Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th November 2022

Borussia Dortmund welcome Bochum to another derby between the long-time rivals on Saturday at Signal Iduna Park. Who gets the chance to mock the other until they met again? The latest encounter between these two teams was a belter of a 3-4 match. Are we in for a similar goal-fest this coming Saturday?

Borussia Dortmund approach round 13 as number four in the Bundesliga table with 22 points on their account so far. With 12 rounds behind them, Bochum have amassed seven points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Bochum took a massive beating in their last encounter, and look to make amends on Saturday. Borussia Dortmund should face a seriously motivated home side.

Borussia Dortmund average 1.6 goals per game in their last ten games, scoring 16 times. They conceded 14 goals or an average of 1.4 per game, with four clean sheets along the way.

Bochum scored eight goals, conceded 27 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Prediction

Borussia Dortmund form

Borussia Dortmund go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 0-0 draw against Manchester City. They went on to beat Eintracht 1-2, before sharing the spoils with FC Copenhagen in a 1-1 draw. Borussia Dortmund claimed four wins in their last six Bundesliga matches at the Signal Iduna Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 12 goals.

Standards are high at a club like Borussia Dortmund and as such the season is so far going according to plan.

Bochum Form

In the last three matches, Bochum beat Elversberg 0-1, won 2-1 against Union Berlin, and lost 4-0 against Wolfsburg. Bochum are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 19 goals while scoring four themselves.

Bochum look like a team having to raise their level quite a bit to avoid a long struggle against the relegation-zone in the Bundesliga.

Bochum and Borussia Dortmund seem to find it tough getting their defensively lines in order, as they both concede too many goals. We hope the trend continues this coming Saturday, as we aim for both teams to score.

Borussia Dortmund took 12 points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to four wins after scoring ten times and conceding three. Bochum claimed two wins and six points in their last five games against teams from the top six. They scored five times in these matches, but also conceded 13 goals.

Borussia Dortmund only drew once so far this season after 12 games played, in stead recording seven wins and four defeats in the Bundesliga. Bochum only drew once so far this season after 12 games played, in stead recording two wins and nine defeats in the Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Team News

Borussia Dortmund could have as many as ten players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Bochum this coming Saturday.

Mats Hummels, Gregor Kobel, Tom Rothe, Raphael Guerreiro, Thomas Meunier, Marco Reus, Jamie Bynoe-Gittens, Mateu Morey, Mahmoud Dahoud and Sebastien Haller nurses various injuries and won't take part for Borussia Dortmund against Bochum at Signal Iduna Park.

Bochum are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at Signal Iduna Park.

Bochum need to do without Marko Johansson, Dominique Heintz, Erhan Masovic, Jacek Goralski, Takuma Asano and Paul Grave, who are not fit enough to travel to Signal Iduna Park.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum H2H

Their latest encounter in the Bundesliga was a belter of a game, which finished with a 3-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday. Borussia Dortmund go into their upcoming match against Bochum with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 4-4-2 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Results

In seven of the previous ten matches between Borussia Dortmund and Bochum both teams scored.

Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Betting Tips

Philipp Hofmann shows decent form right now for Bochum, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Borussia Dortmund, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Jude Bellingham also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Borussia Dortmund claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing four and losing one. Bochum won three of their last 10 away games, as they also drew zero and lost seven of these matches. Borussia Dortmund kept a clean sheet six times in their 10 most recent matches on home soil. At Signal Iduna Park they hope to do so again this coming Saturday against Bochum, who kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to not score paid out three times in the past ten encounters between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund, whereas under 2.5 goals happened four times. Borussia Dortmund scored an average of 1.9 goals a game, with Bochum averaging 1.4 goals in this run. Borussia Dortmund witnessed over 2.5 goals in five of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.9 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the visitor's last ten games this season. On average, they scored 0.9 times in those matches.