The Matchday 15 clash in the Bundesliga between Bochum and Heidenheim will take place on December 22 at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Bochum vs. Heidenheim: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)
Matches – 6 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 27;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.5;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 33%.
Predicted lineups for Bochum vs. Heidenheim
Bochum (3-4-3): Patrick Drewes – Bernardo, Ivan Ordets, Tim Erman – Maximilian Wittek, Matus Bero, Ibrahima Sissoko, Felix Passlack – Gerrit Holtmann, Moritz Broschinski, Koji Miyoshi.
Heidenheim (4-2-3-1): Kevin Muller – Jonas Fohrenbach, Benedikt Gimber, Patrick Mainka, Omar Haktab Traore – Jan Schoppner, Niklas Dorsch – Mathias Honsak, Paul Wanner, Leo Scienza – Marvin Pieringer.
Each team's lineup is based on their last match in this tournament.
Bochum
In Matchday 14, the team earned their first points of the 2024/25 Bundesliga season away from home – Dieter Hecking's side managed to hold Union to a draw (1-1) despite an early sending-off. This result ended Bochum's three-match losing streak in the league. As the 15th round begins, the club remains at the bottom of the standings, trailing the relegation playoff zone by seven points. Notably, Bochum is the only team yet to secure a victory in this Bundesliga campaign.
Midfielder Koji Miyoshi will miss the game due to suspension.
- No more than two goals have been scored in the club's last 5 league matches.
- The team has not won in their last 7 home league games (2 draws, 5 losses).
- Both teams scored in 10 of Bochum's last 14 home matches in this tournament.
Heidenheim
In the previous round, Frank Schmidt's side fell to Stuttgart (1-3). This result extended Heidenheim's losing streak to six matches in the league. The club sits in 16th place in the Bundesliga standings, just one point away from the safe 15th position. Notably, the team has conceded 19 goals in their last 5 league matches – the worst record among all participants in this period.
- The club has lost their last 4 away league matches.
- Both teams scored in 4 of Heidenheim's last 5 matches in this tournament.
- Opponents have scored at least 4 times in 5 of the team's last Bundesliga matches.
Bochum vs. Heidenheim: Match Prediction
Frank Schmidt's side does not sit back in their half during Bundesliga away games – the bet on "Heidenheim individual total over 1" has not lost in 10 of their last 11 away league matches (3 pushes). Notably, during this period, the team scored twice against strong clubs such as Borussia Dortmund (2-4), Bayer Leverkusen (2-5), and Bayern Munich (2-4).
Bochum's defense, on the other hand, has not been solid at home – the club has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 home Bundesliga matches, conceding twice in 10 of those games. I anticipate that the home side's defense will struggle against the visitors' decent attack, with Frank Schmidt's team likely to score multiple times. My prediction: Heidenheim individual total over 1
