Bundesliga: Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 33 match between Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bochum are aiming for an upset on Sunday, when faced with Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. It will be a surprise to see the latter slip up, though, considering the difference in the table between the two sides.

Sitting top of the table, Bayer Leverkusen claimed 84 points after 32 rounds, while Bochum have amassed 33 points. This ranks the latter as number 14 in the Bundesliga before the next round.

Form: Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen

Bochum Form

In the previous three matches, Bochum lost 1-0 against Wolfsburg, beat Hoffenheim by 3-2 and won 3-4 against Union Berlin. Bochum managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored 11 and conceded 13 goals.

Bayer Leverkusen Form

Bayer Leverkusen claimed seven points from their last nine available, as the won by 0-2 and 1-5 against Roma and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively. Last time out, Roma ended up stealing a point in a 2-2 draw. Bayer Leverkusen have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six away matches in the Bundesliga. They remained undefeated as they also drew once, while scoring 14 and conceding five goals.

Betting stats for Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen

It’s been a great season for Florian Wirtz so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target four times in his last six games, and no doubt Bayer Leverkusen want him to continue this productive spell against Bochumthis coming Sunday.

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Full-time result

Bochum claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in four of the games, whilst losing two. Bayer Leverkusen won seven of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost zero of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 32 matches in a row. Good luck taking on Bayer Leverkusen currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 16 away games without defeat. Bochum have not lost to Bayer Leverkusen in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bochum scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Bayer Leverkusen scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 7 consecutive home games Bochum played. Bayer Leverkusen were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Total goals

Bochum saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bayer Leverkusen’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.5 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Bochum failed to keep a clean sheet in their 14 last matches. Bayer Leverkusen scored at least one goal in their last 13 matches.

Recommended tip: Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen

To summarize, the upcoming Bundesliga clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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