Mainz 05 before the duel: great chances against weak VfL Bochum!

On January 11, 2025, an important Bundesliga game is on the program, in which the 1. FSV Mainz 05 receives VfL Bochum. Mainz has turned out to be a positive surprise in the current season and after 15 match days by 25 points fifth in the table. This corresponds to the second best yield in the club's history, only in the 2010/11 season there were more points.

The team, led by coach Bo Henriksen, has previously achieved strong victories against well -known opponents such as Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt. Henriksen is considered the most successful Mainz Bundesliga trainer of all time with a victory rate of almost 50%. The betting providers offer quotas from a maximum of 1.60 for the home game against Bochum, which corresponds to a probability of 62% for a Mainz victory.

Bochum's Situation in the table

VfL Bochum, on the other hand, fights for the class this season and is only six points at the bottom of the table. Under coach Dieter Hecking, the team has only conceded six goals in the last six games, but is in a precarious location with eight points behind the first non -relegation. Bochum has not lost a first game after the winter break in the past six years, which gives hope for a positive start.

In the direct comparison of the two teams, Mainz has the upper hand: Mainz won nine times from the previous twelve Bundesligaduelles. Last season there was a 2-0 home success for Mainz and a 2-2 draw in Bochum. For the betting odds for the game, the assessments of over 2.5 goals are 1.68 and below 2.5 goals at 2.05, while the odds for both teams who meet, at 1.77 for "yes" and 1.92 for "no".

The game between the 1st FSV Mainz 05 and VfL Bochum will start today at 2:30 p.m. and is available on Eurosport, where news, Bundesliga-Stan things, results and other football information can also be found, such as EuroSport reported.