Bayern Munich vs Bochum prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-02-10 14:30.
After a run of three Bundesliga draws to open the 2023 calendar year, the pressure was well and truly on Bayern Munich to improve after their closest chasers – Union Berlin and Borussia Dortmund – evaporated their narrow lead at the top before they even kicked a ball last round. The ten-time consecutive German champions recorded a timely 4-2 win over Wolfsburg to restore their slender advantage, albeit at the cost of midfielder Joshua Kimmich’s first red card.
A pair of 1-1 draws against Cologne and Frankfurt will linger in the minds of the Allianz Arena faithful as they urge their side to record consecutive Bundesliga wins for the first time since the World Cup. Despite their recent stumbles, ending that run here against Bochum shouldn’t be too much of a big ask for the league leaders, as they have scored fewer than three goals in just one of the last six home H2Hs (W4, D2).
In true Jekyll & Hyde fashion, Bochum have been on either side of a 5-2 scoreline in each of their last two Bundesliga fixtures. The most recent of the pair was the first time they have scored five goals in a Bundesliga contest since 2007, and that emphatic win over Hoffenheim moved the struggling side three points clear of the relegation zone ahead of this round.
Having won two of their three league games against table-topping sides on the day (L1) since their return to the Bundesliga, Bochum have displayed the pedigree to be a difficult opponent. That said, Bochum haven’t beaten the league leaders on the day away from home in their entire Bundesliga history, a statistic that appears unlikely to change after losing nine of their ten away league games this season.
Players to watch: Kingsley Coman became the fastest Bayern player to record a double since Giovane Elber in 2001 with his 14-minute brace against Wolfsburg in the previous round. Similarly quick off the mark, Christopher Antwi-Adjei last round became the first player of this Bundesliga season to accumulate three assists in one single match – all of which came before half-time!
Hot stat: Bayern have scored as many home league goals between the 30 minute mark and half-time (seven) as Bochum have in the entirety of their away league games this term.