Will VfL show a reaction of defiance?

VfL Bochum had its weakest start to a Bundesliga season with only one out of a possible 21 points from the first seven games, which has now had major consequences. First, head coach Peter Zeidler and sports director Marc Lettau were released with immediate effect, before Hans-Peter Villis also resigned from his posts. In this article, we want to examine whether this news will affect the tip for Bochum against Bayern.

It is clear, in any case, that Munich has not been too keen on coming to the Grönemeyer city recently. Since VfL has been part of the Bundesliga again, two of the three Bundesliga home games have been won against the German record champions (one defeat). Nevertheless, the forecast for the current league leaders, who are top of the table with 17 out of a possible 21 points and are now visiting the bottom-placed team, must of course be for Bochum against Bayern.

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It should be noted, however, that Bayern are currently experiencing their first small crisis in results. The Reds have only won one of their last five competitive games (two draws, two defeats), and they even suffered their first major setback of the season in the Champions League with a 4-1 defeat in Barcelona during the week. Nevertheless, last weekend in the Bundesliga, the Bavarians demolished runners-up Stuttgart 4-0.

Ultimately, we are therefore backing Kompany’s team to win away from home in the Ruhr area, but at the same time we are betting that the FCB, which is prone to occasional lapses, will not manage a clean sheet.

Bochum – Statistics & current form

VfL Bochum started the new season with just one point out of a possible 21, just as they did in the 2022/23 season. Back then, the blue and whites managed to save themselves on the last matchday. However, the fact that the current squad can turn things around again was no longer a given for those in charge, which is why there has now been a major upheaval.

Peter Zeidler, who was appointed as head coach only last summer, lost his job on Sunday, as did sports director Marc Lettau. As if that wasn’t enough, Hans-Peter Villis, the chairman of the board and the supervisory board, resigned on Thursday for health reasons.

This means that the Ruhr area soccer team can now make a fresh start, with Markus Feldhoff and Murat Ural initially taking the helm and filling the coaching position on an interim basis as a duo.

Bochum has not kept a clean sheet for a long time

Feldhoff and Ural have to find quick answers to many questions. With 17 goals conceded, their own defense was far too vulnerable, while the only seven goals scored also attest to VfL having the second-weakest attack in the Bundesliga.

It is therefore not surprising that the bookmaker Betano is offering odds of 16.00 for tip 1 in Bochum against Bayern. Those who are willing to take this risk in view of the fact that the blue-and-whites have won two of their last three Bundesliga home games against the reds can also use the Betano €20 free bet to place their bet.

Munich’s defensive vulnerability may represent a glimmer of hope. However, in view of the fact that the team from the Grönemeyer city has not kept a clean sheet in any of the last 23 Bundesliga games, it will still be extremely difficult to get anything.

Bayern – statistics & current form

The bookmakers consider it much more likely that FC Bayern Munich will present the championship trophy at Marienplatz again next summer.

However, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that they will also win the Champions League at the same time. After the 0-1 at Aston Villa, the Reds have now finally lost 1-4 in Barcelona and, with only three out of nine points, are only ranked 23rd in the first phase of the Champions League.

However, the full focus is now back on the bel etage of German football, where a three-pointer in the Ruhr area should further consolidate the top position.

Bayern can’t get rid of defensive carelessness

In principle, the tip for Bochum against Bayern is that there is no alternative to an away win for Munich, although it should be noted that FCB only won one of their last five competitive games (two draws, two defeats).

Time and again, they have struggled to convert their dominance into goals, while conceding goals has often been far too easy at the back. This is also evidenced by the fact that the German record champions have kept a clean sheet in just one of their last 15 Bundesliga away games.

But if Kane & Co score again at will – with 17 goals from four Bundesliga away games, the Kompany team recently set a new Bundesliga record – a possible goal against in the Ruhr Stadium should not be too much of a problem…

Bochum – Bayern Direct comparison / H2H record

Head to head: 11 – 16 – 54

A total of 81 meetings have taken place between the two teams so far and with 54 wins, FC Bayern Munich leads the direct comparison very clearly. However, since Bochum returned to the Bundesliga, they have won two of their three home games in the top division of German football against the Reds (one defeat) – as many wins as they had in the previous 21 Bundesliga home games against the record champions overall.

Bochum – Bayern Tip

Although two of the last three away games at the Ruhr Stadium were lost, the betting odds of the top betting providers are clearly in favor of Bayern against Bochum. No wonder, because the FCB recently played its way into a frenzy away from home in the top flight of German football on several occasions. The Munich team has already scored 17 goals in four Bundesliga away games in the 2024/25 season. This has never happened before in the history of the Bundesliga.

But the whole truth is that FCB only kept a clean sheet in a single one of its last 15 Bundesliga away games. That makes the prediction that Kompany’s team will take the full three points out of the Ruhr region, but not without conceding a goal, interesting in the game between Bochum and Bayern.