VfL Bochum vs Union Berlin Match Analysis and Prediction

VfL Bochum will go head to head with Union Berlin this weekend at Vonovia Ruhrstadion Stadium in the 11 round of the Bundesliga. Match day schedules for October 23 at 16:30 EAT.

VfL Bochum is currently placed at the rock bottom of the table with four points after picking up one win against eight loses and a draw in their 10 league opening fixtures.

VfL Bochum will aim for another win followuing 0-1 DFB-Pokal victory to beat Elversberg in their last outing. In that game, VfL Bochum had 56% possession, 14 shots with four of them on target.  And a goal scored by Anthony Losilla (85’).  Elversberg got 10 shots with one of them on target.

Union Berlin meanwhile is placed at the summit of the table with 23 points, four points above the second placed Bayern Munich. In their campaign this season, Berlin has recorded seven wins against one loss and a draw. Coming into this game, the visitors are on a five game winning streak.

Union Berlin come into this meeting off the back of 2-0 DFB-Pokal triumph over Heidenheim in their most recent match. In that game, Union Berlin had 59% possession, 19 shots with eight of them on target and a goal scored by Tymoteusz Puchacz (7′) and Sven Michel (52′). Heidenheim got seven shots with one of them on target.

VfL Bochum vs. Union Berlin Head to head

A glance at their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 03/12/2017 shows us that VfL Bochum have won 1 of these and Union Berlin 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.

• Union Berlin 3-2 Bochum 14/05/22
• Bochum 0-1 Union Berlin 18/12/21
• Bochum 2-2 Union Berlin 19/05/19
• Union Berlin 2-0 Bochum 15/12/18
• Union Berlin 3-1 Bochum06/05/18

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• Elversberg 0-1 Bochum
•  Stuttgart 4-1 Bochum
•  Bochum 3-0 Frankfurt
• Leipzig 4-0 Bochum
•  Bochum 1-1 FC Cologne

Away

•  Union Berlin 2-0 Heidenheim
• Union Berlin 2-0 Dortmund
• Union Berlin 1-0 Malmo
• Stuttgart 0-1 Union Berlin
•  Malmo 0-1Union Berlin

VfL Bochum team news

Michael Esser,Paul Grave, Konstantinos Stafylidis and Takuma Asano will be unacvaialble for Thomas Letsch’s selection for this game.

Union Berlin team news

Urs Fischer does not have any fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this clash.

Prediction and odds

• Union Berlin win
• Goals over 2.5
• Both teams to score