Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th December 2023

Bayer Leverkusen face Bochum at BayArena as number one in the Bundesliga standings, with the outsiders highly motivated to spring a surprise this coming Wednesday.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen have claimed 39 points after 15 rounds, while Bochum have amassed 16 points and presently rank as number 13 in the Bundesliga.

Although Bochum trail Bayer Leverkusen by double digits, beating the Bundesliga leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

Bochum hit the target 14 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.4 goals a game. They conceded 1.3 goals per match for a total of 13 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.

Bayer Leverkusen were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Bochum, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Prediction

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Their last three matches saw Bayer Leverkusen drawing 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart, before taking out Molde by 5-1, and Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-0. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bayer Leverkusen racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 17 and conceding three goals.

Bochum Form

Six points is Bochum have to show from their past three matches, as they beat Wolfsburg by 3-1. This was followed by a 3-1 defeat against Hoffenheim, before winning 3-0 against Union Berlin. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Bochum failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn two and lost three, scoring four while also conceding 13 times.

While we don't believe Bochum are strong enough to prevent Bayer Leverkusen from a home win, we believe they are capable of limiting the defeat to only a few goals.

Bayer Leverkusen scored 25 goals and conceded two in their last seven games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 21 points and seven victories. Bochum fought their way to zero wins and two points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target twice in these matches, but also let in 15 goals. Bayer Leverkusen show off a record of 12 wins, three draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum put three wins, seven draws and five defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Squads

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Alonso will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bochum from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Lukas Hradecky (0/15), Matej Kovar (0/0), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alex Grimaldo (7/15), Arthur (0/2), Edmond Tapsoba (0/13), Jeremie Frimpong (5/15), Jonathan Tah (3/14), Josip Stanisic (0/5), Noah Mbamba (0/2), Odilon Kossounou (1/15), Piero Hincapie (0/8), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (2/15), Florian Wirtz (5/15), Granit Xhaka (0/15), Gustavo Puerta (0/3), Jonas Hofmann (5/15), Nadiem Amiri (0/6), Nathan Tella (1/8), Robert Andrich (0/9), Adam Hlozek (1/12), Amine Adli (1/11), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (0/4), Victor Okoh Boniface (9/15).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bochum. The 55 year-old Thomas Letsch will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Manuel Riemann (0/15), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/15), Cristian Gamboa (0/12), Danilo Soares (0/4), Erhan Masovic (0/13), Ivan Ordets (0/9), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/10), Maximilian Wittek (0/9), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/6), Tim Oermann (0/4), Anthony Losilla (1/14), Felix Passlack (0/7), Kevin Stoeger (4/15), Lukas Daschner (1/10), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/8), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/6), Patrick Osterhage (1/10), Philipp Foerster (0/6), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/13), Goncalo Paciencia (3/9), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/9), Philipp Hofmann (0/13), Takuma Asano (5/15).

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Team News

Bayer Leverkusen could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Wednesday. There is no need for Exequiel Palacios to show up in the Bayer Leverkusen dressing room, as he is suspended.

Sidelined with an injury, Bayer Leverkusen can't field Arthur this coming Wednesday against Bochum.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Bochum, who are looking at 11 players nursing various problems. Kevin Stoeger is unable to be feature for Bochum in their upcoming match due to being suspended.

Erhan Masovic, Philipp Foerster, Mats Pannewig, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Ivan Ordets, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset and Mohammed Tolba all face a spell on the sidelines for Bochum due to various injuries.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Lineups

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum H2H

Bayer Leverkusen were defeated by 3-0 in their last encounter with Bochum, but did win the reverse match 2-0, though. Bayer Leverkusen seem to have a great read on Bochum, winning five times of the previous ten matches in the Bundesliga. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out four times in the last ten matches between Bayer Leverkusen and Bochum.

Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum Betting Tips

Bayer Leverkusen against Bochum is also a battle between Alex Grimaldo and Takuma Asano with both in decent form. The former scored four while the latter has three Bundesliga goals in their last six games respectively.

Bayer Leverkusen won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Bochum won one of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing four and losing five. Bayer Leverkusen managed four wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

Under 2.5 goals happened three times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bayer Leverkusen managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Bochum averaging one goal in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. In the past ten matches for Bayer Leverkusen across all competitions, over 2.5 goals happened in six times of them with an average of 2.6 goals goals scored by themselves. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Bochum's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.