German Bundesliga
2022-01-15 - Mainz vs Vfl Bochum
A Sports Betting Pick by Niko
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Mewa Arena – Mainz
Saturday, 15th January 2022 - kickoff 15:30 CET
Mainz
Mainz lost 4 of their last 6 games, but they are not in trouble…yet. However, they are slowly sinking down the table and need points to boost their morale and get closer to mid-table teams.
Last week Mainz got nailed 4-1 by RB Leipzig, showing a weak display. One reason for their poor performance is the early sending off of their defender Alexander Hack, and the team just could not recover from that. Now a reaction is demanded from Mainz, and they are relatively solid when playing on their home turf.
Mainz are awaiting Vfl Bochum as unbeaten in 5 straight home games, winning 3 and drawing 2 of those games. They lost just once at home since the start of the season, against Union Berlin, so Mainz are a pretty good home team.
Another thing regarding Mainz’s recent games is that they featured many goals scored, with 5 of their last 6 ending with at least 3 goals scored.
Vfl Bochum
Vfl Bochum achieved an impressive 1-0 win over favorites Wolfsburg last weekend, so they are now very relaxed before this trip to Mainz. Each week they are getting closer and closer to securing their Bundesliga status, and I believe they are a pretty decent team that can and will stay up at the end of this Bundesliga season.
So far Vfl Bochum showed their strongest performances at home and struggled on the road. They lost 7 of their 9 away games this season, beating only lowly poor sides of Augsburg and Greuther Furth.
Vfl Bochum’s recent games were all tight and without many goals, with each of their last 4 Bundesliga games ending with under 2.5 goals.
The Betting Verdict
Only one point separates these two teams near mid-table and they are almost of equal quality this season.
In this match, I give the slight advantage to Mainz to win the game because they are stellar at home and because Vfl Bochum was awful at away stadiums so far.
Take the home win for Mainz at good odds.
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The Pick :
Mainz 1-0 Vfl Bochum
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take Mainz to win at odds of 1.70 at Bet365
