RB Leipzig vs Bochum Prediction & Betting Tips (24 August)

Overwhelmed as usual by Bayern Munich but also and above all by the two surprises of last season, Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart, RB Leipzig found themselves at the foot of the podium in the Bundesliga and therefore had to settle for a quite disappointing 4th place which will still allow him to play in the Champions League this fall. Considered one of the nouveau riche across the Rhine, this club is still working after its first title which it hopes to be able to win this year in a championship which seems more open than usual. This summer, Marco Rose's men experienced good and bad during their preparation with a victory against Aston Villa 2-0, a big defeat suffered against Wolverhampton 3-0 and a draw conceded against PSG 1- 1. On the other hand, they negotiated their return to competition well last week by largely dominating Rot-Weiss Essen in the Cup 1-4. Bochum, for its part, is preparing to begin a 4th consecutive season at the highest level of football German.

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However, it didn't take much for this club to be relegated to the 2nd division. 16th at the end of the regular season, this team had to go through the play-offs where it was largely beaten by Fortuna Düsseldorf 0-3 before achieving a small miracle by winning on penalties in the return 0-3 in regulation time. This summer, Peter Zeidler's players showed interesting things with a record of 4 wins, a draw and a defeat in 6 matches. Mercilessly against Le Havre 0-6, they were however surprised by Jahn Regensburg when they entered the Cup 1-0.

The main loss of this Leipzig team is that of Dani Olmo who joined FC Barcelona during the summer. The Spanish international had scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists in 21 appearances in the Bundesliga. For the rest, midfielder Mothiba was loaned to Celta Vigo and left-back Lenz was not extended. In the opposite direction, the leaders have set their sights on the Norwegian winger Nusa (Club Bruges), the young midfielder Ouédraogo (Schalke 04), and the goalkeeper Vandevoort (Genk). Loaned last season to Real Socieadad, Portuguese striker André Silva is back. The two offensive leaders of this team, Xavi Simons (8 goals, 11 assists last year) and Loïs Openda (24 goals, 7 assists), are still present and they even scored in the cup last week.

Bochum has carried out a fairly large reshuffle of the workforce during the transfer window. The precious Osterhage (Fribourg), Stöger (7 goals, 9 assists, Mönchengladbach), Antwi-Adjei (free), Förster (free) and Asano (Mallorca, 5 goals) were all seduced by other projects while the Defender Schlotterbeck and striker Paciencia respectively returned to Freiburg and Celta Vigo from whom they had been on loan. on the contrary, defender Ordets (Dinamo Moscow), midfielder Wit (AZ Alkmaar), winger Bamba (Dortmund), and midfielder Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg) landed in this team. Same observation regarding the Niçois Aliou Baldé and the Monegasque Boadu who came to seek playing time on loan. Disappointing last year with only 4 goals scored, striker Hofmann will be expected at a better level this season.