Bundesliga: Bochum vs FC Heidenheim – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga game between Bochum and FC Heidenheim who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bochum and FC Heidenheim will be desperate for points on Sunday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Bochum are number 18 in the table on three points after 14 matches. FC Heidenheim rank as number 16 with ten points after 14 matches played.

Form: Bochum vs FC Heidenheim

Bochum Form

A single draw is all Bochum have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 1-0 and 0-1 against Augsburg and Werder Bremen respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 1-1 against Union Berlin. Bochum are without a win in their last six Bundesliga matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored four goals.

FC Heidenheim Form

In their previous three games, FC Heidenheim lost 3-1 and 1-3 against Istanbul Basaksehir and VfB Stuttgart, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with FC St. Gallen. FC Heidenheim claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Bundesliga. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 17 goals to ten.

Betting stats and facts for Bochum and FC Heidenheim

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bochum and FC Heidenheim. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Bochum vs FC Heidenheim

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Philipp Hofmann will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC Heidenheim hope Mathias Honsak can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

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Full-time result

Bochum won three of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing five as well. FC Heidenheim won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew zero and lost seven in this run. FC Heidenheim lost their previous 6 matches. Bochum have not lost to FC Heidenheim in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bochum only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, FC Heidenheim scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bochum managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, FC Heidenheim kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Bochum have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with FC Heidenheim.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bochum, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for FC Heidenheim, who scored one time on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Bochum failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 30 matches. FC Heidenheim’s last 5 matches had over 3.5 goals.