Bundesliga: Bochum vs Werder Bremen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Bundesliga round 13 match between Bochum and Werder Bremen and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mid-placed Werder Bremen travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face struggling Bochum in a round 13 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Bochum are placed 18th with two points after 12 matches. Werder Bremen occupy a position as 12th in the league on 16 points.

Team form: Bochum vs Werder Bremen

Bochum Form

A draw was the best Bochum could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, before getting trounced 2-0 against VfB Stuttgart. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Augsburg ran out 1-0 winners. 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 18 and scored four goals.

Werder Bremen Form

Werder Bremen collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. They followed up, drawing 2-2 with VfB Stuttgart, before winning 1-0 against Darmstadt. Werder Bremen managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding 13 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Bochum and Werder Bremen

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 Werder Bremen played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bochum vs Werder Bremen

Having scored just once lately in the Bundesliga, Cristian Gamboa will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Werder Bremen hope Marvin Ducksch can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Bundesliga goals in his last six Bundesliga games.

Popular betting markets: Bochum vs Werder Bremen

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion across all tournaments Bochum won three times, drew three and lost four times. Werder Bremen claimed five wins, one draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Somehow Werder Bremen failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches. Werder Bremen have not lost to Bochum in 10 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. Werder Bremen scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Werder Bremen should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Bochum only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Werder Bremen claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Werder Bremen have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Bochum when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Werder Bremen, who scored 1.7 times on average in these matches. Astonishingly, Bochum failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 28 matches. Werder Bremen conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.