Borussia Dortmund vs Bochum Prediction & Picks - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 9/25/24, 2:30 PM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 9/26/24 at 4:00 AM in Bundesliga Picks

Borussia Dortmund will remember this autumnal day for a long time to come, as Nuri Sahin's team suffered a real rout at Stuttgart (5-1) on Matchday 4 of the Bundesliga. The 2024 Champions League finalists have suffered their first defeat of the season, despite having won 2 matches against Heidenheim (4-2) at Signal Iduna Park and Club Brugge (0-3) on Matchday 1 in the UEFA Champions League, thanks to a brace from Gittens and a goal from Guirassy. BVB 09, now down to 8th in the Bundesliga, must bounce back this Friday against a Bochum team only 16th (out of 18) in the overall standings.

Bochum are currently in the play-off position after just over a month of tough competition. After being knocked out of the German Cup in Regensburg on August 18, Bochum ended a run of 3 consecutive defeats to Leipzig (1-0), Borussia M'Gladbach (0-2) and Freiburg (2-1) with a draw - their first league point - against bottom-placed Holstein Kiel (2-2). The team-mates of Boadu (1 goal) can look back on this last matchday with a great deal of regret, as the red lanterns drew level late on with an 89th-minute strike from Machino.