Karlsruher vs Bochum Match preview

German Bundesliga 1: Karlsruher vs Bochum

In the last round Karlsruher showed one of the weakest performances in front of their fans but in spite of that they managed to take a point against Cottbus. Bochum suffered a deserved defeat by Schalke at home.


Only one triumph in the last ten matches

By the middle of the week Karlsruher had plenty of luck in avoiding defeat at home by Cottbus. Actually, Buck managed to score from the only real chance his mates succeeded in creating, thus saving his team from marking another defeat in the finish.

Coach Becker will field a somewhat more defensive line-up with only one forward. Kapllani will be alone in the attack while the support from the midfield will be Hajnal, Freis and Iashvili. In the last round Reinhardt and Carnell got injured so coach will instead of them field Eichner and Franz in the back line. The bets attacker in the second part of the season Kenedy won't play because he is injured, as well as young Unger.


Same efficiency as their rivals

Two rounds before the end of the season Bochum suffered the second defeat at home and this puts them right behind new champion Bayern who have never been beaten at home. Schalke waited patiently for their chance to score and when they did Bochum opened up completely and conceded two more goals through counterattacks till the end.

Coach Koller will field the standard 4-4-2 formation to which he has stuck to during the whole season, except maybe twice. Besides standard attacker Sestak, Epalle will get the chance to start the match instead of Auer who was invisible in the last match. Behind mentioned attacking tandem Japanese international Shinji Ono will be in charge of creative part of the plat, supported by Azaouagh and Dabrowski from the midfield. Injured Sand, Imhof, Schmidtgal, Maltritz, Bechmann, Zajas and Fabian won’t play.

Betting Verdict

First match of these rivals ended drawn with 2:2 score, Both sides have long secured their existence so they will play without pressure,. That is why we suggest betting on over 2,5 goals.

Our tip: Bet 5 on Over 2.5 goals
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