VfL Bochum 1848
Football Germany - 2. Bundesliga Vonovia Ruhrstadion Sat 7 Mar 14:30
FC Kaiserslautern
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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

2. Bundesliga Betting Preview: Bochum vs Kaiserslautern

Bochum host Kaiserslautern at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, with kick-off set for 14:30 on Saturday 7 March.

Bochum Stand Out as a Great Bet

We’re confident in the chances of Bochum when they clash with Kaiserslautern, with our selection appealing on the Full-Time Result market. Take the odds of -104 that the favourites claim a victory.

FCK 3-2 Winners in Most Recent H2H

Bochum were defeated in their last game. Away from home, they suffered a 2-1 loss against Fortuna Dusseldorf at Merkur Spiel-Arena. Uwe Roesler's team had 45% possession and three shots on target, with Farid Alfa-Ruprecht getting the goal.

Kaiserslautern lost when last in action. In a home game at Fritz Walter Stadion, they were beaten 2-1 by Paderborn. The Red Devils had 48% of possession and two shots on goal, with Kenny Prince Redondo on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Kaiserslautern overcame Bochum at home when the teams last played. It was a 3-2 scoreline at Fritz Walter Stadion.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 Kaiserslautern logo Kaiserslautern 34 16 4 14 52 47 5 52:47 52
9 Bochum logo Bochum 34 11 11 12 49 47 2 49:47 44
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Bochum – Last 10 League Games

Bochum have 2 wins, 1 loss and 7 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 9.0 attempts and 4.8 shots on goal. The Undescendables have averaged 44.5% possession and 3.5 corners per game, conceding 1.0 goals and 5.6 corners from 9.5 attempts and 5.1 shots on goal.

Players to Watch

Top scorer Francis Onyeka has found the net 4 times, with Philipp Hofmann and Koji Miyoshi getting 3 and 2 respectively. Gerrit Holtmann is the top assists maker with 2.

Kaiserslautern – Last 10 League Games

Lautern have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, averaging 3.4 shots on goal, 7.2 attempts and 1.6 goals. The Rhineland-Palatinate outfit average 41.9% possession, 3.9 corners awarded and 5.5 corners against, while 1.8 goals have been conceded from 11.0 attempts and 5.4 shots on goal.

Players to Watch

Marlon Ritter is the leading goalscorer with 4, Ivan Prtajin has 3, with Semih Sahin and Naatan Skyttae getting 2. Look no further than Naatan Skyttae for the top assist maker (3) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Bochum confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Timo Horn (GK), Oliver Olsen, Noah Loosli, Philipp Strompf, Maximilian Wittek, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Koji Miyoshi, Francis Onyeka, Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, Philipp Hofmann.

Kaiserslautern confirmed lineup (3-4-2-1): Julian Krahl (GK), Luca Sirch, Ji-Soo Kim, Leon Robinson, Paul Joly, Fabian Kunze, Marlon Ritter, Florian Kleinhansl, Naatan Skyttae, Kenny-Prince Redondo, Norman Bassette.

Bochum vs Kaiserslautern Prediction & Betting Tips

Step into Bochum vs Kaiserslautern with confidence as we bring you our main match prediction, projected scoreline, key corners betting angle, best player prop picks and a custom-built bet builder.

Match Prediction

Bochum look a great bet for this 2. Bundesliga game as we’re expecting them to win. You can get odds of -104 that the home team claim a victory and this looks like a value wager based on the latest stats and team news.

Our job is to consult the latest 2. Bundesliga team news in order to produce the best football predictions. Then we crack on with the job of analysing the stats that are going to be the most effective.

Key Bochum vs Kaiserslautern league stats:

  • Lautern have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
  • Lautern have lost 10 of their last 18 games on the road.
Bochum to Win Probability

The betting apps are estimating that there is a 51% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our experts think that the probability sits between 55-60% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Bochum Bochum logo 2 - 1 Kaiserslautern logo Kaiserslautern

We’re taking a chance on Bochum to achieve a 2-1 winning scoreline. Odds of +575 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Koji Miyoshi to Score +250 BetMGM logo

Koji Miyoshi (Bochum) has registered two goals in his past four 2. Bundesliga games. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +250 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Koji Miyoshi Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -143 BetMGM logo

The past five games featuring Kaiserslautern have seen 7.80 corners on average. Let’s go along with this betting trend and back the teams to go under the Total Corners line at a price of -143.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Bochum Logo Bochum
Total
9.10 3.50 5.60
Home
10.10 5.00 5.10
Away
12.60 5.00 7.60
Kaiserslautern Logo Kaiserslautern
Total
9.40 3.90 5.50
Home
9.30 5.40 3.90
Away
10.50 4.30 6.20
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Bochum -104
Total Goals Over 2.5 -172
Total Corners Under 10.5 -143

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Bochum vs Kaiserslautern Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Bochum Win

With a 55% chance of winning according to the latest odds, Bochum are favourites to prosper in this 2. Bundesliga encounter and they’re available at -123 with the bookies. Kaiserslautern are the underdogs at +285 which implies a lesser percentage prospect of winning.

Asian Handicap betting is popular and you can wager Bochum -0.5 at -130 should you want to go for the favourites, with Kaiserslautern +0.5 available at -109 and you will also win with the latter if it’s a draw.

For those expecting a high-scoring contest, Over 2.5 Goals is the shortest price. The Yes pick in the Both Teams to Score market is considered to be the most likely result and it’s trading at -192.

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Francis Onyeka Favourite to Find the Net First

There’s the chance to back Francis Onyeka at +450 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.

Player Goals
Francis Onyeka (Bochum)
First
+160
Anytime
+450
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Ibrahim Sissoko (Bochum)
First
+165
Anytime
+430
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Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum)
First
+205
Anytime
+525
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Ivan Prtajin (FCK)
First
+210
Anytime
+525
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Bochum Difficult to Beat on Home Soil

Stats: 2. Bundesliga matches only
Bochum are unbeaten in the last six games at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Uwe Roesler's team have four wins, four draws and two losses in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

Kaiserslautern have four defeats, three wins and three draws in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.30 goals per match and conceding 1.70.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Bochum logo Bochum Home Stats 4-4-2 2.70 1.50 1.20 4 6 5 5
Kaiserslautern logo Kaiserslautern Away Stats 3-3-4 3.00 1.30 1.70 6 4 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Head to Head
Team Stats
Bochum logo Bochum League Stats
Kaiserslautern logo Kaiserslautern League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 1 defeat and 7 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Bochum vs Kaiserslautern Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the Bochum vs Lautern team news beforehand. We’ll share both predicted and confirmed lineups for the 2. Bundesliga along with the latest injury news.

Bochum Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Kaiserslautern Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Bochum Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Timo Horn
13 Oliver Olsen 20 Noah Loosli 3 Philipp Strompf 32 Maximilian Wittek
19 Matus Bero 24 Mats Pannewig
23 Koji Miyoshi 21 Francis Onyeka 29 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
33 Philipp Hofmann
1 Julian Krahl
31 Luca Sirch 5 Ji-Soo Kim 37 Leon Robinson
26 Paul Joly 6 Fabian Kunze 7 Marlon Ritter 3 Florian Kleinhansl
15 Naatan Skyttae 11 Kenny-Prince Redondo
17 Norman Bassette

Kaiserslautern Confirmed Lineup 3-4-2-1

Bochum Substitutes

  • 4Erhan Masovic
  • 7Kevin Vogt
  • 8Kjell Waetjen
  • 11M. Kwarteng
  • 16Callum Marshall
  • 18Mikkel Rakneberg
  • 22Niclas Thiede
  • 34Cajetan Lenz
  • 39Leandro Morgalla

Kaiserslautern Substitutes

  • 2Simon Asta
  • 4Maxwell Gyamfi
  • 8Semih Sahin
  • 10Mahir Emreli
  • 13Erik Wekesser
  • 19Daniel Hanslik
  • 20Mergim Berisha
  • 40Enis Kamga
  • 43Owen Gibs

Previous Bochum Lineups

27 Feb 2. Bundesliga
F. Dusseldorf 2-1 Bochum
20 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 1-1 Nurnberg
15 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 0-0 Paderborn
06 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Preussen Munster 1-1 Bochum
31 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 2-0 Schalke 04
25 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Elversberg 1-1 Bochum

Previous Kaiserslautern Lineups

28 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Kaiserslautern 1-2 Paderborn
22 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Preussen Munster 2-3 Kaiserslautern
14 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Kaiserslautern 1-0 Greuther Furth
07 Feb 2. Bundesliga
Darmstadt 4-0 Kaiserslautern
31 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Kaiserslautern 1-3 Elversberg
25 Jan 2. Bundesliga
Schalke 04 2-2 Kaiserslautern

Injuries & Suspensions

Bochum Injury Table
Type Name Info
Maximilian Wittek Hamstring
Philipp Strompf Other
Mats Pannewig Lower leg
Marcel Sobottka Other
Mikkel Rakneberg Muscle
Romario Roesch Other
Ibrahim Sissoko Ankle
Kaiserslautern Injury Table
Type Name Info
Kenny-Prince Redondo Yellow cards
Fabian Heck Hand
Hendrick Zuck Knee
Team Squads

Bochum Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Uwe Roesler

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Timo Horn 1 G 24 2160 24 0 0 0 1 0
Maximilian Wittek 32 D 22 1905 22 0 0 3 5 0
Leandro Morgalla 39 D 23 1859 23 0 0 0 5 0
Cajetan Lenz 34 M 23 1798 21 2 2 0 8 0
Philipp Hofmann 33 F 23 1685 19 5 5 4 4 0

Kaiserslautern Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Torsten Lieberknecht

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Luca Sirch 31 D 24 2134 24 0 1 3 3 0
Julian Krahl 1 G 23 2070 23 0 0 0 1 0
Fabian Kunze 6 M 22 1855 21 1 0 1 11 0
Mika Haas 22 D 22 1740 21 1 2 1 5 0
Semih Sahin 8 M 24 1722 21 3 2 3 2 0
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2. Bundesliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 34 21 7 6 50:31 70
2 Elversberg 34 18 8 8 64:39 62
3 Paderborn 34 18 8 8 59:45 62
4 Hannover 96 34 16 12 6 60:44 60
5 Darmstadt 34 13 13 8 57:45 52
6 Kaiserslautern 34 16 4 14 52:47 52
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 9 11 47:44 51
8 Nurnberg 34 12 10 12 47:45 46
9 Bochum 34 11 11 12 49:47 44
10 Karlsruher 34 12 8 14 53:64 44
11 D. Dresden 34 11 8 15 54:53 41
12 Holstein Kiel 34 11 8 15 44:48 41
13 A. Bielefeld 34 10 9 15 53:51 39
14 Magdeburg 34 12 3 19 52:58 39
15 Braunschweig 34 10 7 17 36:54 37
16 Greuther Furth 34 10 7 17 49:68 37
17 F. Dusseldorf 34 11 4 19 33:53 37
18 Preussen Munster 34 6 12 16 38:61 30
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 17 13 3 1 29:14 42
2 Elversberg 17 11 4 2 35:14 37
3 Darmstadt 17 10 5 2 32:17 35
4 Kaiserslautern 17 11 1 5 35:19 34
5 Paderborn 17 10 3 4 35:27 33
6 Nurnberg 17 9 4 4 27:17 31
7 Karlsruher 17 9 3 5 34:29 30
8 Bochum 17 8 5 4 30:21 29
9 Hannover 96 17 7 6 4 27:23 27
10 A. Bielefeld 17 7 5 5 34:21 26
11 D. Dresden 17 7 3 7 30:22 24
12 F. Dusseldorf 17 7 3 7 22:26 24
13 Hertha BSC 17 6 5 6 16:18 23
14 Greuther Furth 17 6 5 6 26:31 23
15 Braunschweig 17 6 5 6 20:26 23
16 Holstein Kiel 17 6 4 7 22:19 22
17 Preussen Munster 17 3 8 6 22:26 17
18 Magdeburg 17 5 2 10 23:28 17

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