Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd December 2024
Bochum and FC Heidenheim are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash on Sunday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, with much riding on the outcome in this Bundesliga battle.
Bochum are placed 18th with three points after 14 matches. FC Heidenheim occupy a position as 16th in the league on ten points.
Bochum welcome their visitors from FC Heidenheim with the aim of closing the gap in the Bundesliga standings. A successful outcome could be crucial for their future endeavours this season.
Bochum scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 28 and managed zero clean sheets.
FC Heidenheim travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 24 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.4 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Bochum played FC Heidenheim. The pair finished even in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Prediction
Bochum Form
In their last three matches, Bochum lost 1-0 against Augsburg, 0-1 against Werder Bremen and drew 1-1 with Union Berlin. Bochum are without a win in their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored four goals.
FC Heidenheim Form
In their previous three games, FC Heidenheim lost 3-1 and 1-3 against Istanbul Basaksehir and VfB Stuttgart, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with FC St. Gallen. FC Heidenheim managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 17 time and letting in ten.
We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Bochum welcome FC Heidenheim on Sunday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.
Bochum won one points from their last three encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won zero, scored three and let in six goals. FC Heidenheim earned seven points from their last four games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored six goals in those matches, but also allowed one goals against on their way to two wins. Bochum have a record of zero wins, three draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Heidenheim have a record of three wins, one draw and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.
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Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Stats
- In the last 6 Bochum matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 5 Bochum matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Bochum matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bochum have lost 5 of the last 7 home matches in the Bundesliga while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bochum have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- FC Heidenheim have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Bundesliga and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- FC Heidenheim have lost 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 5 FC Heidenheim matches in the Bundesliga, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- FC Heidenheim have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Bundesliga and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 FC Heidenheim matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Squads
Bochum Squad
Hecking will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against FC Heidenheim from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):
Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/14), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/4), Cristian Gamboa (1/5), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/8), Jakov Medic (0/11), Maximilian Wittek (0/14), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/10), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/12), Dani de Wit (2/12), Felix Passlack (0/14), Ibrahima Sissoko (1/14), Koji Miyoshi (1/11), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Lukas Daschner (1/11), Mats Pannewig (0/6), Matus Bero (2/12), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/7), Aliou Balde (0/5), Gerrit Holtmann (0/7), Moritz Broschinski (0/14), Myron Boadu (2/6), Philipp Hofmann (1/14), Samuel Bamba (0/2).
FC Heidenheim Squad
Here is the full team squad of FC Heidenheim. The 50 year-old Frank Schmidt will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Frank Feller (0/0), Kevin Mueller (0/14), Paul Tschernuth (0/0), Vitus Eicher (0/0), Benedikt Gimber (0/14), Jonas Foehrenbach (0/14), Lennard Maloney (0/11), Leo Scienza (2/13), Marnon-Thomas Busch (0/7), Tim Siersleben (0/3), Adrian Beck (1/13), Jan Schoeppner (2/14), Julian Niehues (0/0), Luca Kerber (0/6), Luka Janes (0/0), Niklas Dorsch (2/11), Norman Theuerkauf (0/0), Omar Traore (0/12), Patrick Mainka (0/14), Paul Wanner (3/14), Robert Leipertz (0/0), Sirlord Conteh (0/13), Thomas Leon Keller (0/0), Christopher Negele (0/0), Denis Thomalla (0/1), Marvin Pieringer (4/12), Mathias Honsak (2/11), Maximilian Breunig (2/11), Mikkel Kaufmann (0/8), Stefan Schimmer (0/6).
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Team News
Bochum just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing FC Heidenheim at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Koji Miyoshi gets a day off from the Bochum squad, as he serves out a suspension.
FC Heidenheim seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face Bochum. For instance, FC Heidenheim won't be able to field Benedikt Gimber as he serves out a ban following too many cards.
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Lineups
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim H2H
It finished all square on when Bochum last faced FC Heidenheim. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5/2. Bochum enter the match against FC Heidenheim with a 0-2-0 record in their previous two encounters. A win rate of 0%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Results
In one of the previous two matches between Bochum and FC Heidenheim both teams scored.
Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Philipp Hofmann will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC Heidenheim hope Mathias Honsak can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.
Bochum claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. FC Heidenheim won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing seven in this series of matches. Should Bochum pull off a home win this coming Sunday, it could be an entertaining affair, since they only won two games to nil in their last 10 attempts.
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for FC Heidenheim, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of one time goals per game themselves.