Freiburg vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st October 2023

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Freiburg take on Bochum for a match in the Bundesliga on Saturday at Europa-Park Stadion.

Freiburg are ninth in the rankings with ten points after seven matches played , whereas Bochum rank 16th in the Bundesliga on four points.

Freiburg took down Bochum in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Saturday.

Freiburg go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 19. That amounts to an average of 1.9 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring four times.

Bochum are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 12 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.2 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 22 goals, and while Bochum claimed two clean sheets, they conceded an average of 2.2 goals per match.

Freiburg had an excellent reading on Bochum, the last three times they faced each other in the Bundesliga. They won them all of them without conceding and the scoreboard reading 2-0, 1-0 and 3-0. No doubt, they are rubbing their hands at the prospect of their upcoming encounter.

Freiburg vs Bochum Prediction

Freiburg Form

Freiburg have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Augsburg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-2 against West Ham, before handing over all three points in a 3-0 defeat against Bayern Munich. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Freiburg have four wins, no draws and two defeats. They scored 11 and conceded five goals.

Bochum Form

A single point prevents Bochum from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 7-0 and 1-3 against Bayern Munich and B. M'gladbach, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 0-0 draw against RB Leipzig. Bochum came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 17 goals to three.

Freiburg disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Europa-Park Stadion, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Freiburg took six points from their last two encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. This amounts to two wins after scoring three times and conceding zero. Freiburg only drew once so far this season after seven games played, in stead recording three wins and three defeats in the Bundesliga. Bochum are yet to win this season, having played seven games, in stead showing off four draws and three defeats.

Freiburg vs Bochum Stats

  • Freiburg have scored in 11 of the last 12 home matches
  • In 6 of the last 8 home matches Freiburg played, both teams scored
  • In 6 of the last 8 Freiburg home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 Freiburg matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • Freiburg have not lost 7 of the last 9 home matches
  • Bochum have not won the last 11 away matches in a row
  • Bochum have not won the last 10 matches in a row
  • Bochum have conceded in 23 of the last 25 matches
  • Bochum have conceded in 15 of the last 17 away matches
  • In 6 of the last 7 Bochum away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5

Freiburg vs Bochum Squads

Freiburg Squad

The 58-year-old coach of the home team, Christian Streich, will select the lineup against Bochum from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Benjamin Uphoff (0/0), Florian Mueller (0/0), Noah Atubolu (0/7), Christian Guenter (0/1), Jordy Makengo (0/0), Kenneth Schmidt (0/4), Kilian Sildillia (0/6), Lukas Kuebler (0/7), Manuel Gulde (0/4), Matthias Ginter (0/6), Max Rosenfelder (0/0), Philipp Lienhart (1/7), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (0/0), Maximilian Eggestein (0/7), Merlin Roehl (0/5), Nicolas Hoefler (1/3), Noah Weisshaupt (0/5), Ritsu Doan (0/7), Roland Sallai (1/7), Vincenzo Grifo (1/7), Yannik Keitel (0/3), Chukwubuike Adamu (0/4), Lucas Hoeler (1/7), Maximilian Philipp (1/5), Michael Gregoritsch (0/5).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bochum. The 55 year-old Thomas Letsch will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Manuel Riemann (0/7), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/7), Cristian Gamboa (0/4), Danilo Soares (0/2), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/7), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (0/3), Maximilian Wittek (0/6), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/3), Tim Oermann (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/7), Felix Passlack (0/6), Kevin Stoeger (2/7), Lukas Daschner (0/5), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/5), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/1), Patrick Osterhage (0/4), Philipp Foerster (0/2), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/7), Goncalo Paciencia (0/3), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/3), Philipp Hofmann (0/6), Takuma Asano (2/7).

Freiburg vs Bochum Team News

Freiburg are sweating on the fitness of no less than nine players before their match on Saturday.

Freiburg-players Lucas Hoeler, Ritsu Doan, Matthias Ginter, Michael Gregoritsch, Yannik Keitel, Michael Gregoritsch, Max Rosenfelder, Christian Guenter and Daniel-Kofi Kyereh won't be playing in the upcoming match against Bochum at Europa-Park Stadion due to nursing various injuries.

Bochum could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as nine players are nursing various problems.

Names like Christopher Antwi-Adjej, Cristian Gamboa, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu, Michael Esser, Lys Mousset and Mohammed Tolba most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Freiburg.

Freiburg vs Bochum Lineups

Freiburg vs Bochum H2H

Freiburg go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-0 the last two times they played Bochum. Freiburg tend to have the upper hand against Bochum, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 7/10.

Freiburg vs Bochum Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side Freiburg and Bochum. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2/3.

Freiburg vs Bochum Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Nicolas Hoefler will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Bochum hope Kevin Stoeger can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Freiburg won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Europa-Park Stadion. They drew three and lost two as well, while Bochum won zero of their last 10 games away. They drew five and lost five. Bochum conceded at least once in nine of their last 10 away games, while Freiburg managed three clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at Europa-Park Stadion.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Freiburg managed an average of 1.6 goals, with Bochum averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Freiburg, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Bochum's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.

Tips

Freiburg to win

Freiburg need the support of their home crowd at Europa-Park Stadion after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.