RB Leipzig vs Bochum Predictions

RB Leipzig -1 handicap at 8/13 – ★★☆

3-1 Leipzig at 11/1 – ★☆☆

• Both sides have endured poor starts to the season and changed managers.
• Bochum have picked up just one of the first 21 available points.
• Leipzig scored at least twice in each of their last four home league games.

Rock-bottom Bochum will struggle

While both Leipzig and Bochum had made their worst ever starts to a Bundesliga campaigns, new managers occupy both dugouts with Marco Rose for Leipzig and Thomas Letsch in the Bochum dugout.

The visitors did manage their first point of the season last time out, yet a draw with Cologne hardly inspires confidence ahead of an away encounter against Champions League calibre opponents such as Leipzig.

Leipzig have lost their last two games without reply and by multi-goal margins, yet this home encounter with struggling Bochum could be just the tonic to stimulate growth. Rose’s new team have lost just one of their last 11 home league games and scored at least twice in their last four here, suggesting that they can indeed put Bochum to the sword.

It’ll all be rosy for Marco’s men

Considering both Leipzig’s charging home form and Bochum’s league-worst defensive record, we predict that the smart play here is going for Leipzig in the handicap market. As for the correct score, a convincing, yet hard fought 3-1 at a tasty boosted 11/1 on Bet365 is worth a small punt.

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