VFL Bochum 1848 vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction: The unbeaten run to continue

As they continue to celebrate their Bundesliga triumph, Bayer Leverkusen will take on Bochum on the road on Sunday 12th May 2024 at 20:30 (GMT+3). Bochum is a team that can avoid relegation. The match takes place at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Bayer Leverkusen's perfect season record now stands at 32 (Wins 26 Draws 6 Losses 0), as they crushed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 at Deutsche Bank Park in their most recent league encounter. This puts them ahead of Bayern München by 15 points. Bochum, in 14th place with 33 points, is just four points above the relegation zone with two games remaining. Furthermore, in their most recent Bundesliga match, Bochum beat Union Berlin 4-3 at Stadion An der Alten Försterei. Leverkusen won 4-0 at BayArena in December in their previous Bundesliga encounter.

This season, Bochum has amassed 23 points (W5 D8 L3) from 16 home Bundesliga games, out of a potential 48 points. VfL Bochum 1848 has won three games (draws two, losses zero) since their home debut against Darmstadt 98 on March 31. Leverkusen has won all 13 of its away league games this season, with 3 draws and no losses. Leverkusen currently have a 16-game away undefeated record (Wins 13 Draws 3 Losses 0). Their most recent defeat came in May 2023 when they faced Bochum.

After six league games, Bochum has won two, drawn two, and lost two. Conversely, Leverkusen has won four and drew two of their last six matches.

VFL Bochum 1848

In its last five games, Bochum has won both at home and away. That is, at 1.4 points per game on average. Among the games that BTTS has entered, four seem intriguing. Bochum has scored nine goals in their last five games. As evidenced by their current three-game winning streak, Bochum has recently enjoyed playing at home.

Bochum will want to continue their season-long trend of scoring in every home game, and they are anticipated to score tonight. Bochum has scored in each of the last 16 home games, indicating how easily they have been able to score recently. 

Bochum has won their last two games and has been performing well lately. In four of Bochum's last five games, both teams have scored goals. This season, BTTS has been successful in 23 games involving Bochum, or 72% of all games.

Bayer Leverkusen

In the last five games, Bayer Leverkusen has scored eleven points both at home and away. Leverkusen averages 2.2 points per game this season. Among the games, BTTS is one of the most engaging. 14 goals have been scored by Bayer Leverkusen in their past five games.

Fantastic performance by Bayer Leverkusen, who have won 16 games in a row away from home. Is there a chance they can win this game again? Bayer Leverkusen seldom has trouble scoring when they play away from home. They have scored goals in their previous 16 road games. Can Bochum stop this streak of success?

The fact that Bayer Leverkusen has won 32 successive games indicates that they are undoubtedly gaining momentum. There will probably be a few goals here because Bayer Leverkusen has scored two goals or more in each of their last four games. Bayer Leverkusen has won three and drawn two of their past five games, going into their match against Bochum unbeaten. They scored fourteen goals in the five games.

In three of Bayer Leverkusen's last five games, there were goals near the end for both teams. This season, 17 of the Bayer Leverkusen games—or 53% of all games—have seen BTTS land. Bayer Leverkusen is expected to score today since they have goals in each of their past five games and their 13 games before this one.

Expert Betting Tips

These two clubs have played thirteen times throughout the previous several seasons. Of the 13 games played thus far, Bayer Leverkusen has won seven and Bochum three. Together, they have drawn three of their games.

Bochum is performing well at home, while Bayer Leverkusen is excelling away from home. Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen have averaged 2.69 goals in their past matches, with BTTS happening 46% of the time. This season in the Bundesliga, Bochum has averaged 1.44 points per game at home, while Bayer Leverkusen has averaged 2.63 points per game away from home.

Leverkusen is not expected to loss to a relegation-threatened team.