On Saturday afternoon, Bochum will look to move away from the Bundesliga relegation zone as they host Hoffenheim at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
Bochum have had mixed fortunes since their promotion back to the Bundesliga last season. Thomas Reis’ team are currently just a point clear of the relegation play-off spot but are five ahead of the automatic relegation berths.
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The home team have shown major signs of progress in recent weeks as back-to-back league wins over Greuther Furth and Eintracht Frankfurt showed.
However, last time out they suffered a 2-1 defeat at Monchengladbach. Everybody associated with the club will be hoping that the defeat doesn’t end what was some good momentum.
Bochum’s home record since their return to the Bundesliga has been inconsistent, as they have won two, lost one and drawn one of their home matches in the German top-flight. Back-to-back clean sheets on home soil in the Bundesliga is certainly a positive though for Reis’ team.
Hoffenheim have been highly unpredictable this season and fans never know what they are going to get with Sebastian Hoeness’ side.
Despite their recent inconsistency in the German top-flight, the side from Sinsheim are just two points outside the Bundesliga’s top-six.
Last time out, Hoffenheim recorded a 2-0 home win over Hertha Berlin. It was their third win in five league games, although they suffered defeat in the other two outings, illustrating their inconsistency.
Hoffenheim have a poor recent away record in the German top-flight, with all their recent positives coming away from home.
A 4-0 hammering at champions Bayern Munich in their last away game in the Bundesliga means that the visitors have failed to win in four league matches on their travels, having suffered three defeats.
Forebet predicts that Bochum will record a potentially vital victory in a high-scoring encounter to move away from the danger zone and continue the visitor’s recent indifferent form.