Liontips
Hoffenheim – Bochum: forecast for the Bundesliga match
In the six opening rounds of the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim and Bochum have only scored five points between them and will play a face-to-face match on October 19. How will the game of outsiders go and what are the best bets to make? – the answer is in our expert’s forecast. Will the home field factor help Hoffenheim?
Command Analysis
Hoffenheim
GermanyCurrent form
Hoffenheim had one of the worst starts in its history, but before the national team matches it began to improve the situation somewhat. In the Europa League it managed to beat Dynamo Kyiv (2:0), after which there was a draw with Stuttgart away in the Bundesliga (1:1). Undoubtedly, the players are upset, as in the game with the Swabians they missed a return goal in stoppage time. In the standings Pellegrino Matarazzo charges are only in 15th place. It is impossible to ignore the frankly disastrous game in defense - 16 goals conceded. It is not possible to compensate for this through attack, although they managed to score 10 goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
Nsoki will miss the game due to suspension. Kabak, Promel, Bebu, Becker and Kaderabek will not play today due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Hoffenheim have scored at least four goals in six of their last eight Bundesliga matches
- Hoffenheim have not lost in the first half in their previous three matches in all competitions
Probable line-up : Baumann – Stach, Akpoguma, Chaves – Jandré, Bischof, Grillitsch, Prass – Kramaric – Glozek, Bülter.
Bochum
GermanyCurrent form
After six rounds played, Bochum is the main candidate for relegation. They managed to earn only one point, drawing with Holstein (2:2) on their home field. In the remaining matches, the "unbending" suffered defeats. It is obvious that the desire to play bold attacking football does not bring positive results, the players simply lack class. In the last round, Peter Seidler charges were unable to do anything against Wolfsburg on their home field (1:3), having conceded two goals in the first half.
Disqualifications and injuries
Bernardo will not play today due to injury. The appearance of Bero and Boadu is in doubt.
Interesting trends for betting
- Bochum have lost in the first half in three of their previous four league matches
- Bochum have had fewer shots on target than their opponents in four of their last five matches
Estimated line-up : Drewes - Passlack, Medich, Ordec, Vittek - Losilla, Sissoko - Boadu, Miesi, de Wit - Hofman.
Trends
Bet 1st half: total over 1.5 goals
In the last four head-to-head matches, more than one goal was scored in the opening 45 minutes
1.97Bet Bochum to win on corners with handicap (+2.5)
In three of the last four matches, Hoffenheim have taken fewer corners than their opponents
1.65Bet Exact score 3:1
Bochum have suffered two of their last three defeats by two goals
11.00Tip and bets
Hoffenheim played two good matches on the eve of the international break. They clearly managed to stabilize their defense somewhat, they played to zero against Dynamo Kyiv, and conceded against Stuttgart only at the very end. Bochum has shown no progress in their game, and their desire to play actively in attack regularly leads to defensive failures. At the moment, the hosts are superior to their opponents and are capable of scoring more in the event of a goal "shootout".
Our prediction is a Hoffenheim win with odds of 1.71
Bet on total
We have two teams that rely on attack in their game. In the four previous face-to-face matches, less than four goals were scored. We don't think that we should expect a goal drought today, especially since each of the opponents needs points.
The second bet is total over 3.5 goals with odds of 1.94
Yellow Card Betting
Let pay attention to the fact that Hoffenheim has not lost on yellow cards in the last six matches. It is obvious that the bookmakers' line on this indicator underestimates the hosts, given their tactics of minor fouls.
Prediction: Hoffenheim will not lose on yellow cards with odds of 1.83
Upcoming matches
Read more
Tips from experts
Today tips
Betting predictions stat
