VfL Bochum vs FSV Mainz 05

VfL Bochum face FSV Mainz 05 in the DFB Pokal (Round of 32) on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum.

At home this season VfL Bochum average 2.0 goals scored and 0.0 conceded per game; on the road FSV Mainz 05 average 4.5 scored and 1.0 conceded. VfL Bochum have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 0 times; FSV Mainz 05 have 1 clean sheet and 1 blank.

VfL Bochum have scored 10 and conceded 5 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 4. FSV Mainz 05 have scored 5 and conceded 9 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3.

VfL Bochum come into this fixture with a recent record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats, while FSV Mainz 05 have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in the same window. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 13 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. The away side is favoured for this fixture, backing the FSV Mainz 05 win. The Away Win selection (Away Win) is assigned a 75% probability at odds of 1.33.

• VfL Bochum have the better recent form (13 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• VfL Bochum have scored 4 goals this season compared with 9 for FSV Mainz 05.
• Defensively, VfL Bochum have conceded 1 and FSV Mainz 05 have conceded 2.
• The last 4 H2H meetings average 3.3 goals per game.
• Market rationale: the model favours the away side.

• VfL Bochum at home: 1 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 1 games.
• FSV Mainz 05 away from home: 1 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from 2 games.
• VfL Bochum have taken 10 points from their last 4 matches.
• FSV Mainz 05 have taken 3 points from their last 4 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, VfL Bochum have won 0, FSV Mainz 05 have won 3 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 10 May 2025, finished VfL Bochum 1-4 FSV Mainz 05.