Matchday 14 of the Bundesliga between Union Berlin and Bochum will take place on December 14 at the An der Alten Försterei Stadium in Berlin. Union Berlin vs. Bochum: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Martin Petersen (Germany)
Matches – 5 (Bundesliga, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 21;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.2;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 20%.
Predicted lineups for Union Berlin vs. Bochum
Union Berlin (3-4-2-1): Frederik Rønnow – Diogo Leite, Danilho Doekhi, Leopold Querfeld – Tom Rothe, Rani Khedira, András Schäfer, Robert Skov – Benedict Hollerbach, Jeong Woo-yeong – Tim Skarke.
Bochum (3-4-3): Patrick Drewes – Bernardo, Ivan Ordets, Tim Erman – Maximilian Wittek, Ibrahima Sissoko, Matus Bero, Felix Passlack – Gerrit Holtmann, Philipp Hofmann, Koji Miyoshi.
The starting lineup for each team in their previous match in this tournament is indicated.
Union Berlin
In Matchday 13, the team was leading 2-0 but failed to hold onto their advantage, losing 2-3 to Stuttgart. This result extended Bo Svensson's side's winless streak to six matches in the Bundesliga (2 draws, 4 losses). Poor performances in recent games have dropped Union Berlin to 12th place in the Bundesliga standings. Notably, the club has conceded only five goals in home matches this season (only Bayern Munich has a better record).
- The team has not lost in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the Bundesliga (4 wins, 2 draws).
- Both teams scored in 4 of the last 5 matches at An der Alten Försterei in this tournament.
- The club has not conceded more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 home games in the league.
Bochum
In the last round, Dieter Hecking's side lost 0-1 to Werder Bremen. This result extended Bochum's winless streak to 15 matches in the league (2 draws, 13 losses). As Matchday 14 begins, the team remains at the bottom of the standings, trailing the playoff zone by 8 points. Bochum is the only club in the 2024/25 Bundesliga that has yet to win a match.
- The team has conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 away matches in this tournament.
- Bochum has not scored more than one goal in 6 of their last 8 away matches in the Bundesliga.
- The club conceded first in 6 of their last 8 away games in the league.
Union Berlin vs. Bochum: Match Prediction
Union Berlin tends to play a defensive style in their Bundesliga matches, impacting the overall goal tally. The "Total under 3" bet has been successful in 13 of the last 14 matches in the league (5 pushes). During this period, Bo Svensson's side has played less spectacularly against both strong opponents – Leipzig (0-0), Borussia Dortmund (2-1), and Bayern Munich (0-3) – and the league's underdogs – St. Pauli (1-0) and Holstein Kiel (2-0).
With the arrival of a new coach, Bochum has improved defensively: under Dieter Hecking's guidance, the club conceded only five goals in four matches, whereas they had been conceding at least two goals per game in most Bundesliga matches before that. However, the team's attack remains unchanged: Bochum has scored only once in those four games.
I anticipate that Union Berlin will not face much difficulty with the visitors' attack, but they won't score many themselves. My prediction: Total under 3
