Bochum vs Borussia Dortmund Predictions

• Dortmund have won every game since the return of German football.
• There have been 14 goals scored across Bochum’s last two matches.
• There’s also been 17 goals scored across the last four H2H encounters.

An exciting round of 16 Revierderby

Although this isn’t quite Schalke vs Dortmund, it is a local rivalry nonetheless and one which Bochum will be dying to win. The hosts will know about Dortmund’s tendency to falter around this stage, falling to second-tier St Pauli, going to extra time against Paderborn and crashing out to Bremen twice at the round of 16 stage since 2019.

The hosts come into this on the back of a pair of 5-2 results, being on both the losing side against Mainz before bouncing back with a 5-2 win of their own against Hoffenheim. Such results highlight the free-flowing style of Bochum, and that is likely to continue with no relegation battle to think about in this encounter.

Dortmund are fighting for the title in Bundesliga action but with an opportunity to progress in the cup here, this may play out in a more fast and loose style than a typical league game. Even so, the visitors also scored five goals in their most recent game as they demolished Freiburg 5-1 to keep their perfect winning run since the restart going.

Go for goals

Given the free-scoring form of both sides, we’re avoiding the win markets and going for an over 3.5 goals selection for our main pick. To complete our selections, we’re going for a smaller stakes play on a 4-2 Dortmund win in the correct score market.

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