Bochum vs Freiburg prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2023-02-17 14:30.
Although Bochum will begin this round outside of the drop zone, they were ultimately relegated in the only Bundesliga season in which they’d lost more games at this stage (1994/95), so they’re far from safe. An expected 3-0 defeat at the hands of Bayern Munich last time out consigned Bochum to a tenth defeat in 11 Bundesliga away games this season, further highlighting the urgent need to pick up home points in their push for survival.
Luckily the Blues have already made their home a fortress in recent months, picking up maximum points across their last five league games here (W5). That’s their longest Bundesliga home winning streak since 1997, and should they defeat Freiburg and their next Vonovia Ruhrstadion opponents Schalke, they’ll match their all-time club record set back in 1974!
Christian Streich’s Freiburg will surely put that potential record under serious threat, as against no other current Bundesliga side can they boast a higher win-rate in top-flight away H2Hs (50%). A pair of penalties helped Freiburg climb back into the top-four with a 2-1 win over Stuttgart last time out, ensuring they’ve picked up more points at this stage than in any Bundesliga campaign during the three-points-for-a-win era (37).
Despite the positives, Freiburg have not been happy travellers of late, conceding 14 goals across three straight away Bundesliga defeats. Granted, those defeats all came against top-seven opponents, and when it comes to lower status opposition they’re yet to lose to any side beginning the weekend placed between 8th-18th (W4, D2).
Key battle: With Bochum giving away a league-high 12 penalties this season, the Bundesliga player who’s committed the ninth-most fouls, Anthony Losilla (29), may need to be on his best behaviour. Freiburg’s Vincenzo Grifo will be licking his lips at the aforementioned stat as the Italian has taken a league-high seven penalties this season, coolly dispatching six of them.
Hot streak: Streich has never overseen a stalemate after six personal H2Hs against Bochum (W3, L3).