Mainz vs Bochum prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-01-10 14:30.
[p]Mainz’s remarkable campaign continues to go from strength to strength after their 3-1 win at Frankfurt before the winter break secured them a top-five position heading into 2025 – a win made all the more impressive by the fact Bo Henriksen’s side were reduced to ten men in the 21st minute. Buoyed by the confidence that would have given them, the 05ers now have the chance to extend their current run to one defeat in nine league outings (W5, D2). [/p]
[p]Five undefeated league H2H meetings against Bochum will only add to the soaring belief in the home camp (W4, D1), especially given the visitors’ woes this season. A victory isn’t a foregone conclusion however, with Mainz’s indifferent form against the division’s weaker sides on their own turf seeing them win just one of their five matches against teams sat seventh or below ahead of the round (D2, L2). [/p]
[p]Bochum’s nightmare season took a positive turn last time out as they finally secured their first league victory by beating Heidenheim 2-0 (D3, L11) to go two games unbeaten for the first time this season. With prospects having looked so bleak previously for the Blues, they now start the round just four points adrift of the relegation play-off spot and with the chance to put together a streak of three league games without a defeat for the first time since February last year.  [/p]
[p]There were clear signs that Bochum had been improving, with their matches having been pretty tight even when results weren’t going their way. This point is captured in that none of their last six games produced more than two goals, yet perhaps that could be set to change here given four of the last five H2Hs produced 3+ total goals. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mainz midfielder Paul Nebel has netted a pair of braces across his last three matches, but with both coming on the road, he’ll be keen to make an impact on home soil here. Matúš Bero is looking to score in successive league games for Bochum for the first time since September, and he boosted his confidence further with a pair of assists in a friendly win over Wuppertaler during the break. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Mainz have accumulated 16 more points (25) than they had at the same stage of the previous league campaign (nine). [/p]
[p][i]Written by David H[/i][/p]