Bochum to host Mainz in round of 32 of DFB-Pokal

VfL Bochum will host FSV Mainz 05 on 27 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time (also Damascus time), in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal for the 2026 season.

In his last five matches, Bochum achieved three wins, one draw, and one loss, having beaten Greuther Furth 2-1 away on 23 August 2026, lost to Stuttgart 0-2 at home on 3 December 2025, beaten Augsburg 1-0 away on 28 October 2025, beaten BFC Dynamo 3-1 away on 16 August 2025, and beaten St Pauli 2-0 away on 17 May 2025.

As for Mainz, their recent results were mixed, having lost to Werder Bremen 2-3 at home on 24 October 2026, beaten Schalke 1-0 away on 17 October 2026, lost to Bayer Leverkusen 3-4 at home on 10 October 2026, beaten Borussia Monchengladbach 4-3 away on 19 September 2026, and lost to Eintracht Frankfurt 1-3 at home on 12 September 2026.

In the last five meetings between the two teams, Mainz were clearly dominant, having beaten Bochum 4-1 on 10 May 2025 when Bochum were hosts, beaten them 2-0 on 11 January 2025 at home, also beaten them 2-0 on 16 March 2024 at home, while the match on 27 October 2023 ended in a 2-2 draw when Bochum were hosts, and Mainz beat Bochum 5-2 on 28 January 2023 at home.