RB Leipzig vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 24th August 2024

After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Bochum continue their latest Bundesliga campaign this coming Saturday. The away side play RB Leipzig at Red Bull Arena Leipzig in a round 1 fixture.

Since both RB Leipzig and Bochum are looking to start their season on a good note, we are in for a tough fight over their first points of the season on Saturday.

RB Leipzig scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded eight goals, an average of 0.8 and pulled off three clean sheets.

Bochum scored 13 goals, conceded 24 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest this coming Saturday.

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Prediction

RB Leipzig Form

RB Leipzig went through their last three matches undefeated, but started by drawing 1-1 with Werder Bremen. Another draw followed, this time 2-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before they beat RW Essen by 1-4. RB Leipzig won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded two times.

It's likely an ambitious goal, but after their impressive fourth place finish last season, RB Leipzig have set their sights on a spot on the podium this season.

Bochum Form

Bochum were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 0-5 by Bayer Leverkusen. Next up, Werder Bremen won 4-1, before losing 1-0 against Jahn Regensburg. Bochum managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Bundesliga. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 17 time and letting in eight.

While a title challenge may be a bit of a stretch, RB Leipzig look a solid bet for a top three finish at the end of the season.

They usually throw caution to the wind, when clashing with each other, and with both RB Leipzig and Bochum scoring freely over the past weeks, we expect a highly entertaining match.

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Squads

RB Leipzig Squad

The 47-year-old coach of the home team, Marco Rose, 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:

Leopold Zingerle (0/0), Maarten Vandevoordt (0/0), Peter Gulacsi (0/0), Timo Schlieck (0/0), Benjamin Henrichs (0/0), Castello Lukeba (0/0), David Raum (0/0), El Chadaille Bitshiabu (0/0), Hugo Novoa (0/0), Lukas Klostermann (0/0), Mohamed Simakan (0/0), Willi Orban (0/0), Amadou Haidara (0/0), Antonio Nusa (0/0), Christoph Baumgartner (0/0), Eljif Elmas (0/0), Forzan Assan Ouedraogo (0/0), Kevin Kampl (0/0), Nicolas Seiwald (0/0), Xaver Schlager (0/0), Xavi Simons (0/0), Andre Silva (0/0), Benjamin Sesko (0/0), Fabrice Hartmann (0/0), Ikoma Lois Openda (0/0), Yussuf Poulsen (0/0).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bochum. The 62 year-old Peter Zeidler will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/0), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (0/0), Erhan Masovic (0/0), Ivan Ordets (0/0), Maximilian Wittek (0/0), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/0), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/0), Dani de Wit (0/0), Felix Passlack (0/0), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/0), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Lukas Daschner (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/0), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/0), Aliou Balde (0/0), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/0), Gerrit Holtmann (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/0), Myron Boadu (0/0), Philipp Hofmann (0/0), Samuel Bamba (0/0).

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Team News

Bochum seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Red Bull Arena Leipzig to face RB Leipzig.

Mohammed Tolba nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bochum.

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Lineups

RB Leipzig vs Bochum H2H

Their latest encounter was a belter of a game, which finished with a 1-4 scoreline. An uncommon result, but we would not mind a similar goal fest on Saturday. RB Leipzig enjoyed a field day, when they last squared up to Bochum. A 4-1 win left the former in a jubilant mood, with the latter licking their wounds. The bookies have RB Leipzig to win this match at best price odds of 3/10.

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Results

In the last six matches between RB Leipzig and Bochum, both teams to score came up one time.

RB Leipzig vs Bochum Betting Tips

Maximilian Wittek 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 RB Leipzig, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Benjamin Sesko also look a nice prospect as he scored six goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

RB Leipzig claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bochum won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing five in this series of matches. RB Leipzig kept visitors at Red Bull Arena Leipzig from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Bochum have been able to keep a clean sheet in two of their last 10 games away from home.

In the last six encounters between RB Leipzig and Bochum over 2.5 goals came out three times, as RB Leipzig averaged 2.01 goals a game. Bochum scored an average of 0.34 goals in these, while both teams scored one time. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of RB Leipzig’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bochum, who scored 2.4 times on average in these matches.