Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 9th November 2024

Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect Bayer Leverkusen to pull away with 3 points this coming Saturday. They face Bochum in the Bundesliga and the latter could be in for a whacking, as Bayer Leverkusen look to add three valuable points.

Bochum are placed 18th with one point after nine matches. Bayer Leverkusen occupy a position as fourth in the league on 16 points.

Bochum are looking for a payback after suffering a disappointing defeat in their latest encounter with Bayer Leverkusen but odds don't favour them to pull it off.

Bochum go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of one per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane ten times, while conceding 33. That amounts to an average of 3.3 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Bayer Leverkusen are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Bundesliga, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous ten games. The visitors scored 2.2 times on average per match, for a total of 22 goals. They also let in 16 goals, leaving an average of 1.6 per match. They fought their way to one clean sheets.

Bayer Leverkusen won 5-0 and 4-0 in the two most recent meetings with Bochum, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 3-1 against Hoffenheim, before Bayern Munich won 0-5, while Eintracht Frankfurt claimed a victory in a 7-2 match. Bochum only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 19 goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 3-0 win against Elversberg, before drawing 0-0 with VfB Stuttgart. This little streak came to an end, when Liverpool proved too strong in a 4-0 defeat for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayer Leverkusen recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Bundesliga, in which they banged in 20 goals, whilst conceding seven. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Bayer Leverkusen are on the look-out for a win, and we expect them to claim it in a high scoring match, when they visit Bochum at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday.

Bochum fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target five times in these matches, but also let in 19 goals. Bayer Leverkusen won two of their previous three encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Bundesliga. They scored ten and conceded six goals and collected seven points. Bochum claimed zero wins, one draw as well as eight defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer Leverkusen enjoy a record of four wins, four draws and one defeat in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Squads

Bochum Squad

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

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/9), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (1/3), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/4), Jakov Medic (0/7), Maximilian Wittek (0/9), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/5), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/8), Dani de Wit (2/8), Felix Passlack (0/9), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/9), Koji Miyoshi (0/6), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Lukas Daschner (1/8), Mats Pannewig (0/5), Matus Bero (2/7), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/4), Aliou Balde (0/5), Gerrit Holtmann (0/2), Moritz Broschinski (0/9), Myron Boadu (2/6), Philipp Hofmann (1/9), Samuel Bamba (0/2).

Bayer Leverkusen Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Bayer Leverkusen players that the manager Xabi Alonso will choose from for the upcoming game:

Lukas Hradecky (0/8), Matej Kovar (0/1), Niklas Lomb (0/0), Alejandro Grimaldo (1/9), Arthur (0/1), Edmond Tapsoba (0/9), Jeanuel Belocian (0/2), Jeremie Frimpong (1/9), Jonathan Tah (1/9), Nordi Mukiele (0/3), Piero Hincapie (1/9), Sadik Fofana (0/0), Aleix Garcia (0/7), Exequiel Palacios (0/4), Florian Wirtz (4/9), Granit Xhaka (1/9), Jonas Hofmann (1/3), Matija Marsenic (0/0), Nathan Tella (0/5), Robert Andrich (2/7), Amine Adli (0/7), Ken Izekor (0/0), Martin Terrier (1/8), Patrik Schick (0/7), Victor Okoh Boniface (6/9).

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News

Bochum seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment on Saturday. Manuel Riemann gets a day off from the Bochum squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Mohammed Tolba sit this one out for Bochum due to an injury.

Bayer Leverkusen seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face Bochum.

Victor Okoh Boniface nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Bayer Leverkusen.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Lineups

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H

Bayer Leverkusen won 5-0 and 4-0 in the two most recent meetings with Bochum, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Bayer Leverkusen have six wins in their last ten meetings against Bochum, winning 5-0 the last time they faced each other. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 3/11.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Results

Of the last ten encounters between Bochum Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2/7 with bookies.

Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Matus Bero, who is performing well for Bochum. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Bundesliga outings. He'll be out to add more goals against Bayer Leverkusen.The visitors will be looking to Victor Okoh Boniface to find the net once again, after managing four Bundesliga goals for Bayer Leverkusen in recent matches.

In their last 10 matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion across all tournaments Bochum won three times, drew two and lost five times. Bayer Leverkusen claimed four wins, four draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. Bochum managed a clean sheet in two of their games at home, Bayer Leverkusen kept a clean sheet in two of their last 10.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Bochum managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.9 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bochum, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.