Bochum welcomes Sandhausen as clear favourites: Big betting preview

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (27559 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Bochum leading Sandhausen by 30 points.

Insights:
  • Bochum have the the best goal difference (+25) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in 2. Bundesliga

Bochum and Sandhausen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Bochum are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Sandhausen are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Bochum form and stats

Bochum, who have the the best goal difference (+25) in 2. Bundesliga, have performed here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion this season with 11 wins from 16 2. Bundesliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3. It’s been three wins in a row for Bochum here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

The home team returns to Vonovia Ruhrstadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Nurnberg (placed 12th) on their last time out; the 2. Bundesliga game ended 1-1. Patrick Drewes, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.04 out of 10 in that game. Drewes stopped the opponent with six saves. The Bochum goalkeeper Patrick Drewes was crucial in the match against Nurnberg last time out, making six saves.

Before that, Bochum had a home game versus Jahn Regensburg which ended with a victory 5-1.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Bochum matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, one draw and zero defeats (from one game).

Goals decide football matches and Bochum are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 16 league matches. Bochum have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sandhausen form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sandhausen, who have the fewest points (3) away in 2. Bundesliga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-15 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Sandhausen had fun at their own home (Vonovia Ruhrstadion) last time out, beating Jahn Regensburg 2-0. Kevin Behrens and Janik Bachmann scored. The attacker Kevin Behrens got a match rating of 7.81 in that game. Behrens scored one goal and hit one key pass.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Heidenheim wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sandhausen playing away, we found seven games. Results were zero away wins, one draw and six home wins.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Sandhausen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sandhausen - Bochum 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Bochum four wins, five draws and Sandhausen one victory. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BochumS. Zoller
S. Zoller
15 goals
BochumR. Zulj
R. Zulj
13 goals
SandhausenK. Behrens
K. Behrens
12 goals

Bochum missing players

Sandhausen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bochum Sandhausen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
20 11 4 Won W 0 1 10
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 4
9 3 0 Lost L 5 15 19
63 37 12 Scored S 3 11 40
38 15 1 Conceded C 12 36 57
97% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
91% 94% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 81% 82%
64% 69% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 69% 61%
30% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 31% 33%
15% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 18%
52% 44% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 48%
33% 44% 80% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 21%
18% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 60% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.8 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.8 13.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.1 10.8
4.8 5.6 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.7
40% 42% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 24% 33%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sandhausen have scored away.
  • Bochum have the most scored goals (37) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Bochum have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in 2. Bundesliga
  • Bochum have the the best goal difference (+25) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sandhausen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sandhausen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sandhausen have the fewest points (3) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the fewest scored goals (11) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen have the the worst goal difference (-25) away in 2. Bundesliga
  • Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 33 20 4 9 63 38 16 11 2 3 37 15 17 9 2 6 26 23 25 64
2 Holstein Kiel 33 18 8 7 55 32 16 11 2 3 29 16 17 7 6 4 26 16 23 62
3 Greuther Furth 33 17 10 6 66 42 16 8 4 4 31 21 17 9 6 2 35 21 24 61
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 33 16 8 9 53 43 17 11 4 2 32 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 10 56
5 Hamburger SV 33 15 10 8 67 44 16 9 4 3 36 16 17 6 6 5 31 28 23 55
6 Heidenheim 33 15 6 12 48 47 16 10 3 3 27 14 17 5 3 9 21 33 1 51
7 Karlsruher SC 33 13 10 10 49 43 17 5 6 6 19 18 16 8 4 4 30 25 6 49
8 Darmstadt 98 33 14 6 13 60 53 17 7 3 7 29 23 16 7 3 6 31 30 7 48
9 St. Pauli 33 13 8 12 51 53 17 8 3 6 28 25 16 5 5 6 23 28 -2 47
10 Paderborn 33 12 10 11 52 44 17 8 5 4 32 26 16 4 5 7 20 18 8 46
11 Hannover 96 33 12 6 15 52 49 16 7 4 5 29 20 17 5 2 10 23 29 3 42
12 Nurnberg 33 10 11 12 44 50 17 5 7 5 22 23 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 41
13 Erzgebirge Aue 33 11 8 14 42 52 16 7 4 5 27 27 17 4 4 9 15 25 -10 41
14 Jahn Regensburg 33 8 11 14 34 50 16 5 6 5 20 21 17 3 5 9 14 29 -16 35
15 Sandhausen 33 10 4 19 40 57 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -17 34
16 Osnabruck 33 9 6 18 34 56 17 3 1 13 16 34 16 6 5 5 18 22 -22 33
17 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 7 10 16 30 55 17 6 4 7 17 23 16 1 6 9 13 32 -25 31
18 Wurzburger Kickers 33 6 6 21 36 68 16 3 5 8 21 32 17 3 1 13 15 36 -32 24

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bochum 33 20 4 9 63 38 16 11 2 3 37 15 17 9 2 6 26 23 25 64
2 Holstein Kiel 33 18 8 7 55 32 16 11 2 3 29 16 17 7 6 4 26 16 23 62
3 Greuther Furth 33 17 10 6 66 42 16 8 4 4 31 21 17 9 6 2 35 21 24 61
4 Fortuna Dusseldorf 33 16 8 9 53 43 17 11 4 2 32 20 16 5 4 7 21 23 10 56
5 Hamburger SV 33 15 10 8 67 44 16 9 4 3 36 16 17 6 6 5 31 28 23 55
6 Heidenheim 33 15 6 12 48 47 16 10 3 3 27 14 17 5 3 9 21 33 1 51
7 Karlsruher SC 33 13 10 10 49 43 17 5 6 6 19 18 16 8 4 4 30 25 6 49
8 Darmstadt 98 33 14 6 13 60 53 17 7 3 7 29 23 16 7 3 6 31 30 7 48
9 St. Pauli 33 13 8 12 51 53 17 8 3 6 28 25 16 5 5 6 23 28 -2 47
10 Paderborn 33 12 10 11 52 44 17 8 5 4 32 26 16 4 5 7 20 18 8 46
11 Hannover 96 33 12 6 15 52 49 16 7 4 5 29 20 17 5 2 10 23 29 3 42
12 Nurnberg 33 10 11 12 44 50 17 5 7 5 22 23 16 5 4 7 22 27 -6 41
13 Erzgebirge Aue 33 11 8 14 42 52 16 7 4 5 27 27 17 4 4 9 15 25 -10 41
14 Jahn Regensburg 33 8 11 14 34 50 16 5 6 5 20 21 17 3 5 9 14 29 -16 35
15 Sandhausen 33 10 4 19 40 57 17 9 4 4 29 21 16 1 0 15 11 36 -17 34
16 Osnabruck 33 9 6 18 34 56 17 3 1 13 16 34 16 6 5 5 18 22 -22 33
17 Eintracht Braunschweig 33 7 10 16 30 55 17 6 4 7 17 23 16 1 6 9 13 32 -25 31
18 Wurzburger Kickers 33 6 6 21 36 68 16 3 5 8 21 32 17 3 1 13 15 36 -32 24

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