Bochum - Leipzig: betting tip for the Bundesliga match

Germany

Bochum

Germany

Bundesliga

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18 January 06:30 UTC

RB Leipzig

Germany

Bochum have won two of their last three Bundesliga matches and have made it clear that they are not going to leave the top flight without a fight at the end of the season. Leipzig is not known for its stability, but continues to fight for a place in the top 4. How will the face-to-face meeting between the rivals on January 18 go and what reliable bets to choose today? - the answer is in our betting tip

Bochum vs RB Leipzig Prediction and Betting Tips (18.01.2025)

Command Analysis

Bochum

Germany

Current form

Bochum has actively joined the fight to retain its place in the league. They have won two of the last three rounds. Now the unyielding team has nine points, still last place in the table, but the gap to the saving 15th place is no longer so terrible - five points. Let us recall that Dieter Hecking team won against their direct competitors in the fight for survival, Heidenheim (2:0) and St. Pauli (1:0). Both matches were played on their home field. Between these matches, Bochum suffered an away defeat 0:2 from St. Pauli. It is impossible not to notice that the team scored eight of its total nine points on their home arena.

Disqualifications and injuries

Bochum have no problems with their squad.

Interesting trends for betting

Bochum have not lost in the first half in four of their last five matches
Both teams have failed to score in four of Bochum previous five home matches in the Bundesliga

Estimated line-up: Drewes - Mashovic, Ordets, Bernardo - Passlack, Sissoko, Bero, Wittek - Broshinsky, Hofmann, Holtmann.

RB Leipzig

Germany

Current form

After the break, Leipzig played two completely different matches. First, they managed to confidently win against Werder (4:2) on their home field, after which there was an away defeat against Stuttgart (1:2). In the game with the Swabians, Marco Rose charges were the first to open the scoring, held the lead for a long time, but still, defensive mistakes in the second half led to the opponent scoring two goals. In addition, at the end of that match, forwards Sheshko and Openda could not contain their emotions, both were sent off and will not play today. In the tournament table, Leipzig is in fourth place with 30 points. Another failure could lead to the team leaving the top-4, since the same Stuttgart is behind by one point.

Disqualifications and injuries

Sesko and Openda will miss the match due to disqualification. Lukeba, Henrichs, Ouedraogo, Schlager, Silva are injured.

Interesting trends for betting

In the last two matches, Leipzig won in the first half
In four of the last five Bundesliga matches, Leipzig have exchanged goals with their opponents

Estimated line-up: Gulácsi – Seiwald, Klosterman, Orban – Baku, Haidara, Vermehren, Raum – Simons, Nusa – Baumgartner.

Trends

Bet Goals in both halves – no

In three of the last four head-to-head matches, goals were not scored in either half

1.91

Bet Total first half under 1.5 goals

The bet has won in three of the four previous head-to-head matches

1.52

Bet Exact score 0:2

Bochum have suffered their last four defeats with a clean sheet

10.00

Tip and bets

2.05Leipzig victory

Leipzig is in a difficult position, as they will have to play today without two main forwards. On the other hand, there is a chance for other players to show themselves, who will be given the opportunity to play Marco Rose, after all, the Bulls have quite a solid reserve. Bochum won two of the last three rounds, but their opponents were also among the outsiders. We think it is worth taking a risk and taking advantage of the high odds for the victory of the guests, who still have an advantage in class.

Our prediction is a Leipzig victory with odds of 2.05

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1.72total under three goals

Bet on total

Bochum have noticeably stabilized their defensive play and are unlikely to take any unnecessary risks today. Leipzig has significant losses in the attack line, and we also don’t think the visitors will be able to score a lot. In addition, in three of the four previous head-to-head matches, no more than two goals were scored. Accordingly, we recommend betting on the total under.

The second bet is total under three goals with odds of 1.72

Bet on corners

We expect that no one will take any unnecessary risks today, points are too important for the opponents now. We expect a lot of fighting in the center of the field and a small number of corners.

Betting Tip - total under 10.5 corners with odds of 1.54

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