Bundesliga: Bayern Munich vs Bochum – Match preview

Ace Football team offers the Bundesliga round 20 match preview for Bayern Munich and Bochum, who meet up this coming Saturday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest fixture stats and facts and a free betting tip for our readers.

Current Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich square up against Bochum from the bottom half of the table on Saturday at Allianz Arena. With their current positioning in the table, anything but a win for Bayern Munich will be a surprise, but Bochum look to cause an upset.

Bayern Munich rank top of the standings with 40 points to their name from 19 matches, while visitors Bochum rank 15th with 19 points.

Form: Bayern Munich vs Bochum

Bayern Munich Form

Bayern Munich should be confident, as their last three matches saw them gain seven points. They started off drawing 1-1 with Eintracht, before beating first Mainz 05 by 0-4, then Wolfsburg in a 2-4 win. The Bavarians managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 23 goals and conceded five times.

Bochum Form

Bochum are inconsistent at the moment, with two defeats and a win to show from their last three matches. They lost 5-2 against Mainz 05, won 5-2 against Hoffenheim, before dropping points again in a 1-2 defeat against B. Dortmund. The Blues only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. In these six matches, they drew zero and lost five and were outscored by 18 goals to four.

Betting stats for Bayern Munich and Bochum

Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when betting on the upcoming match between Bayern Munich and Bochum. The facts are based on the data from matches played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bayern Munich vs Bochum

Serge Gnabry looks like value in the goal-scoring market, with four strikes to his name in six Bundesliga matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Philipp Hofmann adds to his four Bundesliga goals come on Saturday.

Betting markets: Bayern Munich vs Bochum

Full-time result

Of their 10 most recent games at Allianz Arena across all tournaments, Bayern Munich won seven times, drew three and lost zero. Bochum won two of their recent 10 games on their travels, as well as drawing one and losing seven. Bayern Munich are unbeaten in their past 16 home games and last 12 overall across all competitions.

Both teams to score

Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Bayern Munich games. Bayern Munich will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Saturday, as Bochum have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Bayern Munich have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Bochum.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in five of Bayern Munich’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 2.8 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bochum, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Bayern Munich vs Bochum

To sum up, the upcoming match between Bayern Munich and Bochum seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Bundesliga game.

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