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VfL Bochum 1848 v RB Leipzig : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 18th Jan, 14:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

VfL Bochum 1848 and RB Leipzig meet at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Saturday afternoon, with both Peter Zeidler and Marco Rose hoping for success in the Bundesliga. We want to see our users winning on this match, so every stats you could realistically need to make a sound selection is shown below. Go between seventeen markets or take our top tip. We have predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds from leading bookmakers for it all.


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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

As Peter Zeidler and his side approach kick-off, our prediction is for a combined total of over 3 goals scored during the fixture. Stats imply both clubs possess a number of attacking options, with goals in plentiful supply of late. With a real favourite to win the fixture, we're going for over 2.5 goals.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 53% chance of RB Leipzig coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
25%
10/3
6%
29/10
5%
Draw
22%
31/10
5%
3/1
5%
RB Leipzig
53%
7/10
6%
4/5
2%
Draw 1-1
10%
7/1
7%
13/2
RB Leipzig 2-1
10%
15/213/2
RB Leipzig 1-0
8%
9/1
5%
7/1
RB Leipzig 2-0
8%
9/18/1
VfL Bochum 2-1
6%
14/1
15%
10/1
RB Leipzig 3-1
6%
11/1
8%
10/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
VfL Bochum 1-0
5%
16/1
13%
11/1
9%
RB Leipzig 3-0
5%
14/111/1
8%
Draw 0-0
4%
16/1
13%
11/1
8%
RB Leipzig 3-2
4%
18/1
10%
14/1
12%
VfL Bochum 2-0
3%
25/1
13%
16/1
RB Leipzig 4-1
3%
22/1
12%
18/1
VfL Bochum 3-1
3%
28/120/1
VfL Bochum 3-2
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
4/7
3%
3/5
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
11/8
3%
5/4
2%
Home 1st Goal
45%
13/8
1%
-
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/9
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
16/1
13%
-
BTTS - Yes
60%
4/7
3%
8/13
BTTS - No
40%
5/4
2%
6/5
BTTS - Home Win
14%
11/2
7%
5/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
28%
2/1
8%
11/5
Home/draw
47%
11/10
8%
1/1
3%
Away/draw
75%
1/5
2%
1/4
3%
Home/away
78%
2/9
2%
2/9
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/6
3%
2/11
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
4/1
11%
10/3
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
11/8
9%
29/20
2%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
4/7
5%
1/2
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
21%
10/3
4%
10/3
Under 4.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
1/5
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
10%
7/1
11%
7/1
Under 5.5 Goals
90%
1/12
1%
1/16
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/40
1%
1/50
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/1
13%
11/1
8%
Home DNB
41%
9/419/10
5%
Away DNB
68%
1/34/11
3%
VfL Bochum win to nil
11%
8/1-
RB Leipzig win to nil
25%
5/2-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
12%
6/1
8%
5/1
9%
VfL Bochum / RB Leipzig
4%
18/1
10%
16/1
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / VfL Bochum
9%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
Draw / RB Leipzig
17%
15/4
5%
19/5
4%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
RB Leipzig / VfL Bochum
3%
28/122/1
RB Leipzig / RB Leipzig
30%
13/8
9%
17/10
2%
RB Leipzig / Draw
6%
12/112/1
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

VfL Bochum have played 16 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 3 and won 1. VfL Bochum have conceded 37 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

VfL Bochum have played 7 games at home, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

RB Leipzig lay in 4th place on 30 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 16 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 22 goals and kept 8 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. RB Leipzig have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

RB Leipzig have played 8 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
RB Leipzig
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern1612313539 
l
 
0-5A
Mar 8
May 3
l
 
5-1A
2
Leverkusen1610511735 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Jan 25
w
 
2-3A
3
E.Frankfurt169341330 
Mar 15
l
 
7-2A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 26
4
RB Leipzig Away16934630 
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
-
-
5
Mainz168441028 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
Mar 1
w
 
0-2F
6
Freiburg16835-227 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-1A
Mar 8
7
Stuttgart16754526 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
May 17
Jan 15
8
Dortmund17746325 
Feb 15
l
 
4-2F
Mar 15
l
 
2-1F
9
W.Bremen16745-125 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 19
w
 
4-2F
May 10
10
Wolfsburg16736524 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 22
l
 
1-5A
Apr 12
11
B. M'gladbach16736424 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
12
Union Berlin16457-717 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
13
Augsburg16448-1616 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-0F
Feb 14
14
St. Pauli164210-814 
Jan 15
May 17
Feb 9
d
 
0-00-0
15
Hoffenheim16358-914 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1A
Apr 5
l
 
4-3F
16
Heidenheim164111-1313 
w
 
2-0F
May 3
Feb 23
w
 
0-1F
17
Holstein173212-1811 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 9
Apr 19
w
 
0-2F
18
VfL Bochum Home161312-246 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Jan 18
Win / draw / win form
VfL Bochum 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
51
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
D
3
Lost
14
RB Leipzig 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at VfL Bochum since 2015
VfL Bochum
RB Leipzig
Goals: Scored
2
6
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
BOC
1
RBL
3
League games at RB Leipzig since 2016
RB Leipzig
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
11
1
Games: Scored
4 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
1 / 5
D
1
RBL
4
Goal Statistics

RB Leipzig have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Bundesliga outings. Their PG of 1.9 against VfL Bochum 1848 on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

VfL Bochum 18th RB Leipzig 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that VfL Bochum will score no more than 1 goal
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that RB Leipzig will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
VfL Bochum have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
+14
RB Leipzig have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
1.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
RB Leipzig
1.2
1.9
Attack rating
BOC
RBL
44%
better
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Games scored9
13
Failed to score7
3
Scored first4
9
Goals scored13
28
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal10
5
Conversion rate for10
20
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+44%
Defence rating
BOC
RBL
46%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
8
Clean sheets1
8
Conceded first12
4
Goals conceded37
22
Avg. goals conceded2.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
8
Conversion rate against20%
13%
Avg. XG against2
1.6
KickOff rating
+46%

VfL Bochum v RB Leipzig Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

VfL Bochum Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16324
P DrewesM BeroF PasslackM Wittek
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Drewes GLK16
1
-
M Wittek DEF16
4
-
F Passlack DEF162
2
-
I Sissoko MID1611
3
-
P Hofmann FWD1612
4
-
M Broschinski FWD1511
1
-
A Losilla MID14
-
M Bero MID143
4
-
D Wit MID1421
1
-
J Medić DEF13
1
-
T Oermann DEF121
-
L Daschner MID1211
-
K Miyoshi  MID111
1
I Ordets DEF10
2
-
E Masovic DEF81
1
-
G Holtmann FWD8
-
M Kwarteng MID7
1
-
M Boadu FWD721
-
Bernardo DEF6
2
-
M Pannewig MID6
1
-
C Gamboa DEF51
-
A Balde FWD5
1
-
S. Bamba FWD3
-
RB Leipzig Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15765
B SeskoB SeskoL OpendaA Haidara
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Baumgartner MID1612
2
-
A Nusa FWD1623
-
B Sesko FWD1672
-
L Openda FWD1666
2
-
P Gulácsi  GLK15
-
B Henrichs DEF142
2
-
W Orbán DEF144
1
1
L Klostermann DEF14
2
-
A Haidara MID141
5
-
A Vermeeren MID141
5
-
L Geertruida DEF131
1
-
K Kampl MID131
2
-
N Seiwald MID12
1
-
C Lukeba DEF9
1
-
Y Poulsen FWD9
-
D Raum DEF81
-
X Simons MID841
2
-
A Silva FWD812
-
E Bitshiabu DEF7
-
X Schlager MID4
1
-
A Ouédraogo MID3
-
M Vandevoordt GLK2
-
E Elmas MID2
1
-
M Simakan DEF1
-