Freiburg vs Bochum Prediction and Betting Tips | September 14th 2024
The German Bundesliga returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Freiburg and Bochum lock horns at the Europa-Park Stadion on Saturday. Julian Schuster’s men have won their last six games against the visitors and will head into the weekend looking to extend this impressive two-year run.
Freiburg turned in a five-star display during the international break as they thrashed Swiss outfit Basel 6-0 in a friendly at the Europa-Park Stadion on September 6.
The Breisgau-Brasilianer now turn their attention to the Bundesliga, where they kicked off the season with a 3-1 home victory over Stuttgart on August 24, one week before crashing back down to earth in a 2-0 loss against Bayern Munich.
Head coach Schuster will hope the win over Basel can serve as a springboard for a fine run of form as Freiburg look to secure just their second win in eight league matches since mid-April.
Bochum, on the other hand, picked up a morale-boosting result during the international break as they beat RW Essen 3-1 in a friendly on September 5.
Peter Zeidler’s men had suffered three defeats to start the season, falling to a shock 1-0 loss against Regensburg in the DFB Pokal first round on August 18 before losing to Leipzig and Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
Next up for Bochum is the stern challenge of taking on an opposing side who have picked up six wins in their six meetings since March 2022.
Freiburg vs Bochum Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- With 11 wins from the last 20 meetings between the sides, Freiburg boast a superior record in the history of this fixture.
- Bochum have picked up six wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on three occasions.
- Freiburg are on a run of six consecutive victories against the Breisgau-Brasilianer, scoring 12 goals and keeping three clean sheets since a 2-1 loss in November 2021.
- Bochum have lost all but one of their last six Bundesliga matches, with their penalty-shootout victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf in May’s playoff final being the exception.
- Freiburg have won just one of their last seven games in the league while losing three and picking up three draws since April.
Freiburg vs Bochum Prediction
Buoyed by their emphatic victory over Basel, Freiburg will head into the weekend with renewed confidence as they look to secure their second win of the new league campaign.
Having stumbled into the new season, Bochum will be aiming to find their feet here, but we fancy Schuster’s men to extend their dominance in this fixture.
Prediction: Freiburg 3-1 Bochum
Freiburg vs Bochum Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Freiburg to win
Tip 2: First to score - Freiburg (The hosts have opened the scoring in six of their last seven games against Bochum)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - Yes (There have also been at least five bookings in four of the last five clashes between the two teams)