VFL Bochum 1848 vs Bayern Munich Prediction: Can Tuchel get a smile back on with a win?

One of the most anticipated fixtures of week 22 of the Bundesliga is to be played on Sunday 18th February 2024 at the Vovonia Ruhrstadion. This highly anticipated Bundesliga game is between Bochum Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen. 

In their most recent Bundesliga game, Bayern München lost 3-0 to Bayer Leverkusen at BayArena, ending a three-game winning run and moving them up to second place with 50 points. Bayern is behind first-place Bayer Leverkusen by five points. Bayern leads RB Leipzig in fifth position by 13 points in the race for a Champions League berth.

With 22 points, Bochum is in 14th position after scoring 23 goals and giving up 39. VfL Bochum 1848 is 10 points behind sixth-place Eintracht Frankfurt with 13 games remaining in their Conference League Qualifiers campaign. Bochum's winless run now stands at three (Wins 0 Draws 2 Losses 1) after they were forced to a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in their most recent Bundesliga game at Deutsche Bank Park.

In September, Bayern München defeated the opposition 7-0 at Allianz Arena in their most recent Bundesliga matchup. Can a similar scoreline be repeated?

Bochum has three draws, one defeat, and just one victory in the last five league games played and will want to improve their recent dismal travel performance. VfL Bochum 1848 has won four and drawn two of the last five home games played. They haven't won on the road since November 2023 when they played Darmstadt 98.

Bochum scored at least one goal in the last five home games played and this pattern is likely to continue.

Bayern Munich has been in strong form both home and away. They achieved wins in the league against Stuttgart, Wolfsburg, Union Berlin, and Augsburg. However, Bayern suffered a surprise loss against Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen. In their most recent Bundesliga game, Bayern München lost to Lazio.

Despite the occasional surprising setback, Bayern Munich has demonstrated robust attacking capabilities and generally solid defence. The team will have to overcome the psychological effect of the loss against Werder Bremen to gain full momentum in this fixture. 

Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich have no room for error this coming weekend. The Bavarians have much too much firepower to write out just yet, and even if morale in the camp is probably at its lowest point in many years, we think they'll turn things around with a convincing win in this one. Scoreline of 1-3 or 1-4 is possible