VfL Bochum vs Mainz is going to conclude the 9:30 AM games for the Bundesliga on Saturday. The last game of Bochum was a loss to Wolfsburg. However, it was a dog fight as the Bochum club was down to 10 men. The interesting part is the Bochum club even being down to 10 men for 86 minutes in the match only lost by a 1-0 score.
In the losing effort and lack of 11 men, the Bochum club controlled the ball 39% of the time. The downside is that led to the defense being pressured and the offense ended up with 7 shots and only 1 of those was on goal. The Bochum team ended up with 7 fouls, 2 yellow cards and a red card. Bochum did go offsides 2 times in the match and ended up winning only 2 corners. Defensively the Bochum defense was under a lot of pressure and faced 19 shots with 9 of them on goal and that led to Bochum getting 7 saves.
Mainz is coming to the match here after getting an impressive win. The win was a low scoring affair that went on the under. The win for Mainz had a final score of 1-0 and shocked the RB Leipzig squad who are predicted early on to threaten for the Bundesliga title.
The shocking part for the Mainz team is the win as the Mainz club only controlled the ball 28% of the time. The Mainz club ended up getting 8 shots out of those shots only 2 of them were on goal. The Mainz defense faced a total of 13 shots and 2 of them were on goal and both saved. The Mainz club committed a total of 10 fouls and ended up getting 1 yellow card. Mainz ended up going offsides only 2 times in the match and won a total of 5 corner kicks.
VfL Bochum vs Mainz Odds: VfL Bochum +157, Mainz +162, Draw +245
Over/Under: Over 2.5 (-109), Under 2.5 (-111)
VfL Bochum vs Mainz Prediction: VfL Bochum +157, Under 2.5
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In this match here the Mainz club will have their hands full. Yes, Mainz did end up getting the win over Leipzig, but it was mainly from luck. Look for the VfL Bochum club who should maintain full strength in this game to be able to overcome the defensive efforts from Mainz to get a single goal and that will be the difference in the match here as Bochum secures the win on the under.
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