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Bochum - TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga I - Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Relegation-threatened Bochum take on Hoffenheim at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the German Bundesliga on Friday, 26 April. Check out our Bundesliga betting tips for the contest below.
Bochum vs Hoffenheim prediction: Hosts could be more motivated
🔥Hot tip
Bochum to Win
⚽ Correct score prediction
Bochum 2-1 Hoffenheim
⬆️ Over 2.5 goals
Yes
Key Stats
- Bochum have lost only two of their last 12 Bundesliga home matches.
- Hoffenheim have lost each of their last three away games in the league.
- 100% of the last four meetings between these clubs have featured over 2.5 goals.
- Each of Bochum’s last six home matches have produced goals at both ends.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Markets favour Bochum
- HOME: 6/5 (2.20) – 45.5%
- DRAW: 27/10 (3.70) – 27%
- AWAY: 19/10 (2.90) – 34.5%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Bochum are still lodged in the relegation playoff position in 16th, though their home form could carry them to safety and they were beaten in only two of their last 12 league fixtures at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. The bookies have given Bochum a 45.5% chance of securing a victory on Friday and our latest football predictions have also backed them to pick up at least a point.
Hoffenheim scored late on to edge out Gladbach in a seven-goal thriller last weekend, though that win was secured at home and they have been less reliable on the road. Indeed, they lost their last away test 4-1 against relegation candidates, Mainz.
Last five H2Hs: Bochum out for revenge
Germany Bundesliga I 08/12/23
TSG Hoffenheim
Bochum
Germany Bundesliga I 04/02/23
Bochum
TSG Hoffenheim
Germany Bundesliga I 13/08/22
TSG Hoffenheim
Bochum
Germany Bundesliga I 02/04/22
TSG Hoffenheim
Bochum
Germany Bundesliga I 06/11/21
Bochum
TSG Hoffenheim
Bochum lost 3-1 when they travelled to take on Hoffenheim back in December, though they managed to win this fixture 5-2 when the teams last met at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in February last year.
Bochum preview: Hosts missing several starters
Takuma Asano, Moritz Kwarteng, Niclas Thiede, Danilo Soares, Mohammed Tolba and Michael Esser are out injured for Bochum while Patrick Osterhage and Christopher Antwi-Adjei are both serving suspensions and will also miss out.
Predicted lineup: Riemann – Passlack, Masovic, Schlotterbeck, Bernardo – Losilla, Forster, Bero, Stoger, Wittek – Hofmann
Europe Friendlies 05/09/24
W
Rot-Weiss Essen
1
Bochum
3
Germany Bundesliga I 31/08/24
L
Borussia M'gladbach
2
Bochum
0
Germany Bundesliga I 24/08/24
L
RB Leipzig
1
Bochum
0
Germany DFB Pokal 18/08/24
L
Jahn Regensburg
1
Bochum
0
Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24
W
Le Havre
0
Bochum
6
Hoffenheim preview: Visitors could be unchanged
Dennis Geiger, Stanley Nsoki, Max Moerstedt, Mergim Berisha and Marco John are in the treatment room for Hoffenheim, though Moerstedt could shake off a bruised leg in time to feature. Hoffenheim (9th) are six points shy of sixth spot in the table and will need an epic finish to land continental football for next season.
Predicted lineup: Baumann – Kabak, Grillitsch, Drexler – Kaderabek, Promel, Tohumcu, Kramaric, Skov – Weghorst, Beier
Germany Bundesliga I 31/08/24 L Eintracht Frankfurt 3 TSG Hoffenheim 1 Germany Bundesliga I 24/08/24 W Holstein Kiel 2 TSG Hoffenheim 3 Germany DFB Pokal 16/08/24 W Wurzburger Kickers 2 (3) TSG Hoffenheim 2 (5) Elite Club Friendlies 10/08/24 L Fulham 2 TSG Hoffenheim 0 Elite Club Friendlies 03/08/24 L Ipswich 1 TSG Hoffenheim 0
Player to watch – Kevin Stoger
Kevin Stoger has been a hugely influential figure for Bochum this season and the 30-year-old Austrian international has been a steady source of match-changing moments, chipping in with five goals and eight assists in 28 Bundesliga appearances.
Stoger excels in home fixtures
Remarkably, all but two of Stoger’s 13 goal contributions this season have been provided in home fixtures for Bochum and the midfielder’s knack for producing the goods at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion could make him a chief protagonist again in Friday’s crucial encounter with Hoffenheim.
