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Bundesliga: Darmstadt vs Bochum – Betting preview

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Bochum travel to face Darmstadt in a Bundesliga encounter at Merck-Stadion am Boellenfalltor this coming Friday.

Darmstadt rank 14th in the Bundesliga standings with seven points to their name from nine matches, while visitors Bochum rank 16th in the table with five points.

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Form: Darmstadt vs Bochum

Darmstadt Form

Darmstadt have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-2 victory against Augsburg. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against RB Leipzig, before handing over all three points in a 8-0 defeat against Bayern Munich. Darmstadt managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored 12 and conceded 14 goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against RB Leipzig, they gained a point in a 0-0 draw, before coming up short against Freiburg, who ran out 2-1 winners. Lately, they managed to steal a point in a 2-2 with Mainz 05. Bochum are winless in their last six away games in the Bundesliga, in which they drew three and lost three. They conceded 17 goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting facts for Darmstadt and Bochum

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Darmstadt and Bochum played across all competitions.

  • Darmstadt have scored in 32 of the last 34 home matches
  • In the last 8 matches in a row Darmstadt played, both teams scored
  • In 10 of the last 11 Darmstadt matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Darmstadt have conceded in the last 11 matches in a row
  • In 7 of the last 8 Darmstadt matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
  • Bochum have not won the last 13 matches in a row
  • Bochum have not won the last 12 away matches in a row
  • Bochum have conceded in 26 of the last 28 matches
  • In 8 of the last 10 matches Bochum played, both teams scored
  • Bochum have conceded in 16 of the last 18 away matches

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Full-time result

Darmstadt claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bochum won zero, drew four and lost six of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Darmstadt scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Bochum only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four home games Darmstadt played. Darmstadt managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, while Bochum kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Darmstadt’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 1.7 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in six of the previous ten outings for Bochum, who were on target an average of one time per game. Darmstadt conceded a goal in their last 12 Bundesliga matches.

Suggested bet: Darmstadt vs Bochum

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