Our prediction for this Bundesliga match:
Bochum
Match Time & Date:
18/01/2025
15:30
Prediction: 2-1
Leipzig
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over St. Pauli, Bochum will look to move away from the rock-bottom position when they face Leipzig on Matchday 18. Dieter Hecking’s men proved their worth in the midweek triumph, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the Red Bulls. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but both Mats Pannewig and Tim Oermann remain in the recovery room.
Leipzig, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Stuttgart, but they will have to do it without attacking duo Lois Openda – Benjamin Sesko. As both strikers are banned for Saturday’s clash, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the relegation-threatened hosts. The likes of Lukeba, Henrichs, Ouedraogo, Poulsen, and Schlager remain on the sidelines with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Leipzig):
Leipzig are a professional football club founded in 2009. Die Bullen (The Bulls) were unbeaten in the 2012/2013 Regionalliga Nordost and, as a result, they secured promotion to the 3. Liga. After finishing the 2013/2014 as 3rd. Liga campaign in second place in the standings, Leipzig were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and they competed in the German second tier for two seasons.
Despite suffering a loss to Karlsruher on the last day of the 2015/2016 round in the 2. Bundesliga campaign, die Bullen secured promotion to the Bundesliga for the first time ever. Leipzig play their home games at Red Bull Arena (42,959) and it has to be noted that the stadium was opened in 1954.
Die Bullen wear white shirts and red shorts while their away kit is blue and yellow. Ralph Hasenhuttl was appointed as the team’s manager at the end of the 2015/2016 season and you should know that the likes of Ralf Rangnick, Achim Beierlorzer, Alexander Zorniger, Peter Pacult, Tomas Oral and Tino Vogel were in charge of the team in the past as well.
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