Hoffenheim v VfL Bochum

Hoffenheim vs Bochum Preview

There's just the one fixture in the German top flight on Friday night but one that concerns teams in the upper and lower halves of the Bundesliga table as sixth placed Hoffenheim play host to 12th placed Bochum at their PreZero Arena with the hosts looking to break a current four-match winless run in the domestic top flight while Bochum will be looking to further extend a promising looking five-match unbeaten sequence.

Despite failing to win any of their last four games overall in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim have been able to hang onto sixth place in the table but for how much longer as the hosts now have the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt and Freiburg breathing down their necks ahead of this weekend's action in the Bundesliga.

Recent points picked up in draws with Augsburg and Mainz have been overshadowed by disappointing defeats at the hands of Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia M'gladbach and indeed recent results have seen a sharp decline in fortunes for Hoffenheim who have managed to collect just two wins from their last eight games now.

Form and results on home soil at their PreZero Arena also seem to have deserted Hoffenheim so far this season as the hosts have registered just one win in their six home games to date, slipping to four defeats in the process.

Bochum have also found league wins hard to come by so far in this season's Bundesliga campaign but the visitors have also made themselves a tough unit to beat as well this term as Thomas Letsch's side have lost just four of their total of 13 league matches played to date.

Bochum have found themselves to be the ‘draw specialists' in this season's Bundesliga as the visitors have been involved in no fewer than seven stalemates within their opening 13 league matches but a recent improved sequence of form has come as a welcome boost for Letsch's side as the visitors bring a five-match unbeaten run into this Friday night's encounter against Hoffenheim.

Points picked up in draws with Mainz, Cologne and Heidenheim have been further boosted with victories gained over Darmstadt and Wolfsburg and these give Bochum a decent chance of achieving a result of some sort at the PreZero Arena on Friday evening.

Bochum have managed to capture just one away win though from their last 11 matches on their travels so the goals market may appeal here.

Hoffenheim v Bochum Verdict

A couple of months ago, Hoffenheim would have been heavily fancied for the three points against Bochum but that situation has changed in recent weeks and previous exchanges have actually seen Bochum gain the upper hand as the visitors have won four of the last six meetings.

With neither side bringing particularly impressive winning momentum into this clash though, a low-scoring game looks likely here on Friday night.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 3.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Bochum win @ 4.50

Correct Score: Bochum 1-0 @ 19.00