Bochum vs Hoffenheim prediction 26.04.2024

• Date: 26.04.2024
• Competition: Bundesliga
• KO: 19:30 UTC +1 / 20:30 CEST
• Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (Bochum)

Bochum face a crucial fixture in the fight to avoid Bundesliga relegation when they take on Hoffenheim at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Friday. 

Bochum vs Hoffenheim Betting Tips: BTTS / Over 2.5

Now winless in eight league matches, Bochum come into Friday's crucial home fixture knowing the importance of the contest. Currently 16th in the division with just four games left to play, the hosts find themselves in the relegation play-off position.

With only two points picked up since a famous 3:2 win against dethroned champions Bayern Munich in February, Die Unabsteigbaren sit with 27 points through 30 games - deadlocked with Mainz who boast a superior goal difference and H2H record. 

Hoffenheim come into this fixture in typically inconsistent form. The visitors have won four but lost five of their nine most recent Bundesliga matches. Pellegrino Matarazzo´s usually entertaining side scored a remarkable 4:3 win against Monchengladbach in their last league outing having lost four of their five previous league contests. 

Despite their indifferent form, the Sinsheim-based side sit ninth in the division and are safe from the threat of relegation coming into the final weeks of the season.

While it's tough to pick a winner on Friday, with both teams showing little consistency this season, goals HAVE to be expected in this fixture. Bochum have seen BTTS in all but two of 15 home fixtures played this season while Hoffenheim remain one of the best BTTS bankers in Europe. Die Kraichgauer have seen BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored in eight of their last ten away league fixtures.

Indeed both sides are very reliable in this market. Bochum have seen both teams scoring in 66% of all league games played this season while Hoffenheim have seen the same outcome in a remarkable 87% of their Bundesliga fixtures this season. 

Adding further weight to our selections, each of the last four meetings between these sides saw BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored with an average of 4.75 goals scored in those fixtures.

With that in mind, I´m hugely confident we will see BTTS and over 2.5 goals scored at the  Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Friday.