VfL Bochum vs FSV Mainz 05 Prediction, 8/6/2022 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 7/28/2022

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Game: VfL Bochum vs FSV Mainz 05

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: Ruhrstadion in Bochum, Germany

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: VfL Bochum (+235) FSV Mainz 05 (+125)

VfL Bochum (12-6-16 last year) will try to defeat FSV Mainz 05 (13-7-14 last season) at Ruhrstadion on Saturday. VfL Bochum are priced at +235 while FSV Mainz 05 are at +125. VfL Bochum are priced at +235 while FSV Mainz 05 are at +125. The starting goaltenders will be Manuel Riemann for VfL Bochum and Robin Zentner for FSV Mainz 05.

VfL Bochum relinquished 52 goals while relinquishing 1.53 goals per 90, and their opponents amassed 167 SoT on them. They tallied 7 clean sheets, which put them at a rate of 20.6 last year. VfL Bochum earned 55 yellow card warnings for the prior year and also 2 red cards. The Unrelegatables were ranked 14th in the category of expected goals having 40.9, and their xGA were at 56.8. For the prior year, this team averaged 1.24 points per contest (42 pts) and also ranked 16th in the league with 22 assists. Their difference in goals sat at -14 with the help of 38 goals tallied and 52 goals given up. VfL Bochum accounted for 123 SVs and they had a save rate of 71.9 over the course of last season.

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The O-Fives put together an average of 1.4 pts per fixture while accumulating 36 assists and 4 red cards. FSV Mainz 05 earned a CS% of 29.4 in the prior season and 62 yellow cards. FSV Mainz 05 had a ranking of 7th in relation to goals given up with 45, and the squad's difference in goals was at 5. For the season, FSV Mainz 05 had a save % of 66.4 (119 shots on target against), and also ranked 9th in the league with 46 pts. Their goals against per 90 sat at 1.32 with 80 saves, and they accounted for 10 clean sheets. FSV Mainz 05 had 50 goals and the team's expected goals for the prior year was 51.0.

The guy defending the goal for VfL Bochum is Manuel Riemann. His GA/90 is 1.21 (429 goals given up) and he has a save percentage of .736. Riemann (140-105-113 record during his soccer career) has totaled 121 clean sheets, which has earned him a 33.8% shutout rate. Riemann has seen the pitch for a total of 31,992 mins and has tallied 1,124 stops in his career. The keeper from Germany has had 1,527 shots sent his way in 358 starts.

Robin Zentner will look after the goal for FSV Mainz 05. He has given up 1.44 goals per 90 minutes while he holds a record of 48-41-68. Zentner has racked up 39 clean sheets while he has seen 690 shots against him in 14,085 career mins. So far in his career, Zentner has conceded 226 goals while earning 480 stops in 157 starts. He holds a save percentage of .696 and his shutout rate is currently 24.8%.

Takuma Asano is one guy who can make a noticable difference for VfL Bochum. The forward representing Japan has accumulated 42 goals in 10,962 minutes played. Asano has been a starter in 120 matches thus far in his career while scoring 0.34 G/90. He has 9 assists while tallying 5 yellow card warnings thus far in his career.

FSV Mainz 05 features a difference maker in Karim Onisiwo, who is known to give defenses fits. He has collected 12 yellow cards so far in his career and has assisted a teammate on a goal 18 times. The forward who is from Austria has played 10,180 minutes and has scored 24 goals. He currently averages 0.21 goals per 90 minutes and has started 106 matches so far in his pro soccer career.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take VfL Bochum (+235)

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