Bochum vs Bayern Munich prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-02-17 16:30.
Despite the fact that Bochum have lost the fewest number of games at this stage of a Bundesliga season (L7) since they finished fifth in 2003/04, their league-high draw tally of ten has contributed to their lowly 14th position. Two of those ten draws came across the previous two rounds, with their stalemate against Frankfurt last weekend a result that the vast majority of fans would gladly take against Bayern Munich.
That’s not only because the visitors are 11-time consecutive Bundesliga champions, but also owing to the fact that Bochum have lost 7-0 against them in three of their five H2H meetings since their latest promotion. Those are unsurprisingly Bochum’s joint-heaviest defeats in the Bundesliga, although hopes are high that they can avoid a repeat of such a humbling as no side has defeated Bochum at home since September (W3, D4).
After being humbled themselves by unbeaten Leverkusen last weekend, Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel has come under immense pressure as the German juggernauts entered this round five points from the peak. Bouncing back with a win here is a must for Tuchel, who may crumble under the pressure if his men can’t produce the goods domestically after having reduced preparation time due to their 1-0 Champions League loss away to Lazio on Wednesday.
Not often can anyone call Bayern Munich toothless in attack, but they have now failed to score in two of their last five Bundesliga outings, which is shockingly as many games as they had failed to score in across the 153 prior! There is little danger of firing another blank if H2H history is to be believed as Bayern haven’t failed to score away to Bochum in just over two decades, winning nine and losing one visit since then.
Players to watch: Moritz Broschinski recorded the highest Flashscore player rating in Bochum’s last two games by scoring their only goal in a pair of 1-1 stalemates. The reverse fixture was a significant day for Bayern talisman Harry Kane, as that 7-0 win saw him net the first of what is now three Bundesliga hat-tricks in his first season (BUN: G24).
Hot stat: Ahead of this round, Bochum were one of only three Bundesliga sides to have scored in all of their home league games this season.