The final fixture of the weekend in the German Bundesliga sees Bayern München travel to the Vonovia Ruhrstadion to take on VfL Bochum.
The hosts begin the weekend one place off the bottom of the table with 0 points while the visitors are already taking command and sit top of the table with 6 points to their name.
How good is it to see @SiZolli back in the @Bundesliga_EN goals!? 🤩 😎#Zoller #TSGBOC pic.twitter.com/usSLaLs36r— VfL Bochum 1848 (@VfLBochum1848EN) August 17, 2022
How good is it to see @SiZolli back in the @Bundesliga_EN goals!? 🤩 😎#Zoller #TSGBOC pic.twitter.com/usSLaLs36r
VfL Bochum come into the game on the back of a 3-2 loss at 1899 Hoffenheim last weekend in the Bundesliga. VfL Bochum took an early lead in the game and were 2-0 up after only 13 minutes.
Unfortunately, things went downhill from there and having conceded 2 goals in the first half, VfL Bochum conceded the decisive goal in the 88th minute.
That result means VfL Bochum have lost both Bundesliga fixtures this season having gone down 2-1 at home to Mainz on the opening weekend. With the score 1-1 at half time, Mainz netted the winning goal with 13 minutes of the match remaining.
Trends show VfL Bochum are on a losing streak of 3 straight matches in the Bundesliga. They have recorded only 1 win from their last 5 home league games.
There have been over 2.5 goals in VfL Bochum's last 6 fixtures in all competitions, including their 2 most recent home Bundesliga matches. VfL Bochum have conceded 2 or more goals in 3 of their last 5 Bundesliga games on home soil.
Bayern München make the trip to the Vonovia Ruhrstadion having previously beat Wolfsburg 2-0 at home in the Bundesliga. The hosts were forced to wait until the 33rd minute to open the scoring but added a second goal 10 minutes later to take control of the game.
That was the second successive victory in the Bundesliga this season for Bayern München following their comprehensive 6-1 win at the Europa League winners of last season, Eintracht Frankfurt.
In a devastating first half display, Bayern München scored 5 goals without reply and could afford to take their foot off the pedal in the second half, with the 3 points in the bag.
Trends show Bayern München have not lost in 27 of their last 31 matches in all competitions. Away form in the Bundesliga shows only 2 defeats from their last 12 league games on the road. Both teams have scored in 5 of Bayern München’s last 6 away league matches.
Team news and VfL Bochum are without the injured quartet of Christopher Antwi-Adjej, Gerrit Holtmann, Jannes-Kilian Horn, and Danilo Soares. There are also doubts over the fitness of Konstantinos Stafylidis and Jacek Goralski.
Bayern München will be without Serge Gnabry, Leon Goretzka, and Eric Choupo-Moting, with all three players expected back in September.
Bayern München are aiming to dominate the Bundesliga again this season and should have little trouble winning this match. We expect to see both teams score but Bayern München could easily score 4 or 5 goals on their way to victory.