Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 2nd December 2023
The Bundesliga tie at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday sees home team Bochum up against Wolfsburg.
Bochum are 14th in the rankings with ten points after 12 matches played, whereas Wolfsburg rank eighth in the Bundesliga on 16 points.
Bochum enter the match against Wolfsburg hoping to gain some ground on the latter in Bundesliga standings. A positive result could prove pivotal to their upcoming challenges this season.
Bochum are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.
Wolfsburg managed a bearable 13 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.3 goals per game. They conceded 20 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded two goals an average per game.
The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Wolfsburg came away as 1-5 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Prediction
Bochum Form
The Bochum team look in good shape before their match against Wolfsburg, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Darmstadt 1-2, then they held FC Koln to a 1-1 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 0-0 draw FC Heidenheim. Bochum only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Wolfsburg Form
Wolfsburg collected four points from a possible nine in their last three matches. An encounter with Werder Bremen brought a 2-2 draw, which was followed by a 4-0 defeat at the hands of B. M'gladbach. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail as they beat RB Leipzig by a 2-1 scoreline. Wolfsburg only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches they drew zero and lost five as well as being outscored by 15 goals to six.
We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Bochum welcome Wolfsburg this coming Saturday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.
Bochum are looking at a record of one win, seven draws and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Wolfsburg have a record of five wins, one draw and six defeats in the Bundesliga.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Stats
- In 15 of the last 17 home matches Bochum played, both teams scored
- Bochum have conceded in 29 of the last 31 home matches
- Bochum have not won 19 of the last 21 matches
- Bochum have conceded in 20 of the last 22 matches
- Bochum have scored in 17 of the last 18 home matches
- In 8 of the last 10 Wolfsburg away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Wolfsburg have lost the last 5 away matches in a row
- Wolfsburg have lost the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Wolfsburg have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
- In 6 of the last 7 Wolfsburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Squads
Bochum Squad
The 55-year-old Bochum manager, Thomas Letsch, will select the lineup against Wolfsburg from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):
Manuel Riemann (0/12), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/12), Cristian Gamboa (0/9), Danilo Soares (0/4), Erhan Masovic (0/11), Ivan Ordets (0/9), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/8), Maximilian Wittek (0/7), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/5), Tim Oermann (0/1), Anthony Losilla (1/11), Felix Passlack (0/6), Kevin Stoeger (3/12), Lukas Daschner (1/9), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/5), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/3), Patrick Osterhage (0/7), Philipp Foerster (0/6), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/10), Goncalo Paciencia (1/7), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/7), Philipp Hofmann (0/11), Takuma Asano (4/12).
Wolfsburg Squad
Listed below is the full squad of Wolfsburg players that the manager Niko Kovac will choose from for the upcoming game:
Koen Casteels (0/9), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/3), Philipp Schulze (0/0), Cedric Zesiger (0/9), Felix Lange (0/0), Joakim Maehle (1/11), Kilian Fischer (0/0), Maxence Lacroix (1/11), Moritz Jenz (0/5), Nicolas Cozza (0/5), Rogerio (1/5), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/6), Aster Vranckx (0/8), Jakub Kaminski (0/9), Kevin Paredes (1/9), Lovro Majer (1/12), Mattias Svanberg (0/11), Maximilian Arnold (0/11), Patrick Wimmer (0/6), Ridle Baku (0/12), Ulysses Llanez (0/0), Yannick Gerhardt (1/9), Amin Sarr (0/5), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/0), Jonas Wind (9/12), Lukas Nmecha (0/0), Tiago Tomas (1/12), Vaclav Cerny (1/10).
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Team News
Bochum are sweating on the fitness of no less than 12 players before their match on Saturday.
Due to various ailments Tim Oermann, Danilo Soares, Moritz Roemling, Ivan Ordets, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset and Mohammed Tolba will be absent from the squad, Bochum are able to field against Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Wolfsburg are looking at five players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
Names like Sebastiaan Bornauw, Joakim Maehle, Patrick Wimmer, Kevin Paredes and Lukas Nmecha most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Bochum.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Lineups
Bochum vs Wolfsburg H2H
Wolfsburg got the better of Bochum in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 5-1 and 4-0, respectively. All in all, Wolfsburg have a fine reading on Bochum in previous seasons with a 5-2-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Wolfsburg to win this match at best price odds of 7/5.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Results
Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Bochum and Wolfsburg. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 4/7.
Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips
Look no further than Takuma Asano, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bochum in the Bundesliga, while Jonas Wind managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Wolfsburg in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Bochum claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. However, they did draw five whilst losing four. Wolfsburg won three of their last 10 away games, with zero draws and seven defeats as well. Bochum have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. In their previous 10 lmatches at home, they claimed just zero wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.
Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bochum managed an average of 1.2 goals, with Wolfsburg averaging 2.2 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bochum’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 0.9 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Wolfsburg's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.
