VFL Bochum vs Hertha BSC Prediction: Relegation Battle Begins

VFL Bochum faces Hertha BSC in the fixture 16 of the German Bundesliga season. Both clubs are at the bottom end of the table, separated by a single point between them. So one of these teams will have the opportunity to climb up the table if either of them can secure a win at the end of 90 minutes. VFL Bochum are one place above the relegation zone and Hertha BSC are also under threat of falling into the relegation zone if they fail to win here. 

VFL Bochum are the second poorest team in the league and they sit at 19th spot on the table with 13 points in 15 games. They have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses so far, with a goal ratio of 14:36. At home, they have managed to pick up 10 points in 7 games after recording 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats, with a goal ratio of 9:14.

Bochum participated in 7 friendly games during the world cup break and they were horrible. They recorded 4 defeats and 1 draw in these 7 friendlies and with the league fully back, there’s little expectation on them to turn things around. Before the world cup, they recorded 3 wins and 2 losses in 5 games, winning their final two games before the world cup.

By statistics, VFL Bochum have no wins in 7 matches, they are also without a clean sheet in 7 matches. In ⅘ matches, less than 2.5 goals were scored and both teams scored in 5/7 matches. Bochum were also first to concede in ⅚ matches and first half losers in 5/7 matches. In 10/10 matches, less than 4.5 cards were shown.

Hertha BSC are not the best in the league, but they are better than the opposition and sometimes that means everything. Hertha BSC are currently 15th with 14 points in 15 matches. They have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats, with a goal ratio of 19:22. Playing away from home, they picked up just 4 points in 7 matches, with 1 win, 1 draw and 5 defeats. Their away game's goal ratio is 7/11. Unlike their opponents, Hertha BSC were very good in the friendly games during the world cup break. They picked up 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in 6 friendly matches. Hopefully, they will be able to carry on that form into the league where they are in a terrible position and are facing a risk of dropping into the relegation zone.

Hertha BSC are without a defeat in 5 matches and in 7/7 matches, less than 4.5 cards were shown. Hertha BSC are facing a poor but desperate opponent and a lot is at stake, which makes the encounter very interesting.

In the final games of the league before the world cup break, Hertha BSC were clearly struggling, and they had 2 wins and 3 defeats in 5 league matches.

Hertha BSC are the dominant side based on the head to head statistics with 9 wins. While VFL Bochum have 2 wins and 9 matches ended in a draw.

By stats, Hertha BSC have not lost in their last 3 meetings with VFL Bochum, while Bochum are without a clean sheet in 8 matches. Hertha BSC are also without a clean sheet in 4 matches and in 8/10 matches, less than 2.5 goals have been produced. Both teams have also scored in ⅘ matches and Hertha BSC have been first to score in ⅚ matches. Hertha BSC have also emerged as first half winners in ⅘ matches and in 10/10 matches, less than 10.5 cards have been shown.

So, VFL Bochum are in a hopeless situation and the world cup break didn’t help them in any way as they still lost in 6 out of 7 friendly games. So, we can expect them to come into this game without any form of enthusiasm and it's going to take a huge streak of luck to get something out of here. Hertha BSC on the other hand are not perfect, but against such an opposition, they should approach this match with a desire to win. However, they have just 1 win in 7 away games. So, a draw wouldn't be far fetched in this match or atleast a draw in the first half.

As for the goals section, both teams are not high scoring teams and we can bet on VFL Bochum getting between no goals and a single goal and Hertha BSC scoring a goal or two or simply playing out a blank here. VFL Bochum records an average 0.9 goals per game and takes around 3.6 shots on target. Hertha BSC records an average 1.3 goals per game, with an average 4.4 shots on target per game. So, the full time result and goals market are a big leap here. But we can find consistency in the cards market. Hertha BSC gets around 2.5 cards on average and VFL Bochum around 1.5 cards on average. So we can predict a low card match.

• Bet on Team 2 to Score First Goal up to 75 Minutes at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on Total Under 3 goals at 1.61 Odds
• Bet on Both Teams to Score No at 2.16 Odds