Bochum vs Eintracht Frankfurt prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-10-07 13:30.
Heiko Butscherâs first game in charge at Bochum was a rare positive as it ended in a first point of the season, though they were run ragged in a comprehensive 4-0 defeat at Leipzig last time out. To put just how bad this is into perspective, itâs the worst eight-game Bundesliga start in history, ousting FĂŒrthâs one-point haul at this stage in 2021/22 by means of an even worse goal difference (-18)!
There are no prizes for guessing where FĂŒrth ended up that season, and Bochum look almost certain to be heading for an identical rock-bottom relegation unless Butscher can oversee an unprecedented miracle. Perhaps the basement boys can take solace in the fact that theyâve won more Bundesliga games against Eintracht Frankfurt (24) than any other side, which includes a dominant home H2H record (W19, D8, L4).
Although Frankfurt have had fewer preparation days than Bochum due to their midweek Champions League commitments, they have made a strong start to the Bundesliga campaign (W4, D2, L2). It has been a slow burner so far with all four wins coming across the last five rounds, yet they impressively became the first side to defeat league leaders Union Berlin in the last round (2-0).
To paraphrase Unionâs Twitter admin, âFrankfurt were superb with 11 men, and fought like dogs with tenâ. While that may be true, Frankfurt will sorely miss their in-form forward Randal Kolo Muani after he was given his marching orders, considering he has formed a deadly partnership with Daichi Kamada this season to directly combine (between them) for six goals and seven assists in the Bundesliga.
Players to watch: Simon Zoller is the only Bochum player to score for the club in over 11 hours of play, yet all three of those goals came in defeats. As for Frankfurt, Sebastian Rode has made first-half goal contributions in three of their last four Bundesliga victories (G2, A1).
Hot stat: Bochum have conceded a league-high ten set piece goals, while Frankfurt have scored a joint league-high six goals from set pieces.