Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach are looking to make a push for a top half finish as they clash in a Friday night German Bundesliga fixture. This fixture often serves up high scoring encounters and Friday’s clash should be no different with Bochum likely to have the home advantage here.
Bochum are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt in their previous Bundesliga fixture. They failed to build on an early lead from Sebastian Polter and were pegged back with two quick-fire goals just after the restart.
Bochum have been inconsistent this season and sit just outside the top 10. Thomas Reis’ men are just two points off the top half after claiming just one win from their last four Bundesliga matches.
One positive for Bochum is their fine record at home where they have suffered just two defeats in their last 10 matches. They have claimed six wins in that run, including a 4-2 victory over Champions Bayern Munich while also seeing off Greuther Furth 2-1 in their previous home fixture.
Borussia Monchengladbach claimed a 2-0 home victory over Hertha Berlin last time out to end a run of three matches without a win. Alassane Plea opened the scoring from the spot midway through the first half while Matthias Gunter added the second after the restart.
Monchengladbach have also had an erratic campaign this season and like Bochum, are currently in the bottom half of the table. Sitting just four points off the top 10, they still have hopes of breaking into the top half of the table but need to find some consistency soon.
The problem for Monchengladbach is they travel to Bochum with a poor record on their travels having failed to win in their last four away matches across all competitions. Adi Hutter’s men have suffered three defeats in that run, including a 6-0 hammering at Dortmund while they were also beaten 3-2 by Stuttgart in their previous away fixture.
How the bookies view it
Despite their struggles on the road, Borussia Monchengladbach still have the edge among the bookies at 13/10 with Betfred. A win for Bochum is valued at 28/13 with SBK, who are also offering odds of 13/5 for a draw.
Recent head to head
Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach have claimed three wins each and one draw from their last seven meetings. Monchengladbach earned a 2-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in October.
Players to watch
Bochum have multiple attacking threats but Gerrit Holtman is usually the most lively with his pace and movement troubling opposition defenders. The attacker has two goals in his last four home matches and is priced at 15/4 with bet365 to find the net on Friday.
Similarly Alassane Plea is usually the go-to-man for Monchengladbach and was on target in the win over Hertha Berlin. The striker has now scored in his last two matches and is priced at 2/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet on Friday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Bochum and Monchengladbach prefer an open style of play and often produce over 3.5 goals which is priced at 2/1 with BetVictor. Over 2.5 goals was recorded in the reverse fixture and a similar outcome is priced at 11/14 by SBK.
Bochum opened the scoring in their last fixture and given Monchengladbach’s struggles on their recent travels, could be backed grab the first goal on Friday at 6/5 with bet365.
This German Bundesliga match between Bochum and Borussia Monchengladbach will be played on Mar 18, 2022 and kick off at 19:30. Check below for our tipsters best Bochum vs Borussia Monchengladbach prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
