Bochum vs Monchengladbach - Predictions, Odds & Betting tips 18/03/2022, Team News and Lineups

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Two teams looking to break into the top half of the Bundesliga table go head-to-head on Friday night, with Bochum hosting Monchengladbach at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

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Bookmaker Ratings prediction one: Draw No Bet – Bochum – 2.10

Bookmaker Ratings prediction two: Team Goals – Bochum to Score Over 1.5 Goals – 2.30

Bochum Draw No Bet

With the insurance that ‘Draw No Bet’ provides, the hosts look an excellent bet on Friday night. There’s not much between the pair in the table, so it would be easy to assume this will be quite an even contest, and it may turn out that way, though Bochum have been much better at home than the visitors have on the road, so much so that they deserve more respect in the betting.

At home, Bochum 1.85 points per game, while Gladbach have collected just 0.65 points on average away from home. Additionally, the hosts have a modest yet respectable average expected goal difference of +0.12 at home, compared to that of -0.38 averaged by the visitors on their travels. A goal difference of +7 at home is also far superior to one of -13 on the road.

Bochum to Score Over 1.5 Goals

Over 1.5 Bochum Goals at the current odds is a bet that’s not to be missed. The hosts aren’t the biggest scorers but they do their best work at home, scoring two or more in three of their last four at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, while they tend to thrive against attacking teams, and it’s hard to envisage Gladbach taking the defensive route, that’s for sure. Moreover, the visitors have leaked plenty of goals in recent times, conceding two or more in four of their last five, as well as six of their last eight.

Preliminary review and match prediction for Bochum vs Monchengladbach

Despite what was an ideal start, with Sebastian Polter giving them an early lead, a lead they held at half-time, things didn’t go to plan for Bochum last weekend, as they lost away at Frankfurt. They certainly weren’t battered, nor outplayed really, though manager Thomas Reis will still have been disappointed with his teams’ inability to return home with a point.

Fortunately, the Bochum boys have reason to be upbeat ahead of this home fixture. For one thing, their form at home has been reasonably solid. Friday’s hosts have lost just one of their last five at home, while they’re unbeaten this season when playing bottom-half teams at home, and despite their desires, right now, Gladbach are very much a bottom-half outfit.

For Gladbach, there was finally something to cheer about last weekend, as they got the better of a struggling Hertha side, winning by two goals to nil. When they needed it most, Adi Hutter’s men gave themselves a boost, though they shouldn’t get carried away, as beating a Hertha Berlin side that looks destined for the drop isn’t exactly something to shout about.

There’s still the small matter of poor away form for the visitors to face. Friday’s travellers have won just one of their last nine away games in the league, while they’ve lost each of their last two in relatively weak fashion, conceding nine goals in the process. Yes, the hosts are only two points above them in the table, but that doesn’t mean that Hutter’s men have the right to be confident ahead of this fixture, as there is quite a difference between what Bochum have done at home and what Gladbach have produced on the road.

Quick Rich

If you want to take more of a risk for a greater return then don’t be put off the straight home win, which at odds of 21/10 represents a chunk of value. As touched on above, most of what the Bochum boys have produced at home surpasses the achievements of Gladbach away from home.

Bochum vs Monchengladbach Team News

Christian Gamboa returns for the hosts, though Simon Zoller is expected to remain out. Maxim Leitsch should be back following sickness. Jonas Hofmann is out, though Ramy Bensebaini returns from suspension.

Starting Line-ups

Bochum: Riemann, Soares, Leitsch, Bella-Kotchap, Masovic, Lowen, Losilla, Rexhbecaj, Antwi-Adjei, Polter, Holtmann.

Monchengladbach: Sommer, Ginter, Elvedi, Beyer, Scally, Neuhaus, Kone, Stindl, Plea, Embolo, Thuram.

Highlighted Player

Sebastian Polter

Following his goal last weekend, Sebastian Polter has hit the net eight times for Bochum this season, and he continues to make the difference for the hosts. Averaging 0.35 expected goals per 90 minutes, plus 0.52 goals and assists, the German forward should have a big say here too.