Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum predictions, odds and betting tips
Bayer Leverkusen and Bochum go head-to-head as the Bundesliga resumes this weekend. Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum best bets Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap – 4/6 with SBK Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals – 11/10 with Paddy Power Patrik Schick to score any time – 26/25 with BetMGM Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum odds Find the latest match odds for Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum. All odds are provided by our best football betting sites. Odds are subject to change. Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum predictions After Bayer Leverkusen failed to beat Bayern Munich last month, the Bundesliga title race was widely declared to be done and dusted. Not so fast. Results immediately prior to the March international break have given Leverkusen a glimmer of hope as they seek to retain their crown. A victory over Bochum on Friday night would move Xabi Alonso’s side within three points of top spot. The pressure would then be on Bayern to respond against St Pauli the following day. A successful Leverkusen title defence still looks improbable. With eight rounds of fixtures remaining, Bayern hold a six-point lead. Their vastly superior goal difference is in effect worth an extra point too. Still, Bayern’s failure to beat Union Berlin earlier this month has left the door slightly ajar. A 1-1 draw in that match was preceded by a 3-2 home loss to Bochum in which Vincent Kompany’s charges surrendered a two-goal lead (the red card shown to Joao Palhinha shortly before half-time proved to be a turning point). Bayern recently eased past Leverkusen in the Champions League, winning the all-German last-16 tie 5-0 on aggregate. Domestically, though, they have been far from perfect of late, winning only two of their last five league outings. Nevertheless, Bayern remain red-hot favourites to finish atop the table. One bookmaker prices them at 1/100 for the title, with Leverkusen rank outsiders at a high of 20/1. That pricing feels a little off given the two teams could be separated by just three points by the end of the weekend. Bayern also have the Champions League to contend with between now and the conclusion of the campaign. Leverkusen are unlikely to win the title from here, but they must ensure they do everything they can. There are no excuses for Alonso’s team to drop points on Friday, for instance. In fact, they ought to be collecting 12 points from the next 12 available: their next four opponents are currently in the bottom six. In the same period, Bayern will face Borussia Dortmund in a crunch clash sandwiched between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Inter. You would patently rather be in Bayern’s shoes than Leverkusen’s heading into gameweek 27, but it is now clear that those who pronounced the end of the Bundesliga title race in February spoke prematurely. Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum betting tips. 18+ GambleAware.org – Please play responsibly. Eintracht Frankfurt vs Stuttgart betting tips Bayer Leverkusen host Bochum on Friday night as the Bundesliga season continues. Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap Bochum’s shock 3-2 triumph over Bayern Munich earlier this month shows the threat they pose should not be taken for granted. Bochum also drew 3-3 with RB Leipzig in January, beat Borussia Dortmund in February, and held Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture. Free Bet Offers See all the best free bets and betting offers available over at our dedicated page See all free bets 18+ gambleaware.org. T&Cs apply There is sufficient evidence that Bochum tend to raise their game against the Bundesliga’s big guns. But that alone will not be enough to avoid defeat by Leverkusen. A handsome Leverkusen victory on Friday would put Bayern under real pressure the following day, much more so than a slender success would. Alonso’s side should win this one by two clear goals or more. Back Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap at 4/6 with SBK Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals Bayer Leverkusen were involved in a seven-goal thriller in their final outing before the March international break, beating Stuttgart 4-3. It was a topsy-turvy affair at the MHP Arena. Leverkusen found themselves 2-0 and 3-1 down, leaving their title chances hanging by a thread. But courtesy of Patrik Schick’s winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, the champions emerged triumphant. It was the second time in three games that Leverkusen had scored four goals. Over the course of the Bundesliga campaign as a whole, they have averaged 2.27 strikes per 90 minutes. We like their chances of finding the back of the net at least three times against Bochum on Friday night. Leverkusen have home advantage behind them and they are facing opponents that have the joint-third leakiest defence in the division. Go for Bayer Leverkusen to score over
Bayer Leverkusen and Bochum go head-to-head as the Bundesliga resumes this weekend.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum best bets
- Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap – 4/6 with SBK
- Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals – 11/10 with Paddy Power
- Patrik Schick to score any time – 26/25 with BetMGM
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Bochum predictions
After Bayer Leverkusen failed to beat Bayern Munich last month, the Bundesliga title race was widely declared to be done and dusted.
Not so fast. Results immediately prior to the March international break have given Leverkusen a glimmer of hope as they seek to retain their crown.
A victory over Bochum on Friday night would move Xabi Alonso’s side within three points of top spot. The pressure would then be on Bayern to respond against St Pauli the following day.
A successful Leverkusen title defence still looks improbable. With eight rounds of fixtures remaining, Bayern hold a six-point lead. Their vastly superior goal difference is in effect worth an extra point too.
Still, Bayern’s failure to beat Union Berlin earlier this month has left the door slightly ajar.
A 1-1 draw in that match was preceded by a 3-2 home loss to Bochum in which Vincent Kompany’s charges surrendered a two-goal lead (the red card shown to Joao Palhinha shortly before half-time proved to be a turning point).
Bayern recently eased past Leverkusen in the Champions League, winning the all-German last-16 tie 5-0 on aggregate. Domestically, though, they have been far from perfect of late, winning only two of their last five league outings.
Nevertheless, Bayern remain red-hot favourites to finish atop the table. One bookmaker prices them at 1/100 for the title, with Leverkusen rank outsiders at a high of 20/1.
That pricing feels a little off given the two teams could be separated by just three points by the end of the weekend. Bayern also have the Champions League to contend with between now and the conclusion of the campaign.
Leverkusen are unlikely to win the title from here, but they must ensure they do everything they can. There are no excuses for Alonso’s team to drop points on Friday, for instance.
In fact, they ought to be collecting 12 points from the next 12 available: their next four opponents are currently in the bottom six.
In the same period, Bayern will face Borussia Dortmund in a crunch clash sandwiched between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Inter.
You would patently rather be in Bayern’s shoes than Leverkusen’s heading into gameweek 27, but it is now clear that those who pronounced the end of the Bundesliga title race in February spoke prematurely.
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Bayer Leverkusen host Bochum on Friday night as the Bundesliga season continues.
Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap
Bochum’s shock 3-2 triumph over Bayern Munich earlier this month shows the threat they pose should not be taken for granted.
Bochum also drew 3-3 with RB Leipzig in January, beat Borussia Dortmund in February, and held Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture.
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There is sufficient evidence that Bochum tend to raise their game against the Bundesliga’s big guns. But that alone will not be enough to avoid defeat by Leverkusen.
A handsome Leverkusen victory on Friday would put Bayern under real pressure the following day, much more so than a slender success would.
Alonso’s side should win this one by two clear goals or more.
Back Bayer Leverkusen -1.5 Asian handicap at 4/6 with SBK
Bayer Leverkusen over 2.5 goals
Bayer Leverkusen were involved in a seven-goal thriller in their final outing before the March international break, beating Stuttgart 4-3.
It was a topsy-turvy affair at the MHP Arena. Leverkusen found themselves 2-0 and 3-1 down, leaving their title chances hanging by a thread. But courtesy of Patrik Schick’s winner in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, the champions emerged triumphant.
It was the second time in three games that Leverkusen had scored four goals. Over the course of the Bundesliga campaign as a whole, they have averaged 2.27 strikes per 90 minutes.
We like their chances of finding the back of the net at least three times against Bochum on Friday night.
Leverkusen have home advantage behind them and they are facing opponents that have the joint-third leakiest defence in the division.
Go for Bayer Leverkusen to score over 2.5 goals at 11/10 with Paddy Power
Patrik Schick to score any time
Schick has really stepped up to the plate this season.
The Czech Republic international scored just seven Bundesliga goals in 2023/24. Already this term he has 17 strikes to his name.
Only Harry Kane has been more prolific in Germany’s top tier. Schick is now four goals behind the Bayern Munich striker and it is not beyond the realms of possibility that he catches him up.
The 29-year-old is full of confidence right now and he has had to take on even more responsibility since Florian Wirtz’s injury.
Schick is now the main man in the Leverkusen attack and Bochum will struggle to keep him quiet on Friday.
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