Soccer match preview: Home fans with big optimism before Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfL Bochum 1848

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: BayArena (30210 seats)

The standings shows that 5 points split the two duelists in this Bundesliga game. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Bundesliga
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga

Both teams have had ample time to rest since their previous competitive action. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats

The Bundesliga results at home this season for Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 2-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). Leverkusen are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at BayArena, having lost their two previous games here.

Leverkusen drew their last game, 1-1 away at Hertha BSC (placed 13th). Kerem Demirbay (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Demirbay hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Real Betis.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Leverkusen home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Leverkusen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at BayArena with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (11 from 5 played).

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VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for VfL Bochum 1848 so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-5 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Bochum's previous game versus TSG Hoffenheim (placed 10th), a Bundesliga 2-0 win played at home. Danilo Soares, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.05. Soares won 8 of 12 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach's place.

You'll want to know how VfL Bochum 1848 managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

Bochum are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 6 away games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that VfL Bochum 1848 concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Leverkusen won five games, two matches ended with a tie and VfL Bochum 1848 have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Bayer 04 LeverkusenP. Schick
P. Schick
8 goals
Bayer 04 LeverkusenF. Wirtz
F. Wirtz
4 goals
LeverkusenM. Diaby
M. Diaby
4 goals

Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players

VfL Bochum 1848 missing players

Bayer 04 Leverkusen VfL Bochum 1848
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 3 6 11
5 2 2 Won W 0 1 4
3 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 3 0 Lost L 3 5 6
24 9 5 Scored S 0 3 10
17 11 0 Conceded C 11 15 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
91% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 73%
64% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 45%
64% 60% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 18%
27% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 9%
64% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 27%
27% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 45%
9% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 36%
 
5.7 6.2 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 2.7 3.5
3.5 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 4.5
2.5 3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.6 12.6 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 9.3 11.5
5.5 5.4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2.2 3.3
40% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 28%
 
14.5 15 12 Shots against (avg) S A 18.7 17.8 14.9
5.5 7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 10 7.5 5.4
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have scored more than double the goals of VfL Bochum 1848.
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen have the most conceded goals (11) at home in Bundesliga
  • Bayer 04 Leverkusen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 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 Bayern München 11 9 1 1 40 11 6 5 0 1 22 5 5 4 1 0 18 6 29 28
2 Borussia Dortmund 11 8 0 3 28 17 6 6 0 0 19 8 5 2 0 3 9 9 11 24
3 Freiburg 11 6 4 1 18 9 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 8 5 9 22
4 Wolfsburg 11 6 1 4 12 12 6 3 1 2 5 6 5 3 0 2 7 6 0 19
5 RB Leipzig 11 5 3 3 23 11 6 5 0 1 20 6 5 0 3 2 3 5 12 18
6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 5 3 3 24 17 5 2 0 3 9 11 6 3 3 0 15 6 7 18
7 Mainz 05 11 5 2 4 15 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 5 2 0 3 5 7 4 17
8 FC Union Berlin 11 4 5 2 17 17 6 3 2 1 8 7 5 1 3 1 9 10 0 17
9 Borussia Mönchengladbach 11 4 3 4 13 14 5 3 2 0 8 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -1 15
10 TSG Hoffenheim 11 4 2 5 19 17 5 3 1 1 12 5 6 1 1 4 7 12 2 14
11 Köln 11 3 5 3 17 20 6 3 3 0 13 8 5 0 2 3 4 12 -3 14
12 VfL Bochum 1848 11 4 1 6 10 18 5 3 1 1 7 3 6 1 0 5 3 15 -8 13
13 Hertha BSC 11 4 1 6 12 24 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 2 0 4 6 18 -12 13
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 11 2 6 3 12 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 6 2 2 2 8 11 -4 12
15 Stuttgart 11 2 4 5 15 20 6 2 1 3 12 10 5 0 3 2 3 10 -5 10
16 Augsburg 11 2 3 6 9 20 5 2 1 2 7 10 6 0 2 4 2 10 -11 9
17 Arminia Bielefeld 11 1 5 5 7 16 6 0 3 3 3 10 5 1 2 2 4 6 -9 8
18 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 11 0 1 10 8 29 5 0 1 4 3 9 6 0 0 6 5 20 -21 1

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