Germany - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen, taking place on Saturday, 27 May 2023, at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum.
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Bochum, Recent FormA 1-1 draw in their last match against Hertha BSC meant Bochum had to settle for a share of the points. They achieved 49% possession in that match and had 16 strikes at goal, with 4 hitting the target, up against Hertha BSC's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 3 of which were on target.
Thomas Letsch, their chief, will be doing some careful analysis of his defence, who have seen their goal breached 12 times in their last 6 games while somehow managing to pick up some points along the way with 7 goals scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 29 of their 33 games overall.
They're experiencing a disappointing spell of form at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, having lost 3 of their last 6 home games and picking up only 2 wins.
Bayer Leverkusen, Recent FormBayer Leverkusen had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 2-2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach. They came away from that fixture with a 47% share of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 5 on target, in comparison to Borussia Mönchengladbach, who managed 11 attempts on goal, 6 of which were on target.
It's fair to say that manager Xabi Alonso will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 5 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. In their last 6 away games, they have scored in 4 and kept a clean sheet in 3.
There will be mixed feelings from Die Werkself, having been undefeated in their last 7 away league games, but drawn the last 3 of these games.
On an individual basis, Exequiel Palacios will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Bayer Leverkusen's last 6 league games.
Last time these two teams met in the league it resulted in an unsurprising 2-0 win for Bayer Leverkusen.
Ahead of this match, Bochum won't like the look of their goal stats, having failed to secure a goal in their last 3 meetings against Die Werkself. Die Unabsteigbaren have struggled to break down the Leverkusen defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. Playing at home, Bochum have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Leverkusen.
When playing at home in the league, Bochum have failed to win any of their last 3 meetings with Leverkusen, with the last 2 of those games ending in a draw.
Bochum manager Thomas Letsch has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Patrick Osterhage (Muscle), Konstantinos Stafylidis (Shoulder) and Mohammed Tolba (Cruciate ligament) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Xabi Alonso has a number of injury concerns in his Leverkusen squad to contend with: Robert Andrich (Broken ankle), Karim Bellarabi (Thigh), Odilon Kossounou (Thigh), Andrey Lunyov (Back) and Patrik Schick (Groin)
Bochum Playing at home | Bayer Leverkusen Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Goals scored | 1.4 |
| 2 | Goals conceded | 1.4 |
| 33' | Time first goal scored | 45' |
| 46' | Time first goal conceded | 42' |
| 1.9 | Yellow cards | 2.4 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.6 | Subs used | 4.4 |
| 5-2 | Biggest victory | 3-0 |
| 7-0 | Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
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