VfL Bochum vs TSG Hoffenheim Prediction: A potentially low scoring match

On Saturday, Hoffenheim will travel to VfL Bochum to snap an eight-game league losing streak. Bochum, on the other hand, have lost its past two Bundesliga games, thus a win would be necessary for them to climb out of the relegation spots. Which team can play to achieve their goal?

Bochum will be playing for a win to avoid relegation. A win for Bochum will push Hoffenheim down to the relegation zone. With Bochum playing at home, they will be full of confidence to win the match. Bochum have won four of the eight matches played at home and lost three. However, Bochum have not tasted defeat in the last five home games played (winning four and drawing one). At home Bochum have score twelve goals and conceded fifteen.  

Without a win in the last eight games played, Hoffenheim will be hoping to win this match to avoid been in the relegation zone. However, the away form of Hoffenheim does not suggest a win will be straight forward. Hoffenheim have won only two of the eight matches played away, conceding 13 goals in the process. Scoring goals is not as difficult as defending for Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim have scored in seven consecutive matches while conceding a minimum of two goals in eight of the last nine matches played.

To avoid relegation, Hoffenheim will have to tighten things at the back.

Both teams have been conceding and scoring goals so we expect both teams to score. However, the away team have been conceding more goals in most matches than they have scored. Considering the home form of Bochum and the away form of Hoffenheim, we expect this pattern to continue. With both teams playing to win to avoid relegation, expect tackles in the match that will result in bookings. 

Below are the expert predictions.

• Home win for 2.72 odds (betking);
• BTTS for 1.6 odds (1xbet);
• Over 3.5 bookings for 1.69 odds (bet365)