Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 12/05/2024, 05:09  by Daniel Ngulu in Bundesliga Predictions

Fresh from securing their place in the Europa League final, Bayer Leverkusen will be on the road to Bochum in the Bundesliga. Going into this Sunday encounter, Leverkusen will aim to keep their unbeaten run intact, while Bochum are three points away from safety. The last few results have been positive for Bochum in respect to their push for survival. They come into this game placed 14th with 33 points, four above the relegation playoff position. The hosts had close shaves in their last two matches, just managing to hold on for crucial wins. In their most recent outing, they raced to a 3-0 lead after 37 minutes but could only beat Union Berlin 4-3. Earlier, they also went close to throwing away a 3-0 lead, eventually beating Hoffenheim 3-2. Six times in their last seven matches, Bochum conceded in the final 20 minutes. That will be a damning stat considering Leverkusen’s affinity for late goals this season. It will also bother them that in the last 14 matches, they didn't manage a clean sheet. However, they only failed to score in two of those 14 matches.

Bayer Leverkusen are having a great season. They’ve already bagged the Bundesliga title and could add two more to it in the coming weeks. Right ahead of their away match to Bochum, they sealed a place in the Europa League final courtesy of a 4-2 aggregate win over Roma. Once again, the German champions left it late to keep their unbeaten run going, rising from 2-0 down to 2-2 on Thursday. With that result, they set a new record of consecutive unbeaten matches in a season, having gone undefeated in 49 games. With nothing much to play for here, Leverkusen will only be focused on making it 50 unbeaten games. In their current form, they should be able to do that. However, as we expect their top players to be rested, it may not get to 4-0 as was the case in the reverse fixture. The visitors have also shown a bit of frailty in defence lately, keeping just one clean sheet in the last six games. Meanwhile, all season, Bayer Leverkusen failed to score in just one of their 49 matches.