VfL Bochum v FSV Mainz 05: the model read
VfL Bochum meet FSV Mainz 05 in the DFB Pokal round of 32 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum.
FSV Mainz 05 rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1673 to 1546. Recent form leans FSV Mainz 05, 73% against 55%. Attacking output favors FSV Mainz 05 on expected goals, 3.3 to 1.3 per match.
VfL Bochum arrive in good touch: 3W-0D-2L from their last five (9/15 pts), 5 scored and 4 conceded. Recent results: W 2-1 @ Dynamo Dresden, L 0-1 v VfL Osnabrück, W 2-1 @ SpVgg Greuther Fürth, W 1-0 @ Eintracht Braunschweig.
FSV Mainz 05 are surging: 4W-1D-0L from their last five (13/15 pts), 20 scored and 1 conceded. Recent results: W 5-0 @ Hamburger SV, D 0-0 v SC Paderborn 07, W 9-0 @ Krieschow, W 2-1 v Bournemouth.
FSV Mainz 05 hold the recent head-to-head, 6 wins to 2 with 2 drawn across the last 10 meetings. Most recently they met in 2025: VfL Bochum 1-4 FSV Mainz 05.
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MeisterIQ rates the signal 56 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
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