In a weekend match on Saturday Aug 6th, in week 1, Bochum hosts Mainz 05 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in a meeting of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Bochum recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Viktoria Berlin. Simon Zoller struck first for Bochum in the 18th minute on a feed from Gerrit Holtmann, then Takuma Asano added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Viktoria Berlin was frustrated by Bochum’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bochum ended the match with the shutout victory. Bochum is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed Mainz 05, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Erzgebirge Aue. Dominik Kohr scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 41st minute, then Delano Burgzorg added another in the 71st minute In the end, Erzgebirge Aue couldn’t muster any offence and Mainz 05 ran away with the shutout win. Mainz 05 is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 18th, Bochum hosted Mainz 05 in their last match together. Bochum won by a score of 3 to 1. Karim Onisiwo scored the first goal for Mainz 05 in the 36th minute, but Miloš Pantović got the equalizer for Bochum in the 56th minute But luckily in the 59th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Miloš Pantović.
Marcus Ingvartsen has been the most effective weapon for Mainz 05 lately. The Danish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Takuma Asano has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Bochum.