Football betting preview: Bochum vs Union Berlin

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (30748 seats)

Bochum will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Union Berlin.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bochum form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Bochum are 9-2-5 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Bochum after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Bochum manager R. Dutt and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga. Before that, Bochum had a home game versus Magdeburg which ended with a victory 4-2.

Bochum have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with 27 goals in 16 matches. Bochum have conceded 20 in these home matches.

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Union Berlin form and stats

3 wins, 9 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Union Berlin, who have the fewest conceded goals (31) in 2. Bundesliga, playing as the away team this season.

The supporters enjoyed Union Berlin's previous game versus Magdeburg, a 2. Bundesliga 3-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Darmstadt 98 wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

Union Berlin have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, 16 away games. As opposed to that, Union Berlin have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Union Berlin - Bochum 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 2 - 6 (Bochum wins - draws - Union Berlin wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

L. Hinterseer
18 goals / 5 assists
S. Andersson
12 goals / 3 assists
T. Weilandt
9 goals / 1 assists

Bochum missing players

Union Berlin missing players

Bochum Union Berlin
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played 5 16 33
11 9 1 Won 0 3 14
10 2 1 Drew 2 9 14
12 5 3 Lost 3 4 5
47 27 3 Scored 5 18 52
48 20 7 Conceded 10 20 31
85% 94% 80% Over 0.5 100% 81% 88%
70% 62% 60% Over 1.5 100% 81% 85%
61% 56% 40% Over 2.5 60% 44% 42%
42% 38% 20% Over 3.5 20% 19% 27%
21% 25% 0% Over 4.5 20% 12% 9%
55% 50% 40% BTTS 80% 69% 55%
33% 38% 40% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 42%
27% 19% 40% Failed To Score 20% 25% 15%
 
4.9 5.9 6.2 Corners For (avg) 5.8 4.7 4.9
5.2 4.7 4 Corners Against (avg) 4.4 4.7 4.5
1.8 1.3 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2.4 2.2
4 0 0 Red Cards 1 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Union Berlin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Bochum
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-03-19 2.B Bochum 1 - 0 Heidenheim
17-03-19 2.B Arminia Bielefeld 3 - 1 Bochum
30-03-19 2.B Bochum 0 - 0 Hamburger SV
05-04-19 2.B Jahn Regensburg 2 - 1 Bochum
14-04-19 2.B Bochum 3 - 2 Greuther Fürth
21-04-19 2.B Darmstadt 98 0 - 0 Bochum
28-04-19 2.B Erzgebirge Aue 3 - 2 Bochum
04-05-19 2.B Bochum 4 - 2 Magdeburg
12-05-19 2.B St. Pauli 0 - 0 Bochum
19-05-19 2.B Bochum 13:30 Union Berlin
Union Berlin
All 2. Bundesliga DFB Pokal Oberliga: Baden-Wurttemberg Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 2.B Heidenheim 2 - 1 Union Berlin
20-03-19 CF Rot-Weiß Erfurt 1 - 4 Union Berlin
30-03-19 2.B Union Berlin 1 - 3 Paderborn
07-04-19 2.B Dynamo Dresden 0 - 0 Union Berlin
12-04-19 2.B Union Berlin 2 - 2 Jahn Regensburg
20-04-19 2.B Greuther Fürth 1 - 1 Union Berlin
28-04-19 2.B Union Berlin 2 - 0 Hamburger SV
05-05-19 2.B Darmstadt 98 2 - 1 Union Berlin
12-05-19 2.B Union Berlin 3 - 0 Magdeburg
19-05-19 2.B Bochum 13:30 Union Berlin

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Köln 33 19 5 9 83 46 17 9 3 5 49 26 16 10 2 4 34 20 37 62
2 Paderborn 33 16 9 8 75 47 17 10 6 1 50 23 16 6 3 7 25 24 28 57
3 Union Berlin 33 14 14 5 52 31 17 11 5 1 34 11 16 3 9 4 18 20 21 56
4 Hamburger SV 33 15 8 10 42 42 16 7 4 5 18 22 17 8 4 5 24 20 0 53
5 Heidenheim 33 14 10 9 51 43 16 8 3 5 28 22 17 6 7 4 23 21 8 52
6 Holstein Kiel 33 13 10 10 60 50 17 8 5 4 33 23 16 5 5 6 27 27 10 49
7 St. Pauli 33 14 7 12 45 51 17 8 5 4 28 23 16 6 2 8 17 28 -6 49
8 Jahn Regensburg 33 12 12 9 53 52 16 6 5 5 17 21 17 6 7 4 36 31 1 48
9 Arminia Bielefeld 33 12 10 11 51 50 16 7 2 7 26 25 17 5 8 4 25 25 1 46
10 Bochum 33 11 10 12 47 48 16 9 2 5 27 20 17 2 8 7 20 28 -1 43
11 Darmstadt 98 33 12 7 14 44 53 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 4 3 10 20 36 -9 43
12 Erzgebirge Aue 33 11 7 15 43 46 17 6 5 6 20 22 16 5 2 9 23 24 -3 40
13 Dynamo Dresden 33 10 9 14 38 47 16 6 5 5 23 18 17 4 4 9 15 29 -9 39
14 Greuther Fürth 33 9 12 12 35 55 16 5 8 3 21 23 17 4 4 9 14 32 -20 39
15 Sandhausen 33 9 10 14 43 50 17 5 6 6 22 21 16 4 4 8 21 29 -7 37
16 Ingolstadt 33 9 8 16 41 51 17 4 5 8 20 22 16 5 3 8 21 29 -10 35
17 Magdeburg 33 6 12 15 34 52 16 2 9 5 15 18 17 4 3 10 19 34 -18 30
18 MSV Duisburg 33 6 10 17 39 62 17 3 3 11 25 39 16 3 7 6 14 23 -23 28

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