Union Berlin vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2023

The spotlight is on both Union Berlin and Bochum, as the Bundesliga rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other this coming Sunday in the at Alte Foersterei.

Union Berlin are currently looking at 51 points on their account, having played 27 matches, leaving them two places off the current Bundesliga leaders. Meanwhile, Bochum find themselves as number 15 in the Bundesliga with 26 points following 27 rounds.

Both Union Berlin and Bochum came through their most recent matches empty-handed and will be eager to avoid getting defeated once again. Who'll draw first blood at Alte Foersterei? We'll find out this coming Sunday.

Union Berlin only average a modest 1.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 13 goals. They also conceded eight for an average of 0.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Bochum hit the target 13 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.3 goals a game. They conceded 2.1 goals per match for a total of 21 goals, while claiming two clean sheets as well.

Bochum won 2-1 the last time, they faced Union Berlin, who won the match before that, when Union Berlin claimed a 3-2 win.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-0 victory against VfB Stuttgart. They went on to lose 2-0 against Eintracht, before getting dumped in a 2-1 defeat against B. Dortmund. In their last six Bundesliga home matches, Union Berlin have four wins, while they've drawn two and lost none. They scored ten and conceded two goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 1-0 win against RB Leipzig. A 1-1 draw with Eintracht followed, before they lost against VfB Stuttgart by 2-3. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Bochum failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn one and lost four, scoring five while also conceding 14 times.

Union Berlin disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Alte Foersterei, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Union Berlin scored 26 goals and conceded nine in their last 13 games against teams from the bottom half of the Bundesliga table. They collected 30 points and nine victories. Bochum claimed three wins and ten points from their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Bundesliga, while scoring ten goals to 35 against. Union Berlin are looking at a record of 15 wins, six draws and six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum have eight wins, two draws and 17 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Stats

Union Berlin vs Bochum Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Fischer will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Bochum from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Frederik Roennow (0/22), Jakob Busk (0/0), Lennart Grill (0/5), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/20), Danilho Doekhi (4/18), Diogo Leite (0/22), Jerome Roussillon (0/13), Mathis Bruns (0/0), Niko Giesselmann (0/22), Paul Jaeckel (1/13), Robin Knoche (2/26), Timo Baumgartl (0/7), Aissa Laidouni (0/7), Aljoscha Kemlein (0/0), Andras Schafer (0/13), Janik Haberer (5/25), Josip Juranovic (1/6), Kevin Moehwald (0/0), Levin Mete Oztunali (0/2), Morten Thorsby (1/19), Paul Seguin (1/19), Rani Khedira (1/26), Jamie Leweling (1/13), Jordan Pefok (4/24), Kevin Behrens (7/27), Milos Pantovic (1/11), Sheraldo Becker (8/27), Sven Michel (3/17), Tim Maciejewski (0/0).

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 (0/27), Marko Johansson (0/0), Michael Esser (0/0), Paul Grave (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (0/15), Danilo Soares (0/19), Dominique Heintz (0/7), Erhan Masovic (4/22), Ivan Ordets (0/23), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/18), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/10), Konstantinos Stafylidis (0/16), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Saidy Janko (0/15), Vassilios Lambropoulos (0/13), Anthony Losilla (0/25), Jacek Goralski (0/4), Kevin Stoeger (3/26), Patrick Osterhage (0/19), Philipp Foerster (2/21), Pierre Kunde (1/9), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (2/22), Gerrit Holtmann (1/19), Moritz Broschinski (1/7), Philipp Hofmann (8/27), Silvere Ganvoula (0/15), Simon Zoller (3/20), Takuma Asano (2/18).

Union Berlin vs Bochum Team News

Union Berlin could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Bochum.

Morten Thorsby, Andras Schafer and Kevin Moehwald are missing from the squad, Union Berlin will field against Bochumon Sunday.

Bochum have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Union Berlin at Alte Foersterei.

Paul Grave is too injured to face Bochum.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Lineups

Union Berlin vs Bochum H2H

Union Berlin claimed a 3-2 win, while Bochum answered back with a 2-1 win in their two most recent meetings. Bochum look back on one wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Union Berlin. The home side has a 67% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-0-1. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Results

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Union Berlin and Bochum.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Betting Tips

Kevin Stoeger 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 Union Berlin, who are strong favourites on Sunday. Siding with Kevin Behrens also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

Union Berlin claimed seven wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing zero. Bochum won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew two and lost six of these matches. Union Berlin managed two wins without conceding a single goal in the previous 10 matches at home.

Over 2.5 goals happened two times in the past three encounters between Union Berlin and Bochum, with Union Berlin scoring 1.66 goals on average per game. Bochum averaged 1.34 goals, while both teams scored two times. Union Berlin scored an average of 1.3 goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened six times. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bochum's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.