In a weekend match in week 24, on Sun Feb 27th, Bochum will host RB Leipzig at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in a clash of these two mismatched Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 11th placed Bochum is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Stuttgart. Armel Bella-Kotchap struck first for Stuttgart on an own goal in the 56th minute, then Eduard Löwen tied it up for Bochum in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Bochum a comeback draw. Bochum is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed RB Leipzig is fresh off their 6-1 blowout win against Hertha BSC. Benjamin Henrichs scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 20th minute, then Stevan Jovetić tied it up for Hertha BSC in the 48th minute. RB Leipzig should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 2nd, RB Leipzig hosted Bochum in their last match together. RB Leipzig was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. André Silva struck first for RB Leipzig in the 69th minute on a feed from Dominik Szoboszlai, then Christopher Nkunku added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Bochum couldn’t muster any offence and RB Leipzig ran away with the shutout win.
RB Leipzig is glad to have Christopher Nkunku in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored five goals. Bochum is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Pantovic and Gerrit Holtmann each having 2 goals in their last five
Zoller, Danny Blum, Anthony Losilla, Manuel Riemann and Grave are unavailable to play for Bochum, while Marcel Halstenberg and Willi Orbán are unavailable to play for RB Leipzig.