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

One of the most anticipated fixtures of week 8 of the Bundesliga is to be played on Sunday 27th October 2024 at the Vovonia Ruhrstadion. This highly anticipated Bundesliga game is between Bochum and Bayern Munich.

In their most recent Bundesliga game, Bayern München lost 4-1 to Barcelona in the Champions League. In the Bundesliga, Bayern is now in second place with 17 points, three points behind RB Leipzig with a game in hand. 

With 1 point from 7 games, Bochum is in 18th position and is without a win in the league this season having lost six and drawn one of the seven games played so far. VfL Bochum 1848 is 1 point behind the 17th-placed team, Holstein Kiel, and a win can take them out of the bottom position although it remains a very daunting task. 

Bochum has one draw, seven defeats, and no victory this season in the Bundesliga games and will want to improve their recent dismal performance. VfL Bochum 1848 has lost two and drawn one of the last three 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 away wins in the league against Wolfsburg, Holstein Kiel, and Werder Bremen but also drew away to Eintracht Frankfurt. In their most recent Bundesliga game, Bayern München lost to Barcelona.

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 Barcelona to gain full momentum in this fixture. 

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. A scoreline of 0-3 or 0-4 is possible