Bochum vs RB Leipzig Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd March 2024

Bochum enjoy home advantage, when visitors RB Leipzig swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

With both Bochum and RB Leipzig coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Bochum only average a modest 1.4 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 14 goals. They also conceded 20 for an average of two per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

RB Leipzig 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 17 goals against. An average of 1.7 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

Bochum and RB Leipzig had to settle for a point each in their most recent match, which finished with a 0-0 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 3/1.

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, before claiming 3 points in a 3-2 win against Bayern Munich. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Borussia Moenchengladbach. Bochum put four wins on the board in their previous six Bundesliga matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They drew twice while losing none, scored 12 goals while conceding five.

RB Leipzig Form

It is all or nothing with RB Leipzig following one win in their previous three outings. They first went down 0-1 in an encounter with Real Madrid to which, they replied by beating Borussia Moenchengladbach2-0. Their latest encounter once again had them on the losing side, when they lost 2-1 against Bayern Munich. RB Leipzig managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 14 time and letting in ten.

Bochum and RB Leipzig are both scoring more or less for fun right now, and a very entertaining game should be on the menu. More often than not, their matches against each other turn out high scoring affairs.

Bochum fought their way to two wins and ten points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 24 goals. Bochum have a record of five wins, ten draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. RB Leipzig are looking at 12 wins, four draws and seven defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Squads

Bochum Squad

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

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/23), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/22), Cristian Gamboa (0/17), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/20), Ivan Ordets (0/15), Keven Schlotterbeck (3/16), Maximilian Wittek (0/12), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/9), Tim Oermann (0/11), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/21), Felix Passlack (0/7), Kevin Stoeger (5/21), Lukas Daschner (1/12), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (1/15), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/10), Patrick Osterhage (2/16), Philipp Foerster (0/11), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/20), Goncalo Paciencia (3/14), Moritz Broschinski (2/16), Philipp Hofmann (1/18), Takuma Asano (6/19).

RB Leipzig Squad

Listed below is the full squad of RB Leipzig players that the manager Marco Rose will choose from for the upcoming game:

Janis Blaswich (0/20), Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/3), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (1/22), Castello Lukeba (1/21), Christopher Lenz (0/5), David Raum (2/23), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/1), Lukas Klostermann (1/19), Mohamed Simakan (1/22), Tim Koehler (0/0), Willi Orban (0/8), Amadou Haidara (0/12), Christoph Baumgartner (3/21), Eljif Elmas (0/6), Kevin Kampl (1/19), Nicolas Seiwald (0/11), Xaver Schlager (0/21), Xavi Simons (6/22), Benjamin Sesko (7/20), Dani Olmo (2/12), Ikoma Lois Openda (16/23), Yussuf Poulsen (3/22).

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Team News

At the time of writing, Bochum have four players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet RB Leipzig this coming Saturday. Manuel Riemann and Erhan Masovic can't be called up by the Bochum-manager, with both serving a ban.

Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser are all absent from the Bochum squad that faces RB Leipzig at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

RB Leipzig have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Bochum at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. For instance, RB Leipzig won't be able to field Xaver Schlager as he serves out a ban following too many cards.

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Lineups

Bochum vs RB Leipzig H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Bochum played RB Leipzig. The pair split the points in a 0-0 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Bochum enter the match against RB Leipzig with a 1-1-3 record in their previous five encounters. A win rate of 20%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Results

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Betting Tips

He banged in 16 goals so far this season, and Ikoma Lois Openda also hammered in five goals in his last six games in this tournament. No doubt, he will be hungry for more, when travelling to face Bochum.

Bochum won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. RB Leipzig won two of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing two and losing six. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Vonovia Ruhrstadion since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Bochum. The same occurred in eight of the last 10 league games away from home for RB Leipzig.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bochum, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of RB Leipzig's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.