FC Koln vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 10th March 2023

The Bundesliga tie at RheinEnergieSTADION on on Friday sees home team FC Koln up against Bochum.

FC Koln are number 12 in the table on 27 points after 23 matches. Bochum rank as number 18 with 19 points after 23 matches played.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Bochum, who next face FC Koln in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like FC Koln.

FC Koln 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 11 for an average of 1.1 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Bochum are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 21 goals, and while Bochum claimed one clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.1 goals per match.

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time FC Koln played Bochum. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand.

FC Koln vs Bochum Prediction

FC Koln Form

In their last three matches, FC Koln lost 3-0 against VfB Stuttgart, 0-2 against Wolfsburg and drew 0-0 with Union Berlin. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, FC Koln have two wins, while they've drawn two and lost two. They scored 12 and conceded six goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum lost their previous three matches by 0-2 against Freiburg, 3-0 against Werder Bremen and 0-2 against Schalke 04. Bochum claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to three.

Bookmakers have FC Koln down as rather big favourites for the win, when Bochum arrive at RheinEnergieSTADION. While it might prove problematic, we still believe they will come through and deliver.

FC Koln show off a record of six wins, nine draws and eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum so far pulled off six wins, one draw and 16 defeats in the Bundesliga.

FC Koln vs Bochum Squads

FC Koln Squad

The 51-year-old Baumgart will select the starting eleven against Bochum from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Julian Roloff (0/0), Marvin Schwaebe (0/0), Matthias Koebbing (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Benno Schmitz (1/21), Georg Strauch (0/0), Jonas Hector (0/21), Julian Chabot (0/10), Kristian Pedersen (0/5), Luca Kilian (1/13), Nikola Soldo (0/7), Rijad Smajic (0/0), Timo Huebers (1/18), Dejan Ljubicic (3/16), Denis Huseinbasic (3/14), Dimitrios Limnios (0/0), Ellyes Skhiri (5/22), Eric Martel (0/19), Florian Kainz (5/21), Jan Thielmann (1/14), Joshua Schwirten (0/0), Kingsley Schindler (0/19), Linton Maina (2/22), Mathias Olesen (0/10), Tim Lemperle (0/9), Davie Selke (1/19), Florian Dietz (1/11), Justin Diehl (0/2), Mark Uth (0/3), Sargis Adamyan (1/20), Sebastian Andersson (0/0), Steffen Tigges (5/20).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bochum. The 54 year-old Thomas Letsch will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Manuel Riemann (0/23), Marko Johansson (0/0), Michael Esser (0/0), Paul Grave (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (0/15), Danilo Soares (0/16), Dominique Heintz (0/4), Erhan Masovic (2/18), Ivan Ordets (0/19), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/18), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/9), Konstantinos Stafylidis (0/12), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Saidy Janko (0/14), Vassilios Lambropoulos (0/11), Anthony Losilla (0/21), Jacek Goralski (0/4), Kevin Stoeger (1/22), Patrick Osterhage (0/15), Philipp Foerster (2/19), Pierre Kunde (1/6), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (2/18), Gerrit Holtmann (1/17), Moritz Broschinski (1/4), Philipp Hofmann (7/23), Silvere Ganvoula (0/15), Simon Zoller (3/19), Takuma Asano (1/14).

FC Koln vs Bochum Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for FC Koln, as they prepare to meet Bochum, since seven could be missing.

Davie Selke, Luca Kilian, Sargis Adamyan, Jan Thielmann, Mark Uth, Florian Dietz and Sebastian Andersson are missing from the squad, FC Koln will field against Bochumthis coming Friday.

Bochum have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting FC Koln at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Paul Grave nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bochum.

FC Koln vs Bochum Lineups

FC Koln vs Bochum H2H

The most recent outing between FC Koln and Bochum ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. FC Koln 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.

FC Koln vs Bochum Results

Of the last ten encounters between FC Koln Bochum over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 4/5 with bookies.

FC Koln vs Bochum Betting Tips

Ellyes Skhiri scored twice in the six most recent games for FC Koln, with Erhan Masovic providing two goals for Bochum in his last six.

FC Koln claimed five wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing three. Bochum won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew one and lost seven of these matches. FC Koln managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches at RheinEnergieSTADION.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. FC Koln managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Bochum averaging 1.4 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. FC Koln saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten outings for Bochum, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.