Bochum vs Hoffenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (26 April)

Bochum probably did not expect to experience such a delicate end to the season. Well established in the soft underbelly of the ranking this winter, this formation seemed on the right track to obtain a fairly quiet hold. But VfL has completely collapsed since February, taking only 2 points in the last 8 days. Defeated in Cologne 2-1, the locals saw their coach Thomas Leitsch removed from his position, replaced by Heiko Butscher. He obtained a draw for his first on the bench against Heidenheim 1-1 before experiencing his first defeat against Wolfsburg last week 1-0.

In the rankings, Bochum now finds itself in 16th position and is therefore virtually a barrier. Far from all this stress to maintain, Hoffenheim still hopes to win a European ticket at the end of the season. Much better than last year when it was almost relegated, TSG this time occupies 9th place in the ranking with a small point behind 7th place which could qualify for the Conference League play-offs. After a somewhat complicated period, Hoffe's players achieved 2 successes during the last 3 days played against Augsburg 3-1, Mainz defeated 4-1 and Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-3 at the end of a completely crazy match.

On the Bochum side, replacement goalkeepers Esser and Thiede, young defender Tolba, Brazilian Soares and replacement midfielder Kwarteng must all withdraw at the moment. To this we add that winger Antwi-Adjei and important midfielder Osterhage are both suspended this week for accumulations of yellow cards. On the offensive side, VfL should count on the very good Austrian midfielder Stöger (5 goals, 6 assists), the striker Asano (6 goals) and the center forward Hofmann (3 goals) to try to get out of this bad situation. pass. On the TSG side, striker Berisha and midfielder John have yet to give up taking part in this trip.

THE young and unused this season Moerstedt, midfielder Geiger and former Niçois Nsocki are also absent at the moment. The young Beier is still this team's top scorer with 13 goals to his name but he didn't score last weekend. clearly the revelation of the season for Hoffe. It is also necessary to highlight the presence of the Croatian international Kramaric (9 goals) and the Dutchman Weghorst (7 goals).