Bundesliga – Bochum vs Bayern Munich: Betting Preview

Bayern Munich pay a visit to Bochum on Saturday afternoon for their latest Bundesliga match of the 2021/22 campaign.

A 10th consecutive league title is on the cards for the Bavarians, having built a nine-point lead at the top of the standings. They’ve also scored in all of their last 68 matches and thrashed Bochum 7-0 in their previous meeting.

Bochum aren’t exactly in the best of form either. The 11th-placed hosts have won just one of their last seven league games (D3 L3) ahead of their latest fixture.

Our tip

Facts and figures for Bochum vs Bayern Munich in 1. Bundesliga.

Current form — Bochum vs Bayern Munich

Bochum are in decent shape

Bochum look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started taking out Mainz 05 in a 3-1 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against FC Koln. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard-fought encounter with Hertha Berlin.

The visitors keep on winning

Bayern Munich are in an excellent run of form ahead of another Bundesliga fixture. In their last 3 matches, they first beat FC Koln 4-0 before breezing past Hertha BSC by a 4-1 scoreline. They beat RB Leipzig 3-2 last time out.

How do the bookies view it?

Being both the bookmakers’ favorite at odds 1.22, Bayern Munich seem the natural pick. Should this price be a tad low for your betting strategy, consider adding it to an accumulator.

Bochum vs Bayern Munich – Fixture History

Bayern Munich won the last two meetings against Bochum in the 1. Bundesliga by a comfortable margin. A 7-0 win was the follow-up to a 3-1 win in two entertaining encounters. No doubt worth keeping in mind before settling on your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

It seems highly likely we are in for a seriously entertaining match. The previous 10 matches have been joyous affairs as more than two goals came out no less than 9 times. Both teams to score paid out 7 times in these 10 matches.

Current table in the 1. Bundesliga

Man of the Moment

Despite having scored just once lately, Sebastian Polter is one of the players from Bochum who we expect to be hitting the net again quite soon. Similarly, Bayern Munich have Robert Lewandowski on top of the list with 8 goals to his account at this point. Equally, more goals are to be expected from him.