Werder Bremen vs Bochum prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2025-04-18 13:30.
[p]Werder Bremen were a side in freefall having won just two of their first 12 games this year (D2, L8), but an impressive turnaround has since occurred, with Ole Werner’s men recording victories in their last three encounters. That has not only propelled them up to ninth place in the Bundesliga, but given them an outside chance of challenging for the European qualification spots with just five matchdays remaining.[/p]
[p]Recording a fourth consecutive top-flight win will definitely help with that endeavour, yet they last achieved such a winning streak in February 2015. The Weserstadion faithful might be worried that their team’s tendency to underperform at home could scupper their attempts to claim three points here, since the River Islanders have lost more matches than they have won here in the league this term (W4, D4, L6). [/p]
[p]Visitors Bochum arrive on a four-game streak of their own, although it is unfortunately of the losing variety and one that has all but confirmed that they will finish in the bottom three. Only Holstein Kiel separate the Blues from the bottom of the table, and with every team in Bundesliga history to have 20 or fewer points at this stage of a season going on to be relegated, the picture looks bleak for Bochum.[/p]
[p]Surprisingly, the prospect of them securing points on the road seems greater than if they were at home at the moment, as they have lost just one of their last four away matches (W1, D2). Bremen is potentially where that record on their travels worsens considering they’ve won just one of their last 20 Bundesliga games against Bremen (D4, L15).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Bremen won the reverse fixture 1-0 thanks to Jens Stage’s second goal in as many matches against Bochum, but as much as he is a threat here, he is also at risk of being booked, having been carded in four of his last five games. Bochum’s route to success may be to rain in crosses to their big man up front Philipp Hofmann, who has headed in five of his last seven goals.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Bochum have conceded the opening goal a league-high 22 times in the Bundesliga this season.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]