Bochum vs B. Monchengladbach prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-11-07 19:30.
Bochum still have a fighting chance of survival, but successive losses in the previous two Bundesliga rounds mean that only a win gives the Blues a chance of starting 2023 outside the bottom three. With all seven of their points this season coming at home, this looks like a golden opportunity to push themselves towards safety after recently overcoming back-to-back tests at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion against two European participants in Frankfurt and Union Berlin.
With this also being a chance to rack up three successive Bundesliga home wins for the first time since last November, there should be no shortage of motivation. What’s more, Thomas Letsch’s men have given little away when taking the wheel as hosts, taking 17 points from a possible 21 from home league games where they’ve netted first in 2022.
Visitors Borussia Mönchengladbach cut a very relieved side, following their 3-1 Friday victory against Stuttgart. A crucial result in the context of a congested mid-table region, it boosted their chances of beginning the New Year inside the top-six, as they have done in each of their previous four seasons to end with a top-four Bundesliga finish this century.
As the only team starting last Saturday in the top half yet to enjoy a league victory on the road, Gladbach themselves have a clear reason to go for the maximum. Yet, a leaky defence has seen the Foals record just one away league shutout in eight attempts going back to late April (D6, L2), despite Gladbach scoring first on five occasions.
Players to watch: Philipp Hofmann has opened the scoring in both of Bochum’s home wins this term, while a Marcus Thuram double still accounts for Gladbach’s last away point. He was also the deciding scorer against Stuttgart, meaning that all of his nine prior goalscoring games this term have seen both teams score.
Hot streak: None of the previous 12 Bundesliga H2Hs have seen both teams score before half-time.