LiontipsWolfsburg vs Bochum. Predictions and Betting Tips for Bundesliga
Command Analysis
Wolfsburg had a wonderful previous season. Wolves found their way into the Champions League zone at the start of the season and finished on fourth place, getting the desired spot in the main European club competition. During the summer Mark van Bommel took over the team, replacing Oliver Glasner, who left for Eintracht. Dutch manager won his first match in charge - Wolfsburg recorded a victory over Preußen Munster in extra-time (3:1).
Wolfsburg signed some new players to strengthen the squad for the Champions League - Sebastiaan Bornauw was bought from Koln, Aster Vranckx came from Mechelen, Wolves also signed Nmecha brothers.
Previous season was a brilliant one for Bochum - Thomas Reis' team was not considered a favourite for the promotion, but surprised everyone, winning the 2. Bundesliga. Die Unabsteigbaren had a difficult start of the current season - they barely avoided defeat in the match against Wuppertal from Regional league, but they managed to score an equalizer and then secured a 2:1 victory in the extra-time.
Bundesliga has a strict financial regulations, so Bochum can't afford to spend much money on transfers after the promotion to the top-flight, but even in such conditions Bochum is inactive on the transfer markey - they signed only three players from 2. Bundesliga as free agents.
Trends
СтавкаCorrect score 3:0
Wolfsburg recorded two out of six most recent home victories with that score
СтавкаWolfsburg to score in the second half
In two most recent games Wolfsburg scored in the second half
СтавкаTotal of the first half under 1.5
In two most recent matches of Wolfsburg this bet was successful
Tip and bets
Wolfsburg will probably change their strategy now - in the previous season under the management of Glasner team was playing pragmatically, it is still unknown, which approach will Van Bommel pick. Though, Wolves are unlikely to experience any problems today - Bochum is a weaker team now, they perform badly on away games, so hosts should be able to record an easy victory.
In our opinion, visitors have no chance. Our prediction - Asian handicap (-1) on Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg has a significant advantage on class and will probably convert it into a victory. But we shouldn't expect many goals in this match - Bochum will play defensively and Wolves are not in an optimal form yet, so they won't be able to put up a crushing victory.
Our second bet is on total under 3.5 goals
