Dortmund vs Bochum prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2022-11-04 14:30.
Fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund alleviated pressure on themselves by ending a three-league game winless run (D1, L2) when securing victories in each of their last two Bundesliga outings against Stuttgart (5-0) and then away to Frankfurt (2-1) last week. On either side of those results, there was also success in the DFB-Pokal against Hannover and two Champions League draws against Manchester City last week and Copenhagen on Wednesday, in a streak that has handed them their first five-game unbeaten run across all competitions since March.
They conceded only two goals, both in the first half, across that unbeaten run, highlighting the defensive improvements in Edin Terzić’s side across recent weeks. Another robust defensive performance could be enough to seal a third straight league win, particularly as BVB’s attack often holds up its end of the bargain at Signal Iduna Park, highlighted by Dortmund scoring in each of their last 40 Bundesliga home games which is an ongoing club record.
That’s an alarming record for visitors Bochum who currently hold the longest active run without a Bundesliga clean sheet on their travels (18 matches). They start the round second from bottom and already four points from safety, therefore they could really do with pulling off an upset here, just like they did at this venue back in April with a standout 4-3 victory.
Prospects of that happening look extremely low though as the visitors haven’t won a single league away game since (L7), and if they were to lose again here, then it’d represent their longest ever wait for away points in a new Bundesliga season. It’s the manner of these away defeats that will worry manager Thomas Letsch too, as each of his three trips in charge since he arrived in September saw Bochum let in exactly four goals.
Key battle: After 12 rounds, Jude Bellingham had drawn more fouls than any other player (37), yet those infringements haven’t been enough to stop him from scoring three goals across his last two Dortmund league matches. He’ll be trying to avoid fellow midfielder Anthony Losilla who starts the gameweek with only three Bundesliga players having committed more fouls (21). He also scored the winner in Bochum’s last competitive away win.
Hot stat: Ahead of the round, no Bundesliga team had conceded more goals beyond the 75th minute than Bochum (ten).