VFL Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Prediction: Borussia to keep marching!

Next up for Bochum is a visit from Borussia Dortmund on match day 2 of the Bundesliga. Bochum will be needing some extra motivation after suffering a humiliating defeat on opening day against Stuttgart away from home. And for Borussia Dortmund, they were thrilled last weekend after securing a narrow win over FC Koln from a late strike. The odds tend to favor a win for Borussia Dortmund as they are clearly the stronger of the two teams and the hosts are mentally down at the moment following their defeat in the last game. After round 1, Borussia Dortmund sits at 7th with 3 points and a goal aggregate of 1, while VFL Bochum are 18th with 0 points and a -5 goal aggregate.

All went wrong for Bochum in the opening match against Stuttgart and they will be seeking answers as they prepare to take on Borussia Dortmund. VFL Bochum conceded the opening goal from Serhou Guirassy in the 18th minute and then the second from Dan-Axel Zagadou in the 38th minute. In the second half, Stuttgart continued on their scoring spree with Silas Katompa Mvumpa scoring the third and fourth goals in the 59th and 67th minutes. And then Serhou Guirassy netted the 5th goal in the 77th minute to seal the 5-0 win over VFL Bochum. Bochum had 40% possession, 1 shot on target and 0 corner kicks according to statistics.

Streaks: without a clean sheet (8), more than 2.5 goals (8/9), both teams scoring (6/8), less than 4.5 cards (8/8), less than 10.5 corners (6/6).

Predicted XI:

Manuel Riemann, Bernardo, Ivan Ordets, Erhan Masovic, Maximilian Witteck, Kevin Stoger, Anthony Losilla, Felix Passlack, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Takuma Asano, Philip Hofmann.

Borussia Dortmund pulled off a late win in the opening game against FC Koln. They dominated proceedings in the game but the first half was locked as neither side failed the score. And it seemed to be heading towards a draw until Donyell Malan scored in the 88th minute. The game ended that way at the final whistle. Dortmund had 67% possession, 2 shots on target and 6 corner kicks in that game. Mats Hummels put up a very galant display for Dortmund in that game. He registered 4 shots in the game, while completing 139 passes in the game with a 95% accuracy. He also made 4 interceptions, won 1 tackle in the game and made 3 clearances.

Streaks: wins (3), no losses (17), more than 2.5 goals (8/10), both teams scoring (4/5), first to score (5/6), less than 4.5 cards (10/10).

Predicted XI

Gregor Kobel, Julian Ryerson, Niklas Sule, Mats Hummels, Ramy Bensebaini, Marcel Sabitzer, Emre Can, Donyell Malen, Marco Reus, Julian Brandt, Sebastian Haller.

Borussia Dortmund have faced VFL Bochum 20 times in the past according to the head-to-head record. Borussia Dortmund won 8 matches, while VFL Bochum won 5 and 7 matches ended in a draw.

• Borussia Dortmund have not lost the last 3 matches.
• VFL Bochum are without a clean sheet in the last 16 matches.
• There were more than 2.5 goals in 8/10 matches.
• Both teams scored in 9/10 matches.
• VFL Bochum scored first in 7/9 matches.
• There were less than 4.5 cards in 9/10 matches.

FC Bochum have played 1 match in the Bundesliga and they have scored 0 goals and conceded 5. They scored an average of 0.0 goals per game and their conversion rate is 0%. They played an average of 4.0 shots per game and 1.0 shots were on target per game. They played 0.0 corners per game and they kept an average of 40.0% possession per game. They conceded an average of 5.0 goals per game and have kept 0 clean sheets.

Borussia Dortmund have played 1 match in the Bundesliga and they have scored 1 goal and conceded 0. They scored an average of 1.0 goals per game and their conversion rate is 8%. They played an average of 13.0 shots per game and 2.0 shots were on target per game. They played 6.0 corners per game and they kept an average of 67.0% possession per game. They conceded an average of 0.0 goals per game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

• Away Score First and Win at 1.69 Odds
• Under 10.5 Corners at 1.74 Odds
• Sebastian Haller to Score Anytime at 2.05 Odds