Bayer Leverkusen widely expected to beat VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum and Bayer Leverkusen go head-to-head at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion this Sunday in the 1. Bundesliga. Currently, Heiko Butscher's team are 14th in the table with 33 points, while Xabi Alonso's team are 1st with 84 points. The match will be broadcast live at 13:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

VfL Bochum head into this game after a 3-4 win against 1. FC Union Berlin (1. Bundesliga 2023/24), whilst the visitors couldn't do better than a 2-2 draw against Roma (Europa League 2023/24). On the other hand, Bayer Leverkusen are on a scoring run that has seen them score at least one goal a game in their past 13 matches in the 1. Bundesliga 23/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Heiko Butscher's team and Xabi Alonso's team have faced each other seventy-five times, with Bayer Leverkusen holding the advantage: 32 victories, against 27 victories of VfL Bochum. Specifically in the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Heiko Butscher's team has the advantage in the duels against Xabi Alonso's team: 17 wins in 37 games, while Bayer Leverkusen have 10 wins.

Considering only the 1. Bundesliga, there have been fifty-seven games played between the two teams, with 27 wins for Bayer Leverkusen, 13 draws and 17 wins for VfL Bochum.

Considering the 1. Bundesliga 23/24, from VfL Bochum's most influential players, Manuel Riemann is the most used player in a total of 31 games (2790 min). Kevin Stoger has scored 7 goals, the most across VfL Bochum's squad. As for Bayer Leverkusen, Florian Wirtz has entered the pitch 31 times, and Lukas Hradecky is the one with more minutes played (2790). Victor Boniface has scored 12 goals, the most across Bayer Leverkusen's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Bayer Leverkusen winning 4-0. Xabi Alonso's team is given the favouritism to win this match.