Bochum vs RB Leipzig Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Bochum remain rock-bottom in the Bundesliga but performances and results have improved either side of the winter break as they battle against the drop ahead of taking on an RB Leipzig fresh off the back of another setback in midweek.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 18th January, 2025: UK – 2:30pm / US ET – 9:30am / US PT – 6:30am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Some matches will be televised on ESPN channels so it is worth checking their schedules
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – ESPN+
Bochum Team News: Nothing fresh
There are no fresh injury concerns or suspension issues for Bochum to deal with this weekend but they do have a trio of confirmed absentees as they host RB Leipzig.
Defender Tim Oermann is sidelined alongside Mats Pannewig and Anthony Losilla but they will be able to name an unchanged eleven for this one if they so choose.
Predicted XI (3-4-3): Drewes; Masovic, Ordets, Bernardo; Passlack, Bero, Sissoko, Wittek; Miyoshi, Hofmann, Holtmann
Unavailable: Oermann (Injured), Losilla (Injured), Pannewig (Injured)
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RB Leipzig Team News: Key suspensions
RB Leipzig are dealing with key suspension issues for this weekend’s trip to Bochum with attacking duo Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko now both unavailable for this one.
As well as Openda and Sesko, midfielder Amadou Haidara is missing through suspension with the likes of Xaver Schlager and Yussuf Poulsen missing this weekend through injury.
Predicted XI (3-4-2-1): Gulacsi; Klostermann, Orban, Seiwald; Baku, Vermeeren, Kampl, Raum; Simons, Nusa; Silva
Unavailable: Lukeba (Injured), Ouedraogo (Injured), Henrichs (Injured), Haidara (Suspended), Schlager (Injured), Poulsen (Injured), Sesko (Suspended), Openda (Suspended)
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Bochum vs RB Leipzig Prediction
The home team come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 win at home to St Pauli at Vonovia Ruhrstadion last weekend. Bochum remain firmly tucked inside the bottom two and the automatic relegation places, though, with that being just their second victory of the campaign but they have now suffered just one loss in their last four matches. They now face an RB Leipzig side that started the season well with poor performances and now they have drifted even further, heading into the winter break on the back of a defeat and now coming into this one on the back of a 2-1 loss away to Stuttgart. Given the respective form of the two sides, it could well be a good value bet to side with Bochum, especially given their home advantage.
Bochum vs RB Leipzig Tip: Double chance – Bochum to win or draw
