Bochum vs FC Koln Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 11th November 2023

FC Koln visit Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday for a Bundesliga fixture with home side Bochum.

Bochum are 14th in the rankings with eight points after ten matches played, whereas FC Koln rank 18th in the Bundesliga on five points.

Both Bochum and FC Koln will be highly motivated to improve on their position in the lower end of the table.

Bochum are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net ten times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just one goals per game, as they conceded 24 goals. They managed one clean sheet in these matches.

Ahead of their coming Bundesliga match, FC Koln look in excellent goal-scoring shape. In their previous ten games, they hammered in an average of 0.8 goals a game. A highly respectable total of eight goals, while also letting in 22 goals. The latter leaves an average of 2.2 per outing, in which they managed zero clean sheets.

It finished with a 0-2 win for Bochum in the most recent meeting between the two sides. Will they be able to put the brakes on their opponent again this coming Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, or will FC Koln manage to assert some revenge?

Bochum vs FC Koln Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum have seen it all in their last three matches, which gave them four points. First, they went down 2-1 against Freiburg, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Mainz 05. Their latest match brought a 1-2 win in their encounter with Darmstadt. Bochum only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded nine goals.

FC Koln Form

FC Koln came away from their previous three games with just one point, as they lost 6-0 against RB Leipzig. A 3-2 defeat against Kaiserslautern followed, before a 1-1 draw with Augsburg. FC Koln didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 14 and scored three goals themselves.

It seems both FC Koln and Bochum have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues on Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.

Bochum won four points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored four and let in three goals. Bochum claimed one win, five draws as well as four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. FC Koln so far pulled off one win, two draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs FC Koln Squads

Bochum Squad

The 55-year-old coach of the home team, Thomas Letsch, will select the lineup against FC Koln from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Manuel Riemann (0/10), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/10), Cristian Gamboa (0/7), Danilo Soares (0/4), Erhan Masovic (0/9), Ivan Ordets (0/9), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/6), Maximilian Wittek (0/7), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/5), Tim Oermann (0/1), Anthony Losilla (1/10), Felix Passlack (0/6), Kevin Stoeger (3/10), Lukas Daschner (0/7), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/5), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/2), Patrick Osterhage (0/5), Philipp Foerster (0/4), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/8), Goncalo Paciencia (1/6), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/6), Philipp Hofmann (0/9), Takuma Asano (4/10).

FC Koln Squad

Here is the full team squad of FC Koln. The 51 year-old Steffen Baumgart will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Jonas Nickisch (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/10), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Philipp Pentke (0/0), Benno Schmitz (0/6), Dominique Heintz (0/2), Julian Chabot (0/10), Leart Paqarada (0/10), Luca Kilian (0/5), Max Finkgrafe (0/4), Noah Katterbach (0/0), Rasmus Carstensen (0/9), Timo Huebers (0/10), Dejan Ljubicic (0/10), Denis Huseinbasic (0/7), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Eric Martel (0/7), Faride Alidou (0/7), Florian Kainz (3/10), Jacob Steen Christensen (0/0), Jan Thielmann (0/1), Linton Maina (1/8), Mathias Olesen (0/5), Davie Selke (2/9), Florian Dietz (0/0), Gian-Luca Waldschmidt (2/9), Mark Uth (0/2), Sargis Adamyan (0/5), Steffen Tigges (0/7).

Bochum vs FC Koln Team News

Bochum could have as many as 12 players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to FC Koln this coming Saturday.

Philipp Hofmann, Moritz Roemling, Christopher Antwi-Adjej, Ivan Ordets, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset and Mohammed Tolba nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bochum against FC Koln at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Going to Bochum, FC Koln have four players out of action for the match on Saturday.

FC Koln need to do without Philipp Pentke, Jacob Steen Christensen, Florian Dietz and Mark Uth, who are not fit enough to travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bochum vs FC Koln Lineups

Bochum vs FC Koln H2H

The last time the pair played each other Bochum came away as 0-2 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Saturday. The last ten matches between Bochum and FC Koln saw two draws and two wins for each team. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Bochum vs FC Koln Results

In the previous ten matches between Bochum and FC Koln, both teams found the back of the net six times.

Bochum vs FC Koln Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Takuma Asano, 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 FC Koln.The visitors will be looking to Florian Kainz to find the net once again, after managing two Bundesliga goals for FC Koln in recent matches.

One win at Vonovia Ruhrstadion is a poor outcome for Bochum from 10 attempts to claim a win here. They drew four and lost five in this streak. FC Koln won three of their 10 most recent games away, drew two and lost five. A modest four times Bochum scored the opening goal of the game at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, in their last 10 matches here.FC Koln opened the scoring in five of their last 10 away games.

There were over 2.5 goals five times in the last ten encounters between Bochum and FC Koln. Bochum managed an average of 1.4 goals, while the latter scored 1.1 goals on average. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run. Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in eight of FC Koln's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.9 goals in these matches.