VFL Bochum 1848 vs Borussia Monchengladbach Prediction: Another difficult match for Bochum

At the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium, Bochum will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on 31st August at 16:30 (GMT+3). Bochum will be looking to end a winless streak stretching for eight Bundesliga opener matches. Both teams will aim to recover from the loss they suffered in their opening match of the 2024/2025 season.

In recent head-to-head encounters, Bochum has been at the short end of things against Mönchengladbach. The latter managed to win the last three head-to-head matches including one with a score line of 5-2. The last match they played ended 5-2 in favour of Mönchengladbach who had several different goal scorers that day. This gives them a mental edge ahead of this next match against Bochum.

Bochum’s reliance on home form will be informed by its five wins and eight draws recorded from 17 home matches last season while Mönchengladbach could only muster two away victories and eight losses. Herein lies an implicit premise that, at least on paper, Bochum may find it easier than expected to compete with a team whose form represents total domination.

Expected to recover from a bad start to their 2024/2025 Bundesliga season, VfL Bochum is resolved. They started the season with a cruel 1-0 defeat at the hands of RB Leipzig; thus this meant that she had not won her first Bundesliga match for eight seasons. However, they can take solace from last season’s performances on Vonovia Ruhrstadion where they won five and drew eight matches in 17. This strength has always been seen as helpful for them at home and they now hope to use it against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Bockum will have a tough home game against Mönchengladbach, who won all the last three meetings. For them to win this time around, there is need for tightening their defense and devising ways of combating Mönchengladbach’s offensive threats because the latter have displayed an ability scoring several goals consistently recently. Bochum needs players like Philipp Hofmann and Keven Schlotterbeck—who scored during their last encounter—to stand a chance at coming out successful. With the accompaniment of their supporters back home, it will be the mission for Bochum to turn around their winless streak and record a vital victory in order to kick start their season positively.

The players of Borussia Mönchengladbach are looking to bounce back from a narrow 3-2 loss to Bayer Leverkusen in a Bundesliga match as they play an away game against VfL Bochum. Even though this early setback might be discouraging, Mönchengladbach has some reasons for optimism because they have been doing well against Bochum winning their previous three encounters with them and registering ten goals over the same period. For maintaining this streak key players like Nico Elvedi and Tim Kleindienst who have opened their accounts this season will be very important. Unfortunately, however, away form has not been good for them; in 17 away matches in last season there were only two wins which show how difficult it is for them. They must put up a strong showing if they hope to secure a victory and begin their campaign on a positive note.

The recent form of both Bochum and Borussia Mönchengladbach has been quite contrasting; Bochum has had an awful defence which has cost them several matches while Mönchengladbach’s inconsistent run seems improved from their previous outings. In terms of current form and past encounters, Mönchengladbach may have a small advantage but it can’t be ruled out that the contest will be fiercely fought. Therefore, a scoreline suggestion is Bochum losing to their opponents by 2 goals to 1.