Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 12th May 2024

Bochum are aiming for an upset on Sunday, when faced with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. It will be a surprise to see the latter slip up, though, considering the difference in the table between the two sides.

Bayer Leverkusen enjoy the view from the top of the table with 84 points after 32 league matches this season. Meanwhile, Bochum find themselves positioned as number 14 in the Bundesliga with 33 points following 32 rounds.

Although Bochum are behind Bayer Leverkusen in the table by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Bundesliga would be huge for the hosts.

Bochum are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 15 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.5 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 24 goals, or an average of 2.4 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to zero clean sheets in this run.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 25 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 2.5 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of eight goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 0.8 goals per match.

Bochum lost to 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-0 win, which Bochum dished out the match before that.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-0 against Wolfsburg. They responded by beating Hoffenheim 3-2, and followed that up by winning 3-4 against Union Berlin. Bochum claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost two, scored 11 goals and conceded 13.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 0-2 and 1-5 against Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively. Last time out, Roma ended up stealing a point in a 2-2 draw. Bayer Leverkusen picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Bundesliga, while scoring 14 and conceding five goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Bookmakers have Bayer Leverkusen down as rather big favourites for the win against Bochum. While the hosts will obviously come out fighting, we still think the visitors will prevail in the end.

Bochum fought their way to two wins and ten points from their last 11 games against teams inside the top six. They were on target nine times in these matches, but also let in 28 goals. Bochum are looking at a record of seven wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of 26 wins, six draws and zero defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Bochum Squad

Heiko Butscher will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bayer Leverkusen from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Andreas Luthe (0/1), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/31), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/31), Cristian Gamboa (0/21), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/28), Ivan Ordets (1/22), Keven Schlotterbeck (5/25), Maximilian Wittek (3/19), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/10), Tim Oermann (0/14), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/29), Felix Passlack (2/14), Kevin Stoeger (7/30), Lukas Daschner (1/19), Matus Bero (1/22), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/11), Patrick Osterhage (2/22), Philipp Foerster (0/13), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/24), Goncalo Paciencia (3/18), Moritz Broschinski (2/25), Philipp Hofmann (4/27), Takuma Asano (6/27).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bayer Leverkusen. The 42 year-old Xabi Alonso will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Lukas Hradecky (0/31), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (9/31), Arthur (0/3), Edmond Tapsoba (0/26), Jeremie Frimpong (9/30), Jonathan Tah (4/29), Josip Stanisic (2/18), Noah Mbamba (0/3), Odilon Kossounou (1/20), Piero Hincapie (1/25), Reno Muenz (0/0), Timothy Fosu-Mensah (0/0), Ayman Aourir (0/0), Exequiel Palacios (4/23), Florian Wirtz (11/31), Granit Xhaka (3/31), Gustavo Puerta (0/6), Jonas Hofmann (5/30), Nathan Tella (5/23), Robert Andrich (3/26), Adam Hlozek (2/23), Amine Adli (3/21), Borja Iglesias (0/6), Francis Onyeka (0/0), Ken Izekor (0/0), Patrik Schick (6/18), Victor Okoh Boniface (12/21).

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Bochum, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser are missing from the squad, Bochum will field against Bayer Leverkusenthis coming Sunday.

Bayer Leverkusen have four on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Bochum on Sunday.

Granit Xhaka, Exequiel Palacios, Victor Okoh Boniface and Arthur all face a spell on the sidelines for Bayer Leverkusen due to various injuries.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bochum were defeated by 4-0 in their last encounter with Bayer Leverkusen, but did win the reverse match 3-0, though. All in all, Bayer Leverkusen have a fine reading on Bochum in previous seasons with a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Bayer Leverkusen to win this match at best price odds of 7/10.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Punters probably shouldn't go looking for both teams to score, when Bayer Leverkusen come visiting Bochum. At least one team managed to keep a clean sheet six times in their last ten matches. Odds on both teams not to score are best priced at 3/2 with the bookies.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Florian Wirtz has been hitting the net regularly and now has four goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Sunday, it is because Bayer Leverkusen bank on him to build on these numbers against Bochum. The latter relies on Philipp Hofmann, who found the target three times in six games.

Bochum claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Bayer Leverkusen won seven of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost zero of the games in this run. Goals are usually flowing for Bochum on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in eight of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened six times for Bayer Leverkusen in their last 10 league games away from home.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Bochum managed an average of one goal, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.4 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bochum, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bayer Leverkusen, who managed to score 2.5 times in those matches.