Bochum vs Augsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 3rd February 2024

Bochum come up against visiting side Augsburg in a Bundesliga fixture on Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Placed 14th in the table Bochum have amassed 20 points after 19 matches. On 21 points, Augsburg rank 13th with 19 matches played this season.

Both Bochum and Augsburg came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Vonovia Ruhrstadion? We'll find out this coming Saturday.

Bochum only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Augsburg average one goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of ten goals. They conceded an average of 1.5 per game, for a total of 15 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring zero times.

Neither Bochum nor Augsburg managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 2-2 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.

Bochum vs Augsburg Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen, a 1-0 win against VfB Stuttgart and a 3-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund. Bochum won three of their previous six matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga. They drew three and suffered zero defeats, scoring 11 goals to five against.

Augsburg Form

In their previous three outings, Augsburg lost 0-1 against Bayer Leverkusen, beat Borussia Moenchengladbach 1-2 and lost 2-3 against Bayern Munich. Augsburg, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn two and lost two in their last six away in the Bundesliga.

Augsburg will be looking for a good result at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, but backing Bochum in current form looks the value bet this coming Saturday.

Bochum recorded nine points following two wins from their last five games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored ten goals, but also conceded six. Augsburg earned six points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored seven goals in those matches, but also allowed seven goals against on their way to one wins. Bochum enjoy a record of four wins, eight draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Augsburg enjoy a record of five wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Augsburg Squads

Bochum Squad

The 55-year-old Bochum manager, Thomas Letsch, will select the lineup against Augsburg from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Manuel Riemann (0/19), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/18), Cristian Gamboa (0/15), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/17), Ivan Ordets (0/11), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/12), Maximilian Wittek (0/11), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/8), Tim Oermann (0/8), Anthony Losilla (1/18), Felix Passlack (0/7), Kevin Stoeger (4/17), Lukas Daschner (1/11), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (1/12), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/7), Patrick Osterhage (2/14), Philipp Foerster (0/9), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/17), Goncalo Paciencia (3/13), Moritz Broschinski (0/12), Philipp Hofmann (0/16), Takuma Asano (5/16).

Augsburg Squad

Below is the full team squad of Augsburg. The manager Thorup will pick his starting XI against Bochum from these players:

Finn Dahmen (0/19), Marcel Lubik (0/0), Tomas Koubek (0/0), Felix Uduokhai (1/18), Frederik Winther (0/0), Iago (1/13), Jeffrey Gouweleeuw (0/16), Kevin Mbabu (0/13), Mads Valentin Pedersen (1/17), Maximilian Bauer (1/8), Patric Pfeiffer (0/6), Raphael Framberger (0/0), Reece Oxford (0/0), Robert Gumny (0/12), Arne Engels (2/17), Arne Maier (0/7), Daniel Hausmann (0/0), Elvis Rexhbecaj (2/19), Fredrik Jensen (1/15), Kristijan Jakic (0/6), Niklas Dorsch (0/15), Ruben Vargas (1/17), Tim Breithaupt (0/10), Dion Drena Beljo (2/16), Ermedin Demirovic (10/19), Phillip Tietz (4/19), Sven Michel (1/13).

Bochum vs Augsburg Team News

Bochum could have up to six missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Augsburg this coming Saturday.

Bochum-players Mohammed Tolba, Keven Schlotterbeck, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu and Michael Esser won't be playing in the upcoming match against Augsburg at Vonovia Ruhrstadion due to nursing various injuries.

Augsburg will have to make do without a group of five missing from their roster prior to their upcoming match this coming Saturday against Bochum.

Ermedin Demirovic, Patric Pfeiffer, Kristijan Jakic, Reece Oxford and Raphael Framberger all face a spell on the sidelines for Augsburg due to various injuries. Reece Oxford is missing on Saturday after he turned in a positive Covid-19 test.

Bochum vs Augsburg Lineups

Bochum vs Augsburg H2H

It was an enormously entertaining 2-2 match, when these two sides last played each other. A similar feast of goals would go down well on Saturday. Augsburg look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Bochum. The home side has a 60% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 3-1-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bochum vs Augsburg Results

In the previous five matches between Bochum and Augsburg, both teams found the back of the net three times.

Bochum vs Augsburg Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Goncalo Paciencia, who is performing well for Bochum. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Augsburg.The visitors will be looking to Ermedin Demirovic to find the net once again, after managing three Bundesliga goals for Augsburg in recent matches.

Of their 10 most recent games at Vonovia Ruhrstadion across all tournaments, Bochum won five times, drew three and lost two. Augsburg won two of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing two and losing six. It seems Augsburg need to score at least twice to win an away game, as they failed to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 away from home. This will leave Bochum feeling optimistic about their prospects, as they kept three clean sheets in their last 10 home games.

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last five encounters between these two teams. Bochum managed an average of 1.8 goals, with Augsburg averaging 1.6 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet three times in this run of matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Bochum saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Augsburg, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.