochum have only collected four points to date so far in this season's Bundesliga campaign along with being handed four defeats as well but at least the hosts have managed to pick up points in draws with Borussia Dortmund, Augsburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig, which has prevented the hosts from slipping down to bottom spot.

The hosts have also shipped a total of 21 goals to date this term which is something manager, Thomas Letsch, will be keen to address for this upcoming clash against Mainz, a fixture that he'll be keen for his side to grab maximum points from.

However, the straight win markets appear to be fraught with danger as the bigger picture shows Bochum have managed to scrape together just two wins from their previous 17 matches overall in the German top flight.

Onto Mainz, and as mentioned earlier, the visitors sit bottom of the Bundesliga table with only two points to their name so far this term, thanks to picking up points in draws with Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia M'gladbach, while also slipping to no fewer than six defeats already this season.

Mainz's predicament therefore looks even more precarious than that of their hosts, Bochum, heading into this vital fixture on Friday night and having lost three of their opening four games on their travels this term, the visitors look to have their work cut out if they're to even pick up a point at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Defeats at Union Berlin, Werder Bremen and Augsburg have far outweighed Mainz's point in a draw at Borussia M'gladbach, while the bigger picture shows Mainz have now failed to win any of their last 13 league matches in the Bundesliga.

Results away from home have also been pretty ordinary as one could expect as Mainz have recorded just two victories in their previous 15 outings on the road which were attained at Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig but the visitors have now failed to win any of their last eight away games in the domestic top flight.

Bochum v Mainz Verdict

This upcoming fixture is therefore between two teams that have produced poor results so far in this campaign with both sides still bidding to pick up their first win of the season so we perhaps shouldn't expect too much at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

However, neither side can afford to lose this clash either, so a low-scoring affair may unfold here on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Bochum win @ 2.50

Correct score: Bochum 2-0 @ 13.00