1.Bundesliga Betting Tips – VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05

On Saturday, VfL Bochum will be the hosts to 1.FSV Mainz 05 for their opening fixture of the 2022/23 Bundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

As a newly-promoted side, Bochum did quite well to finish last season in 13th spot. Mainz ended inside the top-half in 8th spot and could have finished higher if not for its dismal form on the road.

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Previous 1.Bundesliga Matches between VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Predictions – VfL Bochum

What are Bochum Odds against Mainz 05?

3.14

What was Bochum Performance in the last 5 Bundesliga matches?

L L W W L

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Tips – VfL Bochum

It is going to be a much harder job this season for Thomas Reis to keep Bochum in the top-flight considering it has the smallest budget in the league by some distance.

The club has also lost some key players over the summer although the club has signed a number of players to bolster the squad. Manuel Riemann is the clear first-choice in goal and was among the top-performers of the team last season. But Armel Bella-Kotchap and Maxim Leitsch are no longer at the club so Vasilios Lampropoulos and Erhan Masovic are going to form the centre-back pairing.

Konstantinos Stafylidis and Danilo Soares are injured so new signing Jannes Horn will start at left-back with Cristian Gamboa on the right. Anthony Losillia and Kevin Stöger are likely to be the two holding-midfielders with Takuma Asano in the no.10 position. Gerrit Holtmann will take up the left-win while Simon Zoller could be deployed on the right and the new arrival Philipp Hofmann is going to be the lone centre-forward.

VfL Bochum Best Players

Manuel Riemann

Anthony Losilla

Gerrit Holtmann

VfL Bochum Top Scorer (Last Season)

Sebastian Polter – 10 Goals (no longer at the club)

VfL Bochum Expected Line-Up against TSG 1899 1.FSV Mainz 05

Manuel Riemann (gk)

Vasilios Lampropoulos

Erhan Masovic

Cristian Gamboa

Jannes Horn

Anthony Losilla

Kevin Stöger

Takuma Asano

Gerrit Holtmann

Simon Zoller

Philipp Hofmann

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Predictions – 1.FSV Mainz 05

What are Mainz 05 Odds against Bochum?

2.28

What was Mainz 05 Performance in the last 5 Bundesliga matches?

D L W W D

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Tips – 1.FSV Mainz 05

Bo Svensson delivered considerable improvement over his first full-season and Mainz will be setting its sights on a top-6 finish following a massive influx to the squad.

Nevertheless, there have been some notable departures during the summer especially in the defensive areas as Moussa Niakhaté, Jeremiah St. Juste and Luca Kilian have all left the club. Therefore Stefan Bell, Alexander Hack and the new signing Maxim Leitsch are the only regular centre-backs in the side that will form the 3-man defensive-line in front of the keeper Robin Zentner.

Silvan Widmer is going to be wing-back on the right flank with Aarón Martín on the left. Dominik Kohr has signed a permanent deal with the club this summer and will act as the anchorman of the side while Leandro Barreiro and Jae-Sung Lee are likely to be the two central-midfielders. Karim Onisiwo and Jonathan Burkhardt should be the centre-forward pair even though Marcus Ingvartsen has also been added to the squad.

1.FSV Mainz 05 Best Players

Alexander Hack

Silvan Widmer

Aarón Martín

1.FSV Mainz 05 Top Scorer (Last Season)

Jonathan Burkhardt – 11 Goals

Mainz 05 Expected Line-Up against Bochum

Robin Zentner (gk)

Alexander Hack

Stefan Bell

Maxim Leitsch

Silvan Widmer

Aarón Martín

Dominik Kohr

Leandro Barreiro

Jae-Sung Lee

Karim Onisiwo

Jonathan Burkhardt

Marcus Ingvartsen

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Professional Betting Tips

Total Goals: Under 2.5

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Tip – Bochum was among the lowest-scoring teams in the Bundesliga last season and hardly averaged more than a goal per game. At the same time, Mainz averaged exactly 1 goal per game on the road.

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Professional Betting Tips

Match Result & First Goal: Mainz & Mainz Goal

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Tip – Bochum is not a prolific side and might have more trouble scoring goals after losing its top-scorer from last season. Mainz is the favourite despite being the away-side as it looks a better team defensively as well.

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Professional Betting Tips

Both Halves: Under 1.5

Bundesliga Matchday 1 Betting Tip – This is a really generous offer considering neither Bochum nor Mainz are high-scoring teams. Moreover, 4 of the last 5 league-meetings between the two sides have produced less than 3 goals.

VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 Bundesliga Extra Betting Tips

Win to Nil: Mainz at 3.72 on CyberBet.

Match Result & Total Goals: Mainz & Under 1.5 at 6.60 on CyberBet.

VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 – Match Result Predictions

Bochum 0-1 Mainz 05 at 8.40 on CyberBet.

Where is VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 being played?

VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 will be played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, the home-ground of Bochum.

When is VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 being played?

VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05 will be played on Saturday 6th of August at 12:30 UTC (Universal Coordinated Time). In Germany the match will be streamed at 14:30pm and in the United Kingdom the match will be streamed at 13:30pm.

Where can I watch VfL Bochum v 1.FSV Mainz 05?

The match will be broadcast on Sky, beIN Sports, and ESPN+.

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