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VfL Bochum 1848 v Borussia Dortmund : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Feb, 14:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Niko Kalliokoski leads his Borussia Dortmund charges to the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga on Saturday afternoon, with Alexander Tunchev's VfL Bochum 1848 their challengers. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Both teams to score

VfL Bochum may feel positive ahead of this fixture and, funnily enough, so might Dortmund. The bookies can't split them and neither can we – there's no clear winner in this clash. So we look to the both teams to score market, where there's far more reason to be certain. The form statistics, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookmakers odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and we think that's the tip to go with here.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Dortmund coming away with a win.

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

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
32%
4/1
5%
7/2
2%
Draw
24%
14/5
5%
16/5
5%
Dortmund
44%
7/10
6%
7/10
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
13/2
6%
13/2
6%
Dortmund 2-1
9%
15/213/2
Dortmund 1-0
8%
17/2
6%
15/2
6%
VfL Bochum 2-1
8%
14/1
12%
11/1
Dortmund 2-0
6%
17/2
12%
15/2
6%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
8%
VfL Bochum 1-0
6%
16/112/1
Dortmund 3-1
5%
11/19/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/112/1
VfL Bochum 2-0
4%
28/118/1
Dortmund 3-0
4%
12/111/1
9%
Dortmund 3-2
4%
20/114/1
VfL Bochum 3-1
4%
33/1
17%
20/1
9%
VfL Bochum 3-2
3%
33/1
17%
22/1
Dortmund 4-1
2%
22/1
10%
16/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/1311/20
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/1011/8
3%
Home 1st Goal
47%
7/4
8%
-
Away 1st Goal
51%
4/9
3%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
14/1-
BTTS - Yes
62%
8/13
3%
3/5
3%
BTTS - No
38%
6/5
5%
5/4
5%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
7/1
6%
11/2
7%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
19/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
24%
21/1019/10
Home/draw
56%
11/10
9%
23/20
4%
Away/draw
68%
1/61/5
Home/away
76%
1/4
2%
2/9
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
82%
1/6
3%
1/6
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
18%
4/1
11%
18/5
2%
Over 3.5 Goals
38%
6/413/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
62%
8/1511/20
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
10/3
4%
29/10
3%
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
2/9
2%
2/9
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
7/1
11%
6/1
7%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/12
1%
1/12
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/331/50
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/112/1
Home DNB
49%
5/2
13%
23/10
3%
Away DNB
61%
2/7
6%
2/7
VfL Bochum win to nil
14%
9/1
9%
-
Dortmund win to nil
20%
12/5
13%
-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
11%
13/2
12%
11/2
VfL Bochum / Dortmund
4%
18/116/1
13%
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / VfL Bochum
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Draw / Dortmund
17%
15/4
6%
18/5
Draw / Draw
13%
11/25/1
8%
Dortmund / VfL Bochum
3%
33/125/1
Dortmund / Dortmund
31%
8/5
4%
6/4
4%
Dortmund / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
12/1
Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

VfL Bochum have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 2. VfL Bochum have conceded 46 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

VfL Bochum have played 10 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 18 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Dortmund lay in 11th place on 29 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 0 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Dortmund have conceded 15 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Dortmund have played 10 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
Dortmund
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bayern2117314654 
l
 
0-5A
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
Apr 12
2
Leverkusen2113712246 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 28
l
 
2-3A
May 10
3
E.Frankfurt2111641839 
Mar 16
l
 
7-2A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
4
RB Leipzig211065736 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Mar 15
5
Stuttgart211056835 
Apr 5
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
5-1A
6
Freiburg211038-833 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-0F
Apr 5
7
Mainz21957932 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
Mar 30
l
 
3-1A
8
B. M'gladbach21948231 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 19
d
 
1-1F
9
Wolfsburg21867830 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 22
May 3
w
 
1-3F
10
W.Bremen21867-530 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 19
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
11
Dortmund Away21858129 
Feb 15
l
 
4-2F
-
-
12
Augsburg21768-1127 
Apr 12
l
 
1-0A
Mar 8
l
 
2-1F
13
Union Berlin21669-724 
Apr 26
d
 
1-1F
Feb 22
l
 
2-1A
14
St. Pauli216312-621 
w
 
1-0F
May 17
w
 
2-1F
Mar 1
15
Hoffenheim214611-1818 
Mar 1
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 26
16
Heidenheim214215-1814 
w
 
2-0F
May 3
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2F
17
Holstein213414-2113 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
May 17
l
 
4-2A
18
VfL Bochum Home212514-2711 
-
-
w
 
4-2A
Feb 15
Win / draw / win form
VfL Bochum 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Dortmund 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
VfL Bochum have drawn with Dortmund in 3 consecutive home league meetings
5
Dortmund have not lost to VfL Bochum in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at VfL Bochum since 2021
VfL Bochum
Dortmund
Goals: Scored
3
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
D
3
League games at Dortmund since 2022
Dortmund
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
BOC
1
BVB
3
Goal Statistics

Borussia Dortmund have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Bundesliga outings. Their PG of 1.7 against VfL Bochum 1848 on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

VfL Bochum 18th Dortmund 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 76% probability that VfL Bochum will score 1 or more goals
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Dortmund will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
VfL Bochum have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
-14
Dortmund have scored 14% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
Dortmund
1.4
1.7
Attack rating
%
better
BOC
BVB
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BOC
BVB
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

VfL Bochum Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21737
P DrewesM BoaduM BroschinskiM Bero
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Drewes GLK21
2
-
M Wittek DEF21
5
-
P Hofmann FWD2122
4
-
M Broschinski FWD2113
1
-
F Passlack DEF203
4
-
I Sissoko MID2011
5
-
D Wit MID1921
1
-
M Bero MID1831
7
-
J Medić DEF16
1
-
T Oermann DEF161
-
A Losilla MID16
-
I Ordets DEF14
3
-
K Miyoshi  MID131
1
G Holtmann FWD131
2
-
Bernardo DEF11
3
-
E Masovic DEF111
1
-
M Boadu FWD1171
-
M Pannewig MID8
1
-
C Gamboa DEF61
-
S. Bamba FWD3
-
T Krauß MID2
-
G Masouras FWD1
-
Dortmund Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19956
G KobelS Guirassy R BensebainiN Schlotterbeck
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bynoe-Gittens FWD2173
3
-
M Beier FWD2042
2
-
G Kobel GLK19
1
-
R Bensebaini DEF1915
5
-
F Nmecha MID1921
2
-
P Groß MID193
4
1
J Ryerson DEF1811
4
1
E Can MID182
3
1
M Sabitzer  MID18
2
-
J Brandt MID1835
1
-
S Guirassy  FWD1891
2
-
N Schlotterbeck DEF172
4
2
W Anton DEF162
3
-
Y Couto DEF13
4
-
K Adeyemi  FWD1223
2
-
G Reyna MID112
2
-
J Duranville FWD8
2
-
N Süle DEF7
1
-
A. Raouf Mohammed Kabar DEF4
1
1
W Campbell FWD4
-
A Meyer GLK2
-
K. Wätjen MID2
-
D Svensson DEF1
-
S Özcan MID1
-