Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-05-11 17:30.
[p]Over the past two matchdays, Bochum have strung together back-to-back Bundesliga victories for the first time since March 2023 to very much ease their relegation fears. With two matches left to play, the hosts sit four points above the relegation play-off spot pre-round, and will know that grabbing another victory this weekend will secure their top-flight status for another year. [/p]
[p]A stunning 4-3 win over Union Berlin last time out brought Bochum one step closer to safety, but now they face the extremely tough prospect of facing newly-crowned champions Bayer Leverkusen on home soil. Interestingly though, the Blues have only beaten Eintracht Frankfurt (25) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (20) more in the Bundesliga than Leverkusen (17), which should be a good omen as they look to avenge a 4-0 defeat in the reverse H2H. [/p]
[p]That will be easier said than done obviously, as Xabi Alonso’s visitors continue to make history with each passing week. Another miraculous late comeback against Roma saw Leverkusen extend their unbeaten record to 49 matches across all competitions (W40, D9) – breaking Benfica’s European football record in the process – sealing their place in the UEFA Europa League final as a treble looms large.[/p]
[p]Before that, Alonso and his side will be desperate to round off their unbeaten campaign in the Bundesliga as a 5-1 success away to Frankfurt last weekend saw them become the first side in the competition’s history to remain unbeaten across their first 32 outings in a season (W26, D6). This weekend also represents the chance to become just the third side in the Bundesliga’s illustrious past to ever achieve an unbeaten away seasonal record (W13, D3), but to do that Leverkusen will need to avenge their most recent defeat, a 3-0 thumping on this ground on the final day of last season![/p]
[p]Key battle: Bochum defender Keven Schlotterbeck could be busy at both ends of the pitch in this one, as he netted his fifth Bundesliga goal of the season last time out, though here he’ll have to try and stop Leverkusen’s Patrik Schick who struck a hat-trick in the reverse fixture.  [/p]
[p]Hot stat: None of the last five Bundesliga H2Hs have witnessed both teams score. [/p]