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VfL Bochum 1848 v Dynamo Dresden : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 21st Nov, 17:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

We’ve Bundesliga 2 action to look forward to on Friday evening, as Uwe Rösler and his VfL Bochum 1848 side host Thomas Stamm’s Dynamo Dresden at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. We've analysed both clubs' last 20 Bundesliga 2 matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that VfL Bochum and Dresden will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 mins. It's a prediction based on each side's recent form stats, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 80%. Bookmakers have it at 1.17.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think VfL Bochum are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.80.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
52%
4/5
10%
4/5
6%
Draw
23%
14/5
6%
13/5
3%
Dresden
25%
3/1
23%
5/2
8%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/26/1
VfL Bochum 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
13/2
VfL Bochum 1-0
9%
17/2
5%
15/2
VfL Bochum 2-0
8%
9/1
17%
8/1
5%
Dresden 2-1
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
VfL Bochum 3-1
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
Dresden 1-0
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
8%
10/1
10%
VfL Bochum 3-0
5%
14/1
21%
12/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/111/1
VfL Bochum 3-2
4%
20/114/1
Dresden 2-0
4%
22/1
21%
16/1
13%
VfL Bochum 4-1
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Dresden 3-1
3%
28/1
26%
18/1
Dresden 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
8/134/7
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
5/423/20
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/13
6%
13/20
3%
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/10
5%
7/5
4%
No 1st Goal
3%
14/111/1
BTTS - Yes
59%
4/7
3%
4/7
BTTS - No
41%
5/4
5%
5/4
BTTS - Home Win
27%
9/4
10%
9/4
2%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
7/2
4%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
11/2
18%
19/4
5%
Home/draw
75%
2/9
8%
1/4
4%
Away/draw
48%
19/20
8%
10/11
6%
Home/away
77%
1/4
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/111/6
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
7/23/1
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
6/411/8
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
1/210/21
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
10/33/1
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/52/11
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
8/113/2
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/141/20
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/66
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/110/1
Home DNB
68%
4/11
9%
2/5
3%
Away DNB
41%
2/1
20%
7/4
10%
VfL Bochum win to nil
25%
5/2
13%
-
Dresden win to nil
11%
7/1
14%
-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
28%
15/8
10%
15/8
4%
VfL Bochum / Dresden
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / VfL Bochum
16%
4/1
9%
19/5
4%
Draw / Dresden
9%
8/1
13%
7/1
7%
Draw / Draw
13%
11/219/4
5%
Dresden / VfL Bochum
4%
20/116/1
Dresden / Dresden
13%
11/2
18%
19/4
10%
Dresden / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

VfL Bochum have played 12 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Both VfL Bochum and Dynamo Dresden have scored 16 goals this season.

Home League Performance

VfL Bochum have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Dresden are in 17th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 7 points having played 12 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Dresden have conceded 22 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
Dresden
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Paderborn129211029 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
l
 
1-2F
Mar 22
2
Schalke12903927 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 8
3
Elversberg127231323 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 25
Feb 15
d
 
2-2F
4
Darmstadt12642822 
Jan 18
l
 
4-1A
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
5
Hannover12633421 
May 10
Dec 13
d
 
2-2A
Feb 22
6
Karlsruher12633121 
Dec 20
May 17
d
 
3-3F
Mar 8
7
Kaiserslautern12624620 
Mar 8
l
 
3-2A
May 3
Dec 6
8
H.Berlin12624520 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 15
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
9
Arminia12525717 
Dec 6
May 3
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
10
Holstein12435115 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
May 17
Dec 20
11
Nurnberg12435-315 
Feb 22
l
 
2-1A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 12
12
Preussen Munster12426-414 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 8
Mar 15
d
 
2-2F
13
VfL Bochum12417-213 
-
-
Apr 19
Nov 21
14
Greuther12417-1213 
Apr 26
Nov 29
Jan 17
l
 
3-2A
15
Dusseldorf12327-1011 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
Nov 30
Apr 26
16
E. Braun12318-1210 
Apr 12
w
 
0-2F
Dec 12
May 10
17
Dresden12147-87 
Nov 21
Apr 19
-
-
18
Magdeburg12219-137 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 5
l
 
1-2A
Jan 24
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Dresden have lost 3 consecutive league games
9
Dresden have not won in 9 consecutive league games
VfL Bochum 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
Dresden 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
1
Draw
9
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at VfL Bochum since 2017
VfL Bochum
Dresden
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
BOC
2
D
1
SGD
1
League games at Dresden since 2016
Dresden
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
BOC
1
D
2
SGD
1
Goal Statistics

VfL Bochum 1848 have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Bundesliga 2 matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Dynamo Dresden on Friday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

VfL Bochum 13th Dresden 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that VfL Bochum will score 1 or more goals
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Dresden will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-23
VfL Bochum have scored 23% fewer goals at home than predicted
-22
Dresden have scored 22% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
Dresden
1.8
1.2
Attack rating
9%
better
BOC
SGD
view stats
Games scored10
9
Failed to score2
3
Scored first6
5
Goals scored16
16
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
33%
better
BOC
SGD
view stats
Games conceded9
12
Clean sheets3
0
Conceded first6
7
Goals conceded18
24
Avg. goals conceded1.5
2
Avg. shots/game conceded11
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
5
Conversion rate against13%
20%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+33%

VfL Bochum v Dresden Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

VfL Bochum Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12445
T HornG HoltmannP HofmannL Morgalla
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Horn GLK12
1
-
L Morgalla DEF12
5
-
K. Wätjen MID121
2
-
M Wittek DEF111
3
-
C. Lenz MID111
5
-
M Bero MID11
5
-
G Holtmann FWD114
2
-
P Hofmann FWD1114
3
-
F Passlack DEF91
1
-
F. Onyeka FWD94
-
M. Clairicia FWD9
-
P Strompf DEF8
3
-
N Loosli DEF8
2
-
M Pannewig MID81
4
-
K Vogt DEF7
2
-
F. Alfa-Ruprecht FWD6
2
-
I Sissoko FWD61
1
-
R Roesch DEF5
1
-
E Masovic DEF5
2
-
K. Koscierski DEF31
2
-
M Kwarteng MID3
-
K Miyoshi  MID31
1
-
I Sissoko MID21
2
-
O. Darnell Keumo DEF1
-
C Kleine-Bekel DEF1
-
M Obafemi FWD1
-
Dresden Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11524
C DafernerC DafernerN HauptmannS Kutschke
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Faber DEF121
1
-
N Hauptmann MID1212
1
-
J. Lemmer FWD1221
1
-
L Boeder DEF11
2
-
N Fröling MID112
-
K. Amoako MID11
2
-
C Daferner FWD1152
3
-
L Bünning DEF101
3
-
D Kother FWD101
1
-
V. Sapina MID9
1
1
S Kutschke FWD9
3
1
T Schreiber GLK8
-
S. Risch DEF81
-
L Herrmann  MID81
2
-
A Casar MID8
1
-
C. Kammerknecht DEF71
-
T. Menzel MID7
1
-
J. Oehmichen FWD71
-
A Rossipal DEF611
-
L Grill GLK4
-
J. Pauli DEF4
-
V Vermeij FWD4
-
J Marx DEF3
-