Bochum vs Hertha Berlin Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2023

The Bundesliga game at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday will see visitors Hertha Berlin facing home side Bochum.

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

Bochum and Hertha Berlin had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5.

Bochum vs Hertha Berlin Prediction

Bochum Form

In the previous three matches, Bochum lost 3-0 against B. Dortmund, beat Borussia Mönchengladbach by 2-1 and won 0-1 against Augsburg. In their last six Tyskland Bundesliga home matches, Bochum have three wins, while they've drawn one and lost two. They scored eight and conceded 12 goals.

Hertha Berlin Form

Hertha Berlin suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Bayern München in a 2-3 defeat. VfB Stuttgart also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Hertha Berlin were able to strike back in a 2-0 win against FC Köln. Hertha Berlin only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Tyskland Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.

Bochum and Hertha Berlin looks like an equal pairing, and since it's difficult to separate one from the other currently, we wouldn't be surprised by a draw.

Bochum won four points from their last four encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored four and let in eight goals. Hertha Berlin earned three wins and nine points from their past four matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Tyskland Bundesliga table. They scored seven and allowed three goals against on their way. Bochum only drew once so far this season after 15 games played, in stead recording four wins and ten defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga. Hertha Berlin are looking at three wins, five draws and seven defeats in the Tyskland Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Hertha Berlin Team News

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

Bochum are unable to field Paul Grave on Saturday against Hertha Berlin, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Hertha Berlin could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as seven players are nursing various problems.

Names like Wilfried Kanga, Jean-Paul Boëtius, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Myziane Maolida, Marvin Plattenhardt, Jessic Ngankam and Kelian Wa Saka most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bochum.

Bochum vs Hertha Berlin H2H

Bochum and Hertha Berlin had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 12/5. All in all, Hertha Berlin have a fine reading on Bochum in previous seasons with a 5-4-1 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Hertha Berlin to win this match at best price odds of 17/11.

Bochum vs Hertha Berlin Results

In six of the previous ten matches between Bochum and Hertha Berlin both teams scored.

Bochum vs Hertha Berlin Betting Tips

While Dodi Lukebakio added three strikes to his account in his last six games in the Tyskland Bundesliga, Philipp Hofmann scored twice in his last six.

Bochum claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Hertha Berlin won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing five in this series of matches. Goals should be on the menu at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, with both teams scoring in seven of the last 10 matches at home for Bochum. The same outcome paid dividends in six of the last 10 away games for Hertha Berlin.

Over 2.5 goals happened four times in the past ten encounters between Bochum and Hertha Berlin, with Bochum scoring one goal on average per game. Hertha Berlin averaged 1.8 goals, while both teams scored six times. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Hertha Berlin played across all tournaments. They scored 3.9 times on average in the process.