On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Bochum receives the visit of Heidenheim, in a match that counts for the 26th round of the 2. Bundesliga.
Vfl Bochum – Try to avoid demotion
Expectations from Bochum were very high, before the start of the season, because on the technical bench there is a coach, who also coached in the Bundesliga, Robin Dutt. Under his command, in the previous season he ranked only 11th, and the current one started him extremely weak and after only a few stages, he was fired. Heiko Butscher provided the interim for a short period, as he did once again in 2018. In the end, Thomas Reis was chosen as the new coach, but he also failed to change the face of the team. With 9 stages before the end of the season, Bochum is only on the 15th place with 28 points, only three points away from the place that leads to the dam. He has the second weakest defense, after Karlsruher, with 45 goals conceded. He plays offensive football on his own field, and on average four goals were scored per game. Even so, he got only three victories, and in the last four matches played in front of his own fans, he did not feel the taste of victory. Congolese Silvere Ganvoula is the main scorer of the team and already has 11 successes in the 23 matches played in the championship.
- Coach: Thomas Reis
FC Heidenheim – Aim for promotion
Frank Schmidt finished his football career at “Heidenheim”, in his hometown, and since then he has been on the technical bench. Under his command, the trophy window of the club was filled. He won the Wurttemberg Cup five times and won two promotions. The last one was in 2014, and since then he has been trying to make his Bundesliga debut. In the previous season he ranked fifth, but in the current one he has quite good chances, even if at this moment he is on the fourth place with 41 points. The third place, currently occupied by «Hamburg», is at three points, and the last place that promotes directly, at four points. Nothing is lost yet, because there are still 28 points in play. He has the best defense, with an average of only one goal received per game. Instead, in the offensive he has to change something, because he scored only 34 times. Tim Kleindienst takes the attack. Although he is only 24 years old, he has already played in the Bundesliga, with “Freiburg”, and this can be seen, because at the moment he is on the third place in the scorers’ ranking, with 12 successes.
- Coach: Frank Schmidt
Vfl Bochum vs FC Heidenheim: Direct results (H2H)
- 06.10.2019 FC Heidenheim vs Vfl Bochum 2-3
- 08.03.2019 Vfl Bochum vs FC Heidenheim 1-0
- 29.09.2018 FC Heidenheim vs Vfl Bochum 3-2
Vfl Bochum vs FC Heidenheim Picks
The last time the two groups met was in October. Then Bochum won 3-2, although the whole match was dominated. He had no corner, while Heidenheim had 11! Even if both teams need points, Heidenheim is the more experienced team and I don’t think they will lose this match.
Our Prediction: 2
Odds: 1.92
