Bochum vs Freiburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th February 2023

Bochum welcome Freiburgthis coming Saturday in the Bundesliga, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 21 match.

With 37 points after 20 games, Freiburg currently rank 4th in the Bundesliga standings. Bochum play catch-up as they recorded 19 points in 20 matches, putting them up as 15th before their upcoming clash.

With four defeats from their last 6 matches across all tournaments, the mood around the Bochum camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing Freiburg on home soil.

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 22 goals, or an average of 2.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Freiburg travel to their next away match this coming Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 18 goals against. An average of 1.8 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Freiburg ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday.

Bochum vs Freiburg Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 5-2 victory against Hoffenheim. They went on to lose 1-2 against B. Dortmund, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Bochum racked up five strong wins, while they've drawn once. They lost none while scoring 16 and conceding six goals.

Freiburg Form

In their last three matches, Freiburg lost against B. Dortmund by 5-1, beat Sandhausen by 0-2 winning 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Freiburg failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring six while also conceding 21 times.

Does Freiburg have enough about them to take out Bochum on Saturday? We are not as sure as odds suggest, but considering aspects like form, strength in squad and match history, we believe they'll come through in the end.

Freiburg claimed six wins from 15 goals scored and four conceded in the previous six encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. This earned them a total of 20 points. Bochum are looking at a record of six wins, one draw and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Freiburg put 11 wins, four draws and five defeats on the board in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Freiburg Team News

Bochum have an almost full squad available against Freiburg at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Bochum can't field Paul Grave this coming Saturday against Freiburg.

Worst-case scenario, Freiburg have a total of five players out for their next match.

Philipp Lienhart, Noah Atubolu, Jonathan Schmid, Yannik Keitel and Kimberly Ezekwem all face a spell on the sidelines for Freiburg due to various injuries.

Bochum vs Freiburg H2H

Winning 1-0 and 3-0 in the last two most matches against Bochum, will have Freiburg looking forward to their upcoming away trip. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Freiburg have been the dominant force winning five matches against Bochum. The bookies have Freiburg to win this match at best price odds of 5/4.

Bochum vs Freiburg Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Bochum welcome Freiburg as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 10/11 with the bookies on Saturday.

Bochum vs Freiburg Betting Tips

It has been an excellent season for Vincenzo Grifo who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target five times in his last six outings. Freiburg are looking to him against Bochum, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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. Freiburg won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches. Of the previous 10 outings at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum scored the opening goal five times, whereas their visitors were first on target in five of their last 10 games away from home.

The last ten encounters between Bochum and Freiburg saw over 2.5 goals scored seven times, with Bochum averaging 1.4 goals a game. Freiburg scored 1.7 goals on average in these, as both teams scored seven times in this run. Bochum performed an average of 1.3 goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Freiburg, who managed to score 2.1 times in those matches.