Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum Live Stream, Predictions

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Bayer Leverkusen

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Bayer Leverkusen will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 2-3 Bundesliga 1 victory against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In that game, Bayer Leverkusen managed 40% possession and 13 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Bayer Leverkusen, the scorers were Mitchel Bakker (21'), Amine Adli (43') and Nadiem Amiri (67'). Borussia Mönchengladbach got 15 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Lars Stindl (82', 93') was the scorer for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Over their past 6 fixtures, Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen have managed to score a combined total of 12 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 2.

Taking a look at their past results, Bayer Leverkusen:

• have not been beaten in the league by VfL Bochum in their last 6 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 5 league matches at home.

VfL Bochum

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VfL Bochum come into this encounter following a 3-1 Bundesliga 1 win vs Hertha Berlin in their last match.

In that game, VfL Bochum had 49% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For VfL Bochum, the scorers were Philipp Hofmann (22', 56') and Keven Schlotterbeck (44'). For their opponents, Hertha BSC got 11 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Suat Serdar (87') was the scorer for Hertha Berlin.

In a total of 5 of the previous 6 games featuring VfL Bochum, at least three goals have gone in. The overall average number of goals per game during that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for VfL Bochum working out to 1.33. We will have to see if that trend will be continued on in this game.

Going into this encounter, VfL Bochum have not won against Bayer Leverkusen when having played them away from home in the previous 4 matches in the league. They'll be keen to stop this run.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head clashes stretching back to 27/09/2008 shows that Bayer Leverkusen have won 3 of these games & VfL Bochum 0, with the tally of drawn games being 3.

In all, 13 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 8 of them for Leverkusen and 5 belonging to Bochum. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.17.

The previous league fixture between these clubs was Bundesliga 1 match day 29 on 10/04/2022 which ended up with the score at VfL Bochum 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen.

That time, VfL Bochum managed 41% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

On the other side, Bayer Leverkusen had 9 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

The referee was Felix Zwayer.

📰 Team News: Bayer Leverkusen

The Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso has no fitness concerns at all before this clash owing to a fully healthy squad available for selection.

🗞️ Team News: VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum boss Thomas Letsch has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Dominique Heintz (Back trouble), Michael Esser (Muscle Injury), Paul Grave (Shoulder Injury) and Cristian Gamboa (Medial Collateral Ligament Knee Injury) miss out here.

💭 Prediction

We’re of the view that Bayer Leverkusen will most probably get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.

However, VfL Bochum could well find it tough getting goals although we do think it’s probable that they will be scoring here as well.

We’re therefore expecting to see a decent 3-1 win for Bayer Leverkusen at full-time.

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

Renata Leite, 01:25 21/01/2023