Bochum vs Heidenheim Prediction & Betting Tips (22 December)

This first part of the season should resonate like a real Stations of the Cross in the memories of Bochum supporters who have had to eat their black bread since the launch of this 2024-2025 financial year. Indeed, after 14 days, their team was only able to achieve 3 small points and worse still, they still have not achieved the slightest success. Completely on the street, the VfL players had suffered 3 defeats in a row against Stuttgart 2-0, Augsburg 1-0 and Werder Bremen 0-1 before finally holding Union Berlin in check 1-1 after playing a much of the encounter outnumbered. An insufficient performance of course to leave the red zone and leave last place. Opposite, FC Heidenheim is also entangled in a difficult situation. However, this team didn't start too badly this season, quickly taking around ten points, but it completely exploded in flight afterwards.

The visitors have in fact been beaten 9 times during their last 10 matches in all competitions and they have only taken a small point during the last 9 days of the Bundesliga. The FCH has also just lost its last 6 duels in the league against Holstein Kiel 1-0, Wolfsburg 1-3, Bayer Leverkusen 5-2, Eintracht Frankfurt 0-4, Bayern Munich 4-2 and finally against Stuttgart 1-3 last week. In the rankings, Heidenheim has logically fallen to 16th place and appears as a virtual roadblock. Thursday evening, Heidenheim will challenge FC Saint-Gall to try to qualify for the Conference League play-offs.

As for many weeks already, the player loaned by Monaco, Myron Boadu (2 goals), risks having to decline the summons of his injured coach. Striker Baldé also keeps him company in the infirmary while replacement goalkeeper Rieman, who is serving a suspension for doping, is also absent. Finally, midfielder Miyoshi will be suspended after being sent off at the start of the match last weekend. During this match, it was the former Strasbourg player Sissoko who scored the only goal for his team. Note that no one has scored more than 2 goals so far in their squad.

On the FCH side, the long-term injured Keller and Niehues will have to give up. THE top scorer of this team Pieringer (4 goals, 2 assists) is well operational in the same way as midfielder Schöppner (2 goals, 1 goal in C4). The Austrian Honsak (2 goals in the Bundesliga) is also available, he who was able to save the honor last week against Stuttgart.