Bundesliga: Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 22 match between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Bochum play host to Borussia Dortmund, when the local rivals team up for another spicy derby in Bundesliga on Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Placed 18th in the table Bochum have amassed 11 points after 21 matches. On 29 points, Borussia Dortmund rank 11th with 21 matches played this season.

Form: Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund

Bochum Form

A single draw is all Bochum have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-0 and 0-1 against Borussia Moenchengladbach and Freiburg respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Holstein Kiel. Bochum only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Bundesliga matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored seven and conceded six goals.

Borussia Dortmund Form

Two victories are what Borussia Dortmund have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat FC Heidenheim 1-2. This was followed by a 1-2 defeat against VfB Stuttgart, before winning again 0-3 against Sporting CP. Borussia Dortmund won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Bundesliga. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Bochum and Borussia Dortmund

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Bochum and Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Serhou Guirassy has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Borussia Dortmund bank on him to build on these numbers against Bochum. The latter relies on Myron Boadu, who found the target five times in six games.

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Full-time result

Bochum claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Borussia Dortmund won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Somehow Borussia Dortmund failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Borussia Dortmund have not lost to Bochum in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bochum scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Borussia Dortmund scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Bochum probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Borussia Dortmund managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Bochum and Borussia Dortmund.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Borussia Dortmund played across all tournaments. They scored 1.9 times on average in the process. Borussia Dortmund conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.