VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Bundesliga match on January 18th, 2025

VfL Bochum 1848 will be playing against RB Leipzig in a Bundesliga football match scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 18th, 2025, at 14:30h (UTC), in Germany, check the VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig will occur

The game takes place in the small Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium, in the city of Bochum, with a capacity for 27559 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Bundesliga has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 3.29 goals per game, which is very close to the 3.22 goals per game of the last championship.

VfL Bochum 1848 last match

VfL Bochum 1848 come from a defeat in the last match. The game against FSV Mainz 05, valid for the Bundesliga, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by D. Hecking lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 indicated as much.

This was certainly not the best performance of the season for the defense. Ivan Ordets leads the departmental disaster: with his late interventions and bad passes he allowed many chances to the opposing team's attacks.

RB Leipzig last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Bundesliga, RB Leipzig, who used a 3-4-2-1 formation, faced the Werder Bremen team with a final score of 4-2.

This positive result confirmed their favoritism before the game, which had odds of 1.85.

VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig h2h

The last time these teams battled against each other in Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 ranked 10th place while RB Leipzig was in 4th place. VfL Bochum 1848 took to the field with a 4-3-1-2 tactic, while RB Leipzig deployed in a 4-2-2-2 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 24-08-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Bundesliga, and the match ended with a 1-0 win for RB Leipzig.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

VfL Bochum 1848

Bundesliga leaderboard now

With 6 points won, VfL Bochum 1848 is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 1 win against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 18th round, Holstein Kiel, that is in the 17th place, has a small advantage of 5 points.

VfL Bochum 1848 analysis

At the end of matchday 17 we see that VfL Bochum 1848 conceded more goals than they scored, with 37 goals conceded and 13 scored.

The VfL Bochum 1848 team comes from a defeat in the Bundesliga, and its coach Dieter Hecking wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

VfL Bochum 1848 seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

his average possession rate in the league is 41.56%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match VfL Bochum 1848 vs RB Leipzig 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Best goalscorer from VfL Bochum 1848

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Matúš Bero has held that position so far in the competition. Serving VfL Bochum 1848 with 3 goals this season, the Midfielder has been a key player in winning triumphs.

RB Leipzig

Bundesliga leaderboard now

The RB Leipzig team with 30 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League, with a campaign of 9 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses.

With the same score that the Eintracht Frankfurt who occupies position 3, the team will fight for a best position in this 18th round.

RB Leipzig analysis

After 17 rounds, RB Leipzig has a positive goal difference, with 28 goals scored and only 22 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

As we approach the Regular Season, RB Leipzig is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.88 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Bundesliga.

Best goalscorer from RB Leipzig

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Benjamin Šeško so far in the competition. With 7 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team RB Leipzig to achieve victorious results this season.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of VfL Bochum 1848 is Matúš Bero, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of RB Leipzig is Benjamin Šeško, he has scored in 7 opportunities.

RB Leipzig has conceded 13 away goals in 8 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that RB Leipzig will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-0, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by VfL Bochum 1848 0.86 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team RB Leipzig 1.63 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.38.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 4 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.47 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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