VfL Bochum vs Nuremberg Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

VfL Bochum

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VfL Bochum will be looking for a repeat result of the 0-2 Bundesliga 2 victory versus Regensburg.

For VfL Bochum, the goalscorers were Simon Zoller (80') and Thomas Eisfeld (95').

Thomas Reis's VfL Bochum have hit the target 12 times in their preceding half-dozen outings. At the other end, the tally of goals that have been scored against them in those fixtures stands at 5.

Pre-game facts show that VfL Bochum:

• haven't been beaten in the league by Nuremberg in their last 3 games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 4 league matches at home.

Nuremberg

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In the game prior to this, Nuremberg drew 1-1 in the Bundesliga 2 tie with Hamburg.

The only name on the scoresheet from Nuremberg was Fabian Nürnberger (14'). Simon Terodde (33') scored for Hamburg.

For 5 of the past six games involving Nuremberg, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and opposing sides. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell is a mere 1.83, with the number of goals averaged by Nürnberg being 1. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward here, of course.

Leading up to this clash, Nuremberg:

• have not won against VfL Bochum when they have played them away from home in the previous 7 league matches. Not good.
• are without an away win for the past 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 16/09/2016 shows us that VfL Bochum have won 3 of these games & Nuremberg 1, with the tally of drawn games standing at 2.

In all, 18 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 of them from Bochum and 8 netted by Nürnberg. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.

The last league contest featuring these sides was Bundesliga 2 match day 29 on 30/05/2020 when it ended Nuremberg 0-0 VfL Bochum.

The referee was Alexander Sather.

🗞️ Team News: VfL Bochum

Tarsis Bonga (Patella tendon irritation), Vasilios Lampropoulos (Muscle Injury) and Saulo Decarli (Infection) won’t be available for Bochum gaffer Thomas Reis.

🗞️ Team News: Nuremberg

Due to a mostly full-strength group of players, there is just the one fitness problem for the Nuremberg gaffer Robert Klauß to be concerned with. Pascal Köpke (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) misses out for this game.

🧠 Prediction

Nuremberg may find it difficult to get anything against this VfL Bochum team who should end up scoring and staying ahead.

We’re therefore tipping a narrow 1-0 advantage for VfL Bochum at the end of this one.

It should be a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 00:10 12/01/2021