On Tuesday night, Bochum and Mainz go head-to-head at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the last 16 of the Pokal Cup.
There is not much between these two teams in the middle of the German Bundesliga, so this could be an intriguing cup encounter.
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The fact that these two teams met last weekend in the league makes it even more interesting, with Mainz recording a 1-0 victory on that occasion.
The defeat against the visitors continued Bochum’s poor recent run of form, as they have won just one of their last five matches in all competitions.
It was another low-scoring encounter for the home team, as their last five matches have all produced under 2.5 goals. The fact that they have failed to score in three of their last four league matches has contributed to those close encounters.
However, Bochum have been in good form on home soil of late in the Bundesliga, winning four of their last six matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, while losing just once in the process.
However, they have failed to win in their last three DFB Pokal games on home soil. Two of those games were against Bayern Munich, though.
Mainz have a patchy recent record, as they have won just three of their previous nine matches in all competitions.
The visitors also have an inconsistent recent record in the Pokal, winning just two of their previous six matches in the competition over 90 minutes.
Their most recent matches in the competition have offered great value for money when it comes to goals, as 15 of their last 16 games have produced over 2.5 goals.
Mainz have a good recent record against Bochum, as they have won six of the last nine meetings between the pair.
Forebet predicts that this game will produce an entertaining encounter, finishing in a high-scoring draw.