Bochum vs Wolfsburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-12-01 14:30.
Bochum may have won just one of their 12 Bundesliga matches (D7, L4), but the division’s draw specialists have managed to piece together a four-match unbeaten run either side of the international break (W1, D3) to escape the relegation zone for now. Thomas Letsch’s side were uninspiring in a goalless draw away at Heidenheim last time out, symptomatic of their toothless attack that’s scored just 11 times in the league this season – only Cologne have netted fewer ahead of this matchday.
That’s something the Blues will be desperate to improve upon here then, as four of their last five home league victories have seen them score 3+ goals. None of those have come this season however, but Bochum should still be confident heading into this clash given their dominant H2H record on their own turf against Wolfsburg, winning ten of 16 such meetings (D3, L3).
Some of those demons were banished last season when Wolfsburg did the double over Bochum, scoring nine goals and conceding just once in the process! Niko Kovač’s visiting side will hope to have turned a corner after ending a five-match winless streak in the Bundesliga (D1, L4) by beating RB Leipzig 2-1 last weekend, but the Red Bulls are the only side they’ve beaten in any competition since late September!
Travel sickness has plagued the Wolves of late, as they currently find themselves in the midst of a five-match losing streak in Bundesliga away matches. You’d have to go all the way back to 2005/06 to find a longer such run, and the reasons for it this time around remain clear, as Wolfsburg have conceded 11 of their 15 away goals in the second half of matches – with only relegation-threatened Darmstadt conceding more after the break.
Players to watch: Bochum’s top scorer Takuma Asano has seen all of his five goals this term arrive in away matches, netting just once at home since early February. Wolfsburg continue to rely on Jonas Wind, who has directly contributed to 11 of their 17 Bundesliga goals so far this campaign (G9, A2).
Hot stat: In their Bundesliga home matches, Bochum have conceded six goals without reply in the 15 minutes either side of half-time.