German Bundesliga

2022-08-21 - Vfl Bochum vs Bayern Munich

A Sports Betting Pick by Niko

Vfl Bochum v Bayern Munich
Football; Germany: Bundesliga
Vonovia Ruhrstadion – Bochum
Sunday, 21st August 2022 - kickoff 17:30 CET

Vfl Bochum

Two Bundesliga games – two defeats for Vfl Bochum so far. They got outplayed by Mainz and TSG Hoffenheim and are unlikely to do anything spectacular in this game.

Vfl Bochum’s recent games all involved lots of goals, with each of their last 5 games ending with 3+ goals. Their attack has been solid, but they are also conceding a bunch.

Last season, Vfl Bochum got demolished 7-1 by Bayern Munich in Munich but shockingly won 4-2 against them at home. That shocking victory was only their second from their last 29 duels against Bayern Munich, in addition to 20 losses and 7 draws.

Vfl Bochum finished 13th in the Bundesliga last season, which was a great achievement. However, repeating that same outcome this season will be very difficult. A bottom-half finish is likely their destiny, and they also might get relegated with their current crop of players.

Part of the reasons why Vfl Bochum started this season poorly is because they have a few important absentees. A few defenders, midfielders, and strikers are out in recovery, while their bench is not the strongest.

An interesting fact regarding Vfl Bochum’s two Bundesliga games so far is that 4 of their 5 conceded goals were headers.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich are winning easily so far, 1-6 against Eintracht Frankfurt and 2-0 against Wolfsburg last weekend. They remained unbeaten in 13 of their most recent 14 games, so their form is almost perfect.

Sadio Mane has blended into the team well, scoring in both Bundesliga games and being a constant threat on the opposing goal.

Bayern Munich’s away matches this year also involved plenty of goals scored, with 15 of their last 17 games ending with 3+ goals.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann is not expected to change a thing in the starting line-up so that the Bavarians will play in the same formation from the previous four competitive games this season.

The Betting Verdict

Vfl Bochum are in poor form and have a few players missing, while Bayern Munich are flying high in full force.

Bayern Munich should get the job done quickly in this match, so I would go with backing them to win at HT/FT.

The Statistics :

BOCHUM LAST SIX HOME FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2022-08-06	L	1-2	H v Mainz
	2022-05-06	W	2-1	H v Bielefeld
	2022-04-24	L	0-2	H v Augsberg
	2022-04-10	D	0-0	H v Leverkusen
	2022-03-18	L	0-2	H v Monchengladbach
	2022-03-05	W	2-1	H v Greuther_Furth

BAYERN_MUNICH LAST SIX AWAY FORM
	DATE	RESULT		OPPOSITION
	2022-08-05	W	1-6	A v Eintracht_F
	2022-05-14	D	2-2	A v Wolfsburg
	2022-04-30	L	3-1	A v Mainz
	2022-04-17	W	0-3	A v Bielefeld
	2022-04-02	W	1-4	A v Freiburg
	2022-03-12	D	1-1	A v Hoffenheim

HEAD TO HEAD BOCHUM v BAYERN_MUNICH
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY
2022-02-12	Bochum	4-2	Bayern_Munich
2009-12-12	Bochum	1-5	Bayern_Munich
2009-03-14	Bochum	0-3	Bayern_Munich
2007-10-20	Bochum	1-2	Bayern_Munich
2006-08-20	Bochum	1-2	Bayern_Munich
2004-11-14	Bochum	1-3	Bayern_Munich