Union Berlin vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th December 2024

Union Berlin are favoured by the bookmakers to claim a win against Bochum, despite their unconvincing form. It will be interesting to see, how far outsiders Bochum can push the form at Alte Foerstereion Saturday.

Placed 12th in the table Union Berlin have amassed 16 points after 13 matches. On two points, Bochum rank 18th with 13 matches played this season.

Union Berlin are looking to avenge a disappointing defeat against Bochum in their last meeting. According to the bookmakers, a win for the home team looks like a likely scenario.

Union Berlin only average a modest one goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored ten goals. They also conceded 13 for an average of 1.3 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Bochum travel to their next Bundesliga match, averaging a lowly 0.9 goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of nine goals, while also conceding 29 goals. That amounts to an average of 2.9 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring zero times.

Bochum beat Union Berlin twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 4-3 and 3-0, respectively.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Prediction

Union Berlin Form

Union Berlin have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-0 by Wolfsburg, before Bayer Leverkusen ran out 1-2 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against VfB Stuttgart, who came out 3-2 winners. Union Berlin claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored seven and conceded five goals.

Bochum Form

Bochum lost their previous three matches by 2-0 against VfB Stuttgart, 1-0 against Augsburg and 0-1 against Werder Bremen. Bochum came through their last six away games in the Bundesliga without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 19 goals to six.

Union Berlin disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at Alte Foersterei, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Union Berlin recorded nine points following three wins from their last three games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored five goals, but also conceded one. Union Berlin have a record of four wins, four draws and five defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum are yet to win this season, having played 13 games, in stead showing off two draws and 11 defeats.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Squads

Union Berlin Squad

Bo Svensson will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Bochum from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Schwolow (0/0), Carl Klaus (0/0), Frederik Roennow (0/13), Yannic Stein (0/0), Christopher Trimmel (0/10), Danilho Doekhi (1/13), Diogo Leite (0/12), Jerome Roussillon (0/1), Kevin Vogt (1/12), Oluwaseun Ogbemudia (0/0), Tom Rothe (2/10), Aljoscha Kemlein (1/9), Andras Schafer (0/11), Janik Haberer (0/10), Josip Juranovic (0/2), Laszlo Benes (1/8), Leopold Querfeld (0/11), Lucas Tousart (0/2), Rani Khedira (0/13), Robert Skov (1/6), Tim Skarke (0/12), Woo-Yeong Jeong (2/12), Andrej Ilic (0/0), Benedict Hollerbach (2/13), David Preu (0/0), Ivan Prtajin (0/1), Jordan Pefok (0/12), Kevin Volland (0/1), Yorbe Vertessen (1/13).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full team squad of Bochum. The 60 year-old Dieter Hecking will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/13), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/3), Cristian Gamboa (1/5), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/7), Jakov Medic (0/10), Maximilian Wittek (0/13), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/9), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/11), Dani de Wit (2/11), Felix Passlack (0/13), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/13), Koji Miyoshi (1/10), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Lukas Daschner (1/11), Mats Pannewig (0/6), Matus Bero (2/11), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/7), Aliou Balde (0/5), Gerrit Holtmann (0/6), Moritz Broschinski (0/13), Myron Boadu (2/6), Philipp Hofmann (1/13), Samuel Bamba (0/2).

Union Berlin vs Bochum Team News

Union Berlin have an almost full squad available against Bochum at Alte Foersterei with only one player possibly missing. Kevin Volland gets a day off from the Union Berlin squad, as he serves out a suspension.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Lineups

Union Berlin vs Bochum H2H

Bochum won 4-3 and 3-0 in the two most recent meetings with Union Berlin, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage. Union Berlin enter the match against Bochum with a 2-1-3 record in their previous six encounters. A win rate of 33%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Results

In the past six matches between home side Union Berlin and Bochum both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 19/20.

Union Berlin vs Bochum Betting Tips

Having scored just once in six Bundesliga matches, Robert Skov hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Bochum hope to see Philipp Hofmann adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Bundesliga outings.

Union Berlin claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bochum won one, drew zero and lost nine of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Union Berlin on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Bochum''s last 10 league games away from home.

In the last six encounters between Union Berlin and Bochum over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Union Berlin averaged 1.51 goals a game. Bochum scored an average of two goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Union Berlin saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bochum's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.9 goals in these matches.