Wolfsburg - Bochum predictions

The home team is the obvious choice for anyone looking to bet on favourites. The match is not completely one-sided, though, which is why you may actually get worthwhile returns.

With a price of 5.52 on an away win among most online sportsbooks, it’s clear Bochum will likely not fare well against Wolfsburg. Even a draw seems to be too optimistic for the away team.

Wolfsburg return home from a very successful Bundesliga trip. They faced a heavily priced opponent seen as a huge favourite but still managed to remain unbeaten during the first half and then steal three points thanks to a narrow victory (Stuttgart).

Bochum’s latest Bundesliga match resulted in a major upset – a 2:0 win seemed incredibly unlikely. Playing as the home team, they grabbed an early lead against Borussia Dortmund and turned it into one of the least expected outcomes we’ve seen this season.

Whenever met on their home pitch, the hosts tend to perform at a high level. They scored more than 5 times in their latest 3 home games alone, marking this match as interesting for BTTS and Over 5 Goals markets.

Bochum can’t really boast a great record when it comes to playing as visitors. They conceded upwards of 5 goals in their most recent 3 away games. Considering they’re heading into another away game, that’s cause for concern.

Wolfsburg played as the visitors the last time they participated in this showdown, but they managed to win anyway. As such, it’s quite clear why they’re the favourites this Saturday, even though the victory was with a one-goal difference.

Quite a long list of injuries for the hosts. Joakim Maehle, Rogério, Lovro Majer, Maximilian Arnold, Lukas Nmecha, Bartosz Bialek will all be absent for this match. Even though the betting odds consider them favourites, it’s important to remember that a good part of their regular roster is out of contention.

Based on both teams’ previous performances, an Over 2.5 Goals bet is very likely to win. The returns are somewhat limited at the odds of 1.62, but it’s still an incredibly safe bet.