Dortmund – Bochum : Preview & Prediction
In the 32nd day of the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund hosts Bochum. For the local team, the title was lost when they lost at Bayern Munich (3-1). Indeed, the Yellow and Black have been very inconsistent throughout the season. Nevertheless, this team will finish this championship in a respectable 2nd place thanks to its two consecutive wins. Marco Reus’ teammates beat Stuttgart (0-2) and Wolfsburg (6-1) just before their defeat on the last day of the season. As much to say that Borussia Dortmund will approach the last 3 games of the season in all relaxation and why not, see all the talent of this team.
As for Bochum, the end of the season looks like being without pressure because they are currently in 12th place with 8 points ahead of the relegation zone with 3 days to go. The players of Bochum made a big step towards the maintenance in Bundesliga after some positive results. Indeed, they beat Hoffenheim (1-2) and drew against Bayer Leverkusen (0-0). However, they just lost twice against Freiburg (3-0) and Augsburg (0-2) last weekend. These results are inconsequential as the teams in the red zone are not doing any better.
Dortmund and VfL Bochum played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg.
Dortmund has a solid home record with 12 wins and 3 losses.
Bochum is struggling on the road with a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and mostly 10 losses.
Bochum has won only 2 of its last 10 away games.
4 of Dortmund’s last 5 wins at home were by at least 2 goals.
In this unbalanced match on paper, we should see a very competitive game. Indeed, Bochum has to take another point to ensure its mathematical maintenance and they will try to do everything to make a big blow on the lawn of Borussia. However, Borussia Dortmund players are talented competitors and will want to finish the season well. The 2nd best attack of this championship with 77 goals scored should show itself again against a team in great difficulty on the road. That’s why we expect Borussia Dortmund to win by 2 goals or more.
Dortmund – Bochum : Betting Tips
OVER 3.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
