Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum

Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-0

Best Odds: 5/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Bochum will lock horns with each other in the Bundesliga this week. The match between Xabi Alonso’s side and Dieter Hecking’s team will be held at the BayArena and is scheduled to kick off at 7:30pm UK time on Friday.

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer Leverkusen did an extremely great job last season when they won the Bundesliga. Not only did Xabi Alonso’s side managed to break Bayern Munich’s stranglehold on the title, but Die Werkself also became the champions of Germany without losing a single game.

Things are not as rosy at the moment, but just two wins in their last five Bundesliga matches for Bayer has opened the door for Bayer. Alonso’s side are now second in the league table with 56 points from 26 matches, just six points behind leaders Bayern.

Bayer will head into the Bundesliga match against VfL Bochum at the BayArena this week on the back of a 4-3 victory over VfB Stuttgart away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 defeat to Bayern at home in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie, which followed a 2-0 loss to Werder Bremen in front of their fans in the Bundesliga.

Team News:

Bayer Leverkusen are likely to line up in a 4-4-1-1 formation. Lukas Hradecky will be in goal for the home team. Nordi Mukiele, Jonathan Tah, Robert Andrich and Piero Hincapie will. be the four defenders. Jeremie Frimpong, Granit Xhaka, Aleix Garcia and Alejandro Grimaldo will be the four midfielders. Exequiel Palacios will be deployed in attacking midfield. Patrik Schick will lead the line for Bayer

VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum are a modest club in the German top flight who almost got relegated at the end of last season. Die Unabsteigbaren ended up 16th in the Bundesliga table in the 2024-25 campaign, and they will hope to fare much better this time around.

Dieter Hecking’s side are eighth in the Bundesliga table at the moment with 38 points from 26 games. Wolfsburg are only four points off the European places and are seven points behind fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt, who occupy the fourth and final UEFA Champions League spot in the standings.

VfL Bochum will head into the Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen away from home at the BayArena on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in front of their fans. It came after a shock 3-2 victory over league leaders Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena which followed a 1-0 loss at the hands of Hoffenheim at the Volkswagen Arena.

Team News:

VfL Bochum are likely to line up in a 4-4-2 formation against Bayer Leverkusen. Timo Horn will be in goal for the visiting team. Tim Oermann, Ivan Ordets, Jakov Medic and Maximilian Wittek will be the four defenders. Felix Passlack, Matus Bero, Ibrahima Sissoko and Tom Krauss will be the four midfielders. Philipp Hofmann and Georgios Masouras will be the two centre-forwards.

Key Factors to Consider

• Bayer Leverkusen have lost just 2 Bundesliga matches all season
• Bayer Leverkusen have scored 59 goals and conceded 33 goals in 26 Bundesliga matches this season.
• Patrik Schick has scored 17 goals in 23 Bundesliga matches for Bayer Leverkusen so far this season.
• VfL Bochum have just 4 Bundesliga games so far this campaign.
• VfL Bochum have conceded 53 goals in 26 Bundesliga games so far this campaign.

Conclusion

VfL Bochum have been one of the worst teams in the Bundesliga this season, while Bayer Leverkusen are one of the best and are also the defending German champions. It is hard to see anything but a comprehensive win for Xabi Alonso’s side in this particular Bundesliga match, especially as they are at home.

Prediction: Bayer Leverkusen to win 2-0

Best Odds: 5/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet