Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 15th February 2025

Mid-placed Borussia Dortmund visit Bochum, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 22 match taking place at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday.

Bochum are number 18 in the table on 11 points after 21 matches. Borussia Dortmund rank as number 11 with 29 points after 21 matches played.

Bochum are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against Borussia Dortmund. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment this coming Saturday.

Bochum have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly nine goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.9 goals per game, in which they conceded 14 goals, or 1.4 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

Borussia Dortmund managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals in total, and while claiming zero clean sheets, they conceded 1.8 goals an average per game.

Borussia Dortmund beat Bochum twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 4-2 and 3-1, respectively.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Bochum Form

A single draw is all Bochum have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 0-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach and Freiburg respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Holstein Kiel. Bochum only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Their past three matches saw Borussia Dortmund beating FC Heidenheim 1-2, losing 1-2 against VfB Stuttgart, and beating Sporting CP by 0-3. Borussia Dortmund claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Borussia Dortmund and Bochum seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues on Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Borussia Dortmund won four of their previous seven outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 13 points. They scored 16 and conceded 13 goals. Bochum claimed two wins, five draws as well as 14 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Borussia Dortmund have a record of eight wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Bochum Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Dieter Hecking, will select the lineup against Borussia Dortmund from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/21), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/11), Cristian Gamboa (1/6), Erhan Masovic (0/11), Ivan Ordets (0/14), Jakov Medic (0/16), Maximilian Wittek (0/21), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/16), Anthony Losilla (0/16), Dani de Wit (2/19), Felix Passlack (0/20), Ibrahima Sissoko (1/20), Koji Miyoshi (1/13), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/8), Matus Bero (3/18), Niklas Jahn (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/2), Gerrit Holtmann (0/13), Giorgos Masouras (0/1), Moritz Broschinski (1/21), Myron Boadu (7/11), Philipp Hofmann (2/21), Samuel Bamba (0/3).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Borussia Dortmund players that the manager Niko Kovac will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Meyer (0/2), Gregor Kobel (0/19), Almugera Kabar (0/4), Daniel Svensson (0/1), Julian Ryerson (1/18), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/17), Niklas Suele (0/7), Ramy Bensebaini (1/19), Waldemar Anton (0/16), Yan Couto (0/13), Carney Chukwuemeka (0/0), Emre Can (2/18), Felix Nmecha (2/19), Giovanni Reyna (2/11), Jamie Gittens (7/21), Julian Brandt (3/18), Kjell Waetjen (0/2), Marcel Sabitzer (0/18), Pascal Gross (0/19), Salih Oezcan (0/12), Cole Campbell (0/4), Julian Hettwer (0/0), Julien Duranville (0/8), Karim Adeyemi (2/12), Maximilian Beier (4/20), Serhou Guirassy (9/18).

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Bochum have an almost full squad available against Borussia Dortmund at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with only one player possibly missing. There is no need for Maximilian Wittek to show up in the Bochum dressing room, as he is suspended.

Borussia Dortmund seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face Bochum. Julian Ryerson is suspended from the Borussia Dortmund squad with too many penalty points to his name.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

Borussia Dortmund got the better of Bochum in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 3-1, respectively. Borussia Dortmund seem to have a bit of a love affair with Bochum, as they have beaten them six times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 7/10.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Results

In the last ten matches between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 8/13 with bookies.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Myron Boadu look like value in the goal scoring market with five strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Serhou Guirassy adds to his three Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.

Bochum claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Borussia Dortmund won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, as BTTS only came out four times in the previous 10 Bundesliga matches here for Bochum. Both teams scored in eight of the previous 10 away games for Borussia Dortmund.

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet five times in the past ten encounters between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund, with the latter scoring 2.4 goals on average in these. Bochum managed an average of 1.1 goals as both teams scored seven times in this run. Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in nine of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Borussia Dortmund. They performed an average of 1.9 goals in these.