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title: "Bochum to host Mainz in round of 32 of DFB-Pokal"
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description: "Bochum and Mainz meet on 27 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal."
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# Bochum to host Mainz in round of 32 of DFB-Pokal

Bochum and Mainz meet on 27 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time in the round of 32 of the DFB-Pokal.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 27 October 2026، 15:02 Saudi time

![Bochum to host Mainz in round of 32 of DFB-Pokal](https://riyadaty.com/img/blog-1200.jpg/covers/77b6b1a3195bcc06d391c12c7e70110dd6aaba0d.webp)

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

[VfL Bochum](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/vfl-bochum-1544) will host [FSV Mainz 05](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/fsv-mainz-05-268) on 27 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi time (also Damascus time), in the round of 32 of the [DFB-Pokal](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/dfb-pokal-61) 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.

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