Bochum vs Heidenheim prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-04-12 13:30.
[p]Bochum’s hierarchy finally pulled the plug on Thomas Letsch’s time in charge of the team as internal anxiety grows about their prospects of avoiding the drop this season. The manager departed on the back of a six-game winless league run (D1, L5) with perhaps the most painful of those results coming last time out when the Blues conceded twice in second-half stoppage time to lose against relegation rivals Cologne – that was a third straight game the strugglers had shipped goals beyond the 70th minute. [/p]
[p]That defeat left them just three points clear of the Bundesliga’s play-off relegation spot, meaning another slip-up could see them dragged even closer to the dotted line. With so much going wrong right now, the hosts can at least take confidence from a solid H2H record against visitors Heidenheim, with no defeat in any of the last six meetings between the two (W5, D1). [/p]
[p]Many expected Heidenheim to suffer the same struggles as their opponents this season, yet Frank Schmidt’s men have taken to Germany’s top-tier like a duck to water. They suffered a wobble across February and March, playing out their longest winless streak of the league season (D3, L3), but then bounced back emphatically last time out to down outgoing champions Bayern Munich with a 3-2 win. [/p]
[p]That was the second successive game they scored three goals while conceding two or more, contributing to only four sides having averaged more match goals in their contests across their last eight rounds (3.38). With no real relegation fears, Schmidt can start building toward next season, and one of his goals might be to start improving his team’s performances on their travels given Heidenheim have only won one league away game in 2024 (D4, L1) – conceding before the break in all six of those games.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bochum forward Philipp Hofmann netted two of his three league goals in his side’s last home contest while Eren Dinkçi has proven to be a man often in the thick of the action as he’s scored one goal, registered three assists and picked up two yellow cards in his last six Heidenheim outings. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of the last six H2Hs have seen both teams score on the day. [/p]