Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th October 2024

Wolfsburg go up against Bochum on Saturday for a Bundesliga meeting at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

A look at the Bundesliga standings shows that three points and four places currently separate the two teams.

Bochum will be eager to close the gap on Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga table this coming Saturday. At the same time, the hosts will be very cautious of not losing further ground on their upcoming opponent. We could have a tight match between these two coming on.

Bochum go into their next Bundesliga match, scoring a humble average of 1.3 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 13 times, while conceding 26. That amounts to an average of 2.6 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Wolfsburg travel to their next away match on Saturday having performed a tolerable average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 17 goals, whilst shipping 17 goals against. An average of 1.7 goals against a game. They hung on to three clean sheets in this streak.

Bochum took a hit when Wolfsburg handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win.

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Prediction

Bochum Form

In their last three matches, Bochum lost 2-1 against Freiburg, drew 2-2 with Holstein Kiel, before losing to Borussia Dortmund by 4-2. Bochum just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Bundesliga matches at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 14 goals.

Wolfsburg go into the season with the clear aim of a top half finish, and if they can build some momentum early on, perhaps even throw their hat in the ring for a place in an international tournament.

Wolfsburg Form

A single draw prevents Wolfsburg from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 1-2 and 4-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 2-2 draw against VfB Stuttgart. Wolfsburg won half their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding ten.

A top half finish is the bare minimum Wolfsburg will expect from this season. The visitors are targeting a spot in an international tournament and know a good start will leave them in a good stead.

Bochum are scoring freely these days, Wolfsburg are doing just fine in that department as well, and we expect a match with plenty of goalsthis coming Saturday.

Bochum are looking at a record of zero wins, one draw and four defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Wolfsburg enjoy a record of one win, one draw and three defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Squads

Bochum Squad

Peter Zeidler will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wolfsburg from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

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

Wolfsburg Squad

Here is the full team squad of Wolfsburg. The 57 year-old Ralph Hasenhuettl will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Kamil Grabara (0/5), Marius Mueller (0/0), Niklas Klinger (0/0), Pavao Pervan (0/0), Cedric Zesiger (0/5), David Odogu (0/0), Denis Vavro (0/0), Joakim Maehle (0/0), Kilian Fischer (0/5), Konstantinos Koulierakis (0/3), Manuel Braun (0/0), Mathys Angely (0/0), Rogerio (0/0), Sebastiaan Bornauw (2/5), Aster Vranckx (0/3), Bence Dardai (0/1), Bennit Broeger (0/0), Jakub Kaminski (0/5), Kevin Paredes (0/0), Lovro Majer (2/2), Mattias Svanberg (1/5), Maximilian Arnold (1/5), Patrick Wimmer (0/4), Ridle Baku (1/5), Salih Oezcan (0/4), Yannick Gerhardt (0/3), Bartosz Bialek (0/0), Jonas Wind (1/4), Kevin Behrens (0/3), Lukas Nmecha (0/0), Mohamed Amoura (1/3), Tiago Tomas (0/5).

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Team News

Bochum have an almost full squad available against Wolfsburg at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Bochum can't field Mohammed Tolba on Saturday against Wolfsburg.

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Lineups

Bochum vs Wolfsburg H2H

Bochum took a hit when Wolfsburg handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 3-1 win. In last ten encounters between the clubs, Wolfsburg have been the dominant force winning six matches against Bochum. The bookies have Wolfsburg to win this match at best price odds of 6/5.

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Results

Of the last ten encounters between Bochum Wolfsburg over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Bochum vs Wolfsburg Betting Tips

Look no further than Matus Bero, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Bochum in the Bundesliga, while Lovro Majer managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Wolfsburg in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Bochum claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Wolfsburg won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Bochum might win at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this coming Saturday, but don't expect them to keep a clean sheet as well. They won just two games to nil in their last 10 matches on home soil.

Over 3.5 goals happened five times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bochum managed an average of 0.9 goals, with Wolfsburg averaging 2.1 goals. Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Wolfsburg, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves.