Bochum vs Hoffenheim Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th April 2024

Bochum welcome Hoffenheim on Friday 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 31 match.

Bochum need a good result here against Hoffenheim, if they wish to climb the Bundesliga table. The guests have proven, they can be a dangerous opponent, but the former should be able to hold their on at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bochum only average a modest 1.2 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 12 goals. They also conceded 22 for an average of 2.2 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Hoffenheim scored 16 goals, conceded 21 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Bochum lost to 3-1 Hoffenheim in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 5-2 win, which Bochum dished out the match before that.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Prediction

Bochum Form

A draw is the best Bochum can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 2-1 defeat against FC Koln. A1-1 draw with FC Heidenheim followed before they were defeated 1-0 by Wolfsburg. Bochum just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.

Many people had Bochum down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.

Hoffenheim Form

Results have been up and down for Hoffenheim, who beat Augsburg by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 4-1 against Mainz 05, before claiming three points in a 4-3 win against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Hoffenheim managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 16 time and letting in ten.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Bochum renew Hoffenheim their acquaintance.

Hoffenheim won four of their previous ten outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 16 points. They scored 19 and conceded 15 goals. Bochum are looking at a record of five wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Hoffenheim are looking at 11 wins, six draws and 13 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Squads

Bochum Squad

Heiko Butscher will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Hoffenheim from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Andreas Luthe (0/1), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/29), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/29), Cristian Gamboa (0/19), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/26), Ivan Ordets (1/20), Keven Schlotterbeck (4/23), Maximilian Wittek (1/17), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/10), Tim Oermann (0/13), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/28), Felix Passlack (1/12), Kevin Stoeger (5/28), Lukas Daschner (1/17), Matus Bero (1/20), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/11), Patrick Osterhage (2/21), Philipp Foerster (0/13), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/23), Goncalo Paciencia (3/18), Moritz Broschinski (2/23), Philipp Hofmann (3/25), Takuma Asano (6/26).

Hoffenheim Squad

Below is the full team squad of Hoffenheim. The manager Matarazzo will pick his starting XI against Bochum from these players:

Luca Philipp (0/0), Nahuel Noll (0/0), Oliver Baumann (0/30), John Anthony Brooks (2/21), Kasim Adams (0/1), Kevin Akpoguma (0/14), Ozan Kabak (3/24), Pavel Kaderabek (2/25), Stanley N'Soki (0/11), Tim Drexler (0/6), Anton Stach (2/29), Bambase Conte (0/6), David Jurasek (0/9), Dennis Geiger (0/3), Finn Becker (0/20), Florian Grillitsch (1/26), Grischa Proemel (4/24), Marco John (0/0), Robert Skov (3/24), Tom Bischof (0/11), Umut Tohumcu (0/17), Andrej Kramaric (9/26), Ihlas Bebou (5/28), Marius Buelter (1/26), Max Moerstedt (0/0), Maximilian Beier (13/29), Mergim Berisha (0/8), Wout Weghorst (7/25).

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Team News

At the time of writing, Bochum have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Hoffenheim on Friday. Christopher Antwi-Adjej and Patrick Osterhage can't be called up by the Bochum-manager, with both serving a ban.

Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser nurses various injuries and won't take part for Bochum against Hoffenheim at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Hoffenheim are juggling with three absent players on this coming Friday when travelling to Bochum.

Names like Marius Buelter, Mergim Berisha and Marco John most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bochum.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Lineups

Bochum vs Hoffenheim H2H

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 three points to their name by claiming a 5-2 win. Look for a win for either side in the betting market here, as a stalemate seems highly unlikely. They have not played out a single draw in their last nine encounters. Bochum managed five wins, while Hoffenheim grabbed all three points four times in these nine encounters. Picking the home win gets you odds at 5/4 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 2/1.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Bochum welcome Hoffenheim as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet eight times in nine matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 1/2 with the bookies on Friday.

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips

Look no further than Philipp Hofmann, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bochum in the Bundesliga, while Wout Weghorst managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Hoffenheim in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

In their last 10 matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion across all tournaments Bochum won four times, drew four and lost two times. Hoffenheim claimed one wins, one draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Bochum on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target eight times in Hoffenheim''s last 10 league games away from home.

Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in the last nine encounters between Bochum and Hoffenheim, while over 2.5 goals happened eight times. Bochum managed an average of 1.99 goals, with Hoffenheim averaging 1.76 goals in these. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Hoffenheim. They performed an average of 1.6 goals in these.