Dortmund's Dutch forward Donyell Malen (L) celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal with Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham during the German first division Bundesliga football match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in Dortmund, western Germany, on April 22, 2023. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)Football Predictions
Borussia Dortmund will be travelling to Bochum on Friday looking to consolidate their lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
Although this isn’t quite Schalke vs Dortmund, it is a local rivalry and Bochum will be looking not only for the bragging rights but points to ensure that they maintain their Bundesliga status owing to the fact that they are just three points above the relegation zone.
H2H / Stats
A look at their previous head-to-head matches reveals that Bochum won 6 matches in this tie to Borussia Dortmund’s 12 with 8 matches ending in draws.
Recent Meetings:
8/2/23: Bochum 1-2 Dortmund
5/11/22: Dortmund 3-0 Bochum
30/4/22: Dortmund 3-4 Bochum
11/12/21: Bochum 1-1 Dortmund
17/7/21: Dortmund 1-3 Bochum
28/8/20: Dortmund 1-3 Bochum
Team news
Hosts Bochum might drop Jordi Osei-Tutu to the bench, with Cristian Gamboa likely to be his replacement. Keven Schlotterbeck and Marko Johansson remain in the recovery room while Philipp Forster is a major doubt for the Friday tie.
For Dortmund, Donyell Malen should keep his place in the starting XI after scoring a brace against Frankfurt in their last game, while Niclas Sule is likely to replace Nico Schlotterbeck in the back four. All Meunier, Duranville, and Morey remain in the recovery room.
Probable Line Ups
Bochum XI: Riemann – Gamboa, Ordets, Masovic, Soares – Losilla (c), Osterhage – Asano, Stöger, Antwi-Adjei – Hofmann
Dortmund XI: Kobel – Ryerson, Süle, Hummels (c), Guerreiro – Bellingham, Can, Brandt – Malen, Haller, Adeyemi
Verdict
Both teams have different aims at this stage of the season. While Dortmund is fighting to end Bayern Munich’s dominance in the Bundesliga, Bochum wants to survive and hold the league leaders will be welcomed towards achieving their dreams.
Dortmund might be a powerful team on paper but Bochum has proved previously that they won’t roll on the carpet for the close-town rivals and would do anything to disarray their title plans. While it’s a derby of a sort and the result might be unpredictable, we can assure you that goals will be in plenty if the previous meetings are something to be taken into consideration.
Verdict: Over 2.5 Goals
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Anytime goal scorers
Philipp Hofmann
Bochum might not be having the season they had hoped for but with eight goals and one assist, Hofmann has been their main guy this season. He will need to be at his best if his team is to get a result but apart from him Dortmund must be wary of Kevin Stoger who has provided four goals and one assist and scored in the reverse fixture of this tie.
Julian Brandt
In the absence of Sebastien Haller, Brandt is the current leading scorer for Dortmund. He has eight goals (on 30 shots, 2.1 per game) and five assists and would feel that the golden boot is still within reach as Niclas Fullkrug has only bagged 16 goals the entire season.
The other player to watch on the Dortmund side is Raphael Guerreiro who has three goals and 12 assists from defence.
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