Wolfsburg vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th April 2024

Form hasn't been great recently for Wolfsburg, who hope to turn things around against Bochum on Saturday. This is a round 30 match in the current Bundesliga campaign, and they face each other at Volkswagen Arena.

Wolfsburg are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Bochum in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Wolfsburg go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 20. That amounts to an average of two per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring one times.

Bochum scored 13 goals, conceded 22 and managed zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Wolfsburg were defeated by 3-1 in their last encounter with Bochum, but did win the reverse match 5-1, though.

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Prediction

Wolfsburg Form

Wolfsburg managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 0-2 victory against Werder Bremen. They went on to lose 1-3 against Borussia Moenchengladbach, before getting dumped in a 3-0 defeat against RB Leipzig. Wolfsburg didn't manage a single win in any of their previous six Bundesliga games at the Volkswagen Arena. They have a record of three draws and three defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored eight goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Darmstadt, they gained a point in a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against FC Koln, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 1-1 with FC Heidenheim. Bochum are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 17 goals while scoring five themselves.

Wolfsburg need the support of their home crowd at Volkswagen Arena after suffering defeat twice in recent matches. We fancy them to rise to the occasion and claim a win.

Wolfsburg won 11 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored eight and let in eight goals. Bochum earned three wins and 12 points from their past eight matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Bundesliga table. They scored 14 and allowed 11 goals against on their way. Wolfsburg claimed seven wins, seven draws as well as 15 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum enjoy a record of five wins, 12 draws and 12 defeats in the Bundesliga.

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Squads

Wolfsburg Squad

Hasenhuettl 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):

Koen Casteels (0/21), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/8), Cedric Zesiger (0/18), Joakim Maehle (2/27), Kilian Fischer (0/3), Maxence Lacroix (3/23), Moritz Jenz (0/20), Rogerio (1/13), Sebastiaan Bornauw (0/16), Aster Vranckx (0/22), Jakub Kaminski (0/13), Kevin Paredes (2/23), Kofi Amoako (0/0), Lovro Majer (5/29), Mattias Svanberg (1/23), Maximilian Arnold (1/25), Patrick Wimmer (1/10), Ridle Baku (1/28), Ulysses Llanez (0/0), Yannick Gerhardt (2/22), Amin Sarr (0/13), Dzenan Pejcinovic (0/3), Jonas Wind (9/29), Kevin Behrens (5/27), Lukas Nmecha (1/3), Tiago Tomas (1/22), Vaclav Cerny (3/19).

Bochum Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bochum players that the manager Heiko Butscher will choose from for the upcoming game:

Andreas Luthe (0/1), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/28), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/28), Cristian Gamboa (0/19), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/25), Ivan Ordets (1/20), Keven Schlotterbeck (4/22), Maximilian Wittek (1/16), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/10), Tim Oermann (0/13), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (1/27), Felix Passlack (1/11), Kevin Stoeger (5/27), Lukas Daschner (1/16), Matus Bero (1/19), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/11), Patrick Osterhage (2/20), Philipp Foerster (0/12), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/22), Goncalo Paciencia (3/18), Moritz Broschinski (2/22), Philipp Hofmann (3/24), Takuma Asano (6/25).

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Team News

Wolfsburg could be looking at five players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Bochum. There is no need for Moritz Jenz to show up in the Wolfsburg dressing room, as he is suspended.

Rogerio, Koen Casteels, Tiago Tomas and Lukas Nmecha are all absent from the Wolfsburg squad that faces Bochum at Volkswagen Arena.

Bochum have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Bochum need to do without Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser, who are not fit enough to travel to Volkswagen Arena.

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Lineups

Wolfsburg vs Bochum H2H

Wolfsburg took a hit when Bochum handed them a 3-1 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 5-1 win. Wolfsburg were a little more successful than Bochum in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 5-2-3 advantage. Naturally, betting on Wolfsburg has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 8/11.

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Results

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten matches between Wolfsburg and Bochum. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 13/10 with bookies.

Wolfsburg vs Bochum Betting Tips

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

Wolfsburg won only once in their last 10 outings at Volkswagen Arena, but they drew four and lost five in this run. Bochum won one, drew two and lost seven of their last 10 games away from home. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Wolfsburg managed a clean sheet in zero of their games at home, Bochum kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Wolfsburg and Bochum, with the former on an average of two goals a game. Bochum scored one goal per game and both teams scored five times in this run. Wolfsburg saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bochum, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.