Bochum vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 1st March 2025

When Hoffenheim come to Vonovia Ruhrstadion for the Bundesliga match on Saturday, Bochum will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Bochum enter the match against Hoffenheim hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Bundesliga standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.

Bochum go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 13. That amounts to an average of 1.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Hoffenheim are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while Hoffenheim claimed zero clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

Bochum took a hit when Hoffenheim handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-2 win.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 2-2 draw with Holstein Kiel, a 2-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund, and a 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg. Bochum claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Hoffenheim Form

Hoffenheim claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-4 against Union Berlin. A 1-3 win followed against Werder Bremen, before drawing 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 13 goals conceded and eight scored.

The crowd usually get a very entertaining encounter, when Bochum face Hoffenheim, and we see no reason for this to end on Saturday. The value bet lies with goals.

Bochum won nine points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored nine and let in eight goals. Hoffenheim earned ten points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored ten goals in those matches, but also allowed 12 goals against on their way to three wins. Bochum have a record of three wins, six draws and 14 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at five wins, seven draws and 11 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Squads

Bochum Squad

The 60-year-old coach of the home team, Dieter Hecking, will select the lineup against Hoffenheim from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/21), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/2), Bernardo (0/13), Cristian Gamboa (1/8), Erhan Masovic (1/13), Ivan Ordets (0/16), Jakov Medic (0/16), Maximilian Wittek (0/22), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/18), Anthony Losilla (0/18), Dani de Wit (2/20), Felix Passlack (0/20), Ibrahima Sissoko (1/22), Koji Miyoshi (1/13), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/8), Matus Bero (3/20), Niklas Jahn (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/4), Gerrit Holtmann (0/15), Giorgos Masouras (2/3), Moritz Broschinski (1/23), Myron Boadu (7/11), Philipp Hofmann (2/23), Samuel Bamba (0/3).

Hoffenheim Squad

Here is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The 47 year-old Christian Ilzer will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Jakob Busk (0/0), Luca Philipp (0/5), Lukas Petersson (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/18), Arthur Chaves (0/16), Christopher Lenz (0/0), Kevin Akpoguma (0/22), Leo Oestigard (0/2), Ozan Kabak (0/0), Pavel Kaderabek (0/15), Robin Hranac (0/4), Stanley N'Soki (0/15), Valentin Gendrey (1/16), Alexander Prass (0/21), Anton Stach (1/20), David Jurasek (0/9), Dennis Geiger (0/13), Diadie Samassekou (0/7), Finn Becker (0/6), Grischa Proemel (0/0), Tom Bischof (3/21), Umut Tohumcu (0/8), Adam Hlozek (6/20), Andrej Kramaric (7/21), Bazoumana Toure (0/0), David Mokwa (0/0), Erencan Yardimci (0/6), Gift Orban (4/7), Haris Tabakovic (1/12), Ihlas Bebou (0/0), Marius Buelter (4/16), Max Moerstedt (0/11).

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Team News

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Bochum vs Hoffenheim H2H

Bochum lost to 3-1 Hoffenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-2 win, which Bochum dished out the match before that. Not a single one of their last ten matches finished with a draw. Bochum managed six wins, while Hoffenheim won four of these ten encounters. Selecting a home win gets you odds at 23/17 with the bookies, while the best betting odds on the visitors at full-time are at 9/5.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Results

Keep an eye out for goals as Hoffenheim visit Bochum, since their ten matches saw over 2.5 goals scored nine times. Best priced odds on over 2.5 goals are 8/13 at the bookmakers.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

It is difficult to look past Gift Orban, when searching for a goalscorer, as he is seems in wonderful shape. He hit the target four times in recent Bundesliga matches for Hoffenheim, with a total for the season saying four goals scored in this Bundesliga campaign. With five goals lately for Bochum in the Bundesliga, Myron Boadu is also a player to look out for.

Bochum claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing two. Hoffenheim won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Bochum should feel good about scoring on Saturday, since Hoffenheim managed a clean sheet only once in their previous 10 away games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals, while at least four goals happened five times. Bochum managed an average of 2.1 goals, while Hoffenheim averaged 1.8 goals a game. Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Hoffenheim, who managed to hit the net 1.6 times on average in these games.