Bochum - RB Leipzig predictions

Most online bookmakers don’t put see Bochum winning as a likely outcome, and we tend to agree. In fact, they are the clear underdogs compared to RB Leipzig, which is made quite clear with the 4.98 odds offered for a home win result.

If you’re just looking for a simple 1X2 football bet, we suggest backing the away team in this match. The Red Bulls are clearly more likely to win this matchup, though Bochum are more than able to put up a good fight.

The hosts will be keen to make a swift return to winning ways following their last round’s disappointment. They suffered a dreadful Borussia M'gladbach away defeat without ever getting close to salvaging anything from the game. Having conceded early on in the game, things went from bad to worse for Bochum.

Leipzig went into their previous Bundesliga match as clear underdogs, yet managed to keep the score even in the first half. Their opponents Bayern München scored the deciding goal in the second half, though, resulting in a narrow away loss for RB Leipzig.

With 8 concessions over the last 3 matches, Bochum will definitely have to make some improvements in their defensive line.

Our confidence that Leipzig will manage to hold their composure in an away game is shaky. They have over 5 concessions on record in their latest 3 visiting games alone.

Team from Leipzig want European football next season. They would rather be playing the Champions League than Europa League, however. To do so, they need to turn it up a notch and Saturday brings a great opportunity to do so. The visitors are installed as firm favourites to claim three points with 1.69 given on Away Win.

We already saw these two squads meet this season, but the results were inconclusive. RB Leipzig wasted the opportunity home-field advantage game them, but they’re still considered the favourites in this match.

On top of being considered underdogs, the home team is forced to play with a limited roster. With Patrick Osterhage, Danilo Soares, Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Mohammed Tolba, Michael Esser, Tim Oermann, Niclas Thiede all unavailable due to injury, they have very limited means at their disposal to beat the odds.

Over 2.5 Goals is easily the safest bet when it comes to this matchup. The best part is that it also maintains a decent betting value, especially if you use the 1.57 odds offered at William Hill.