Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th August 2023

Bochum welcome Borussia Dortmund to another derby between the long-time rivals on Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Who gets the chance to mock the other until they met again?

Bochum came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Borussia Dortmund booked their first win of the season in the Bundesliga as they came through the premiere with flying colours.

Bochum are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 21 goals, or an average of 2.1 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Ahead of their coming Bundesliga match, Borussia Dortmund look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 2.9 goals a game. A highly respectable total of 29 goals, while also letting in 13 goals. The latter leaves an average of 1.3 per outing, in which they managed four clean sheets.

Neither Bochum nor Borussia Dortmund managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 1-1 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum collected four points from their last three matches, starting with a 3-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. It was followed by a 2-2 draw with Arminia Bielefeld and a 5-0 defeat against VfB Stuttgart. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bochum have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.

It has the look of a season in which a relegation battle will play a major part for Bochum, who naturally dream of extending their stay in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund Form

In their last three matches, Borussia Dortmund drew 2-2 with Mainz 05, beat TSV Schott Mainz by 1-6 and beat FC Koln by 1-0. Borussia Dortmund, meanwhile, won twice, while they've drawn three and lost one in their last six away in the Bundesliga.

Anything lower than at least a second place finish would probably be considered a disappointment for Borussia Dortmund, as they look to build a title challenge.

Borussia Dortmund are on the look-out for a win, and we expect them to claim it in a high scoring match, when they visit Bochum at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Squads

Bochum Squad

Thomas Letsch will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Borussia Dortmund from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Manuel Riemann (0/1), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/1), Cristian Gamboa (0/0), Danilo Soares (0/0), Erhan Masovic (0/1), Ivan Ordets (0/1), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Maximilian Wittek (0/1), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/1), Tim Oermann (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/1), Felix Passlack (0/1), Kevin Stoeger (0/1), Lukas Daschner (0/1), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/0), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/0), Patrick Osterhage (0/1), Philipp Foerster (0/0), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/1), Luis Hartwig (0/0), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/1), Philipp Hofmann (0/1), Simon Zoller (0/1), Takuma Asano (0/1).

Borussia Dortmund Squad

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

Alexander Meyer (0/0), Gregor Kobel (0/1), Marcel Lotka (0/0), Julian Ryerson (0/1), Mateu Morey (0/0), Mats Hummels (0/1), Nico Schlotterbeck (0/0), Niklas Suele (0/1), Ramy Bensebaini (0/1), Abdoulaye Kamara (0/0), Emre Can (0/1), Felix Nmecha (0/1), Giovanni Reyna (0/0), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (0/0), Julian Brandt (0/1), Marcel Sabitzer (0/1), Marco Reus (0/1), Marius Wolf (0/1), Ole Pohlmann (0/0), Salih Oezcan (0/0), Thomas Meunier (0/0), Thorgan Hazard (0/1), Donyell Malen (1/1), Julien Duranville (0/0), Karim Adeyemi (0/1), Sebastien Haller (0/1), Youssoufa Moukoko (0/1).

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Team News

Borussia Dortmund could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as eight players are nursing various problems.

Borussia Dortmund need to do without Emre Can, Thomas Meunier, Marcel Sabitzer, Mats Hummels, Marius Wolf, Abdoulaye Kamara, Mateu Morey and Sebastien Haller, who are not fit enough to travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund H2H

The most recent outing between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund failed to produce a winner, with the score reading 1-1 after the final whistle. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 4/1. All in all, Borussia Dortmund have a fine reading on Bochum in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Borussia Dortmund to win this match at best price odds of 4/11.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Results

Of the last ten encounters between Bochum Borussia Dortmund over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 1/3 with bookies.

Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Betting Tips

Anthony Losilla managed to hit the target twice recently for Bochum, while Sebastien Haller, added five strikes in Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund in his last six outings.

Bochum won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They drew one and lost five as well, while Borussia Dortmund won six of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost one. It is a tough one to call who gets to draw first blood this coming Saturday. Bochum managed to open the scoring in no less than six of their previous 10 league games at home. Borussia Dortmund have been equally quick to get off the mark, scoring the opener in six of their last 10 away games.

Bochum managed an average of 1.2 goals in the past ten encounters against Borussia Dortmund, who scored 2.2 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened five times, while both teams scored seven times. There were over 2.5 goals scored in nine of Bochum’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 3.4 goals themselves during this run.