Bochum vs Mainz: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

VfL Bochum host Mainz at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Tuesday 27 October 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC, in the DFB-Pokal (round 2). Prediction markets make Mainz the favourite at 60%, with the draw at 22% (Polymarket). Bochum have had 10 days of rest since playing Kaiserslautern (2. Bundesliga); Mainz have had 10 after facing Schalke and travel about 181 km. Bochum are without 4 players (Philipp Strompf, Enis Çokaj, Babis Drakas and others); Mainz are missing 4 (Otto Ruoppi, Robin Zentner, Dominik Kohr and others).