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- Competition: Germany - Bundesliga
- Date: Sunday, 27th, April 2025
- Kickoff: 14:30 UK / 15:30 CEST
- Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (Bochum)
Bochum will be hoping for a lifeline as they welcome Union Berlin to the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion in Sunday’s Bundesliga showdown on matchday 31.
With virtually no chance of climbing out of the bottom three, Bochum's only remaining hope is to fight for 16th place, which would grant them a lifeline to avoid relegation, just as they successfully did last season to remain in the Bundesliga.
As for Union Berlin, they have overcome all relegation fears by stringing together impressive results in recent weeks, with the standout being their dramatic 8-goal draw against Stuttgart last week, and the point earned has secured their place in another season among the league's top teams.
Bochum vs Union Berlin Betting Tips : 1X ( DOUBLE CHANCE)
Instead of using their stunning 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich in early March as a springboard for their survival fight, Die Blauen were knocked into a slump, losing their next five top-flight matches, which saw them slip into second-to-last place. Fortunately, the chances of retaining their top-flight status still exist, although through the relegation playoffs, but Bochum must find a way to snap out of their current slump, and the fact that they’ve beaten Union Berlin in their last two meetings at the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion with a combined score of 5-1 gives them hope of finally securing some points after more than a month of drought. In contrast, Union Berlin have staged an incredible revival and fully lived up to their "The Iron Ones" nickname in recent weeks, going unbeaten through six straight games, and it's particularly stunning that they built this perfect run against Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich, Freiburg, Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen, and Stuttgart. A strong surge in form towards the end of the season has helped them build a carefree 13-point lead over the bottom three with four rounds to go, meaning the capital club can almost take it easy, while Bochum finds themselves in a must-win situation if they are to clinch 16th place at the season’s end, and we’re confident they will at least come away with a positive result.
Bochum vs FC Union Berlin Head to Head (H2H) stats
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FC Union Berlin
1 : 1
Bochum
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
3 : 4
Bochum
Bundesliga
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Bochum
3 : 0
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
1 : 1
Bochum
Bundesliga
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Bochum
2 : 1
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
3 : 2
Bochum
Bundesliga
Bochum team news
Heading into a clash with in-form Union Berlin, Bochum can take comfort in having a nearly full squad, with only Koji Miyoshi ruled out as he continues to recover from injury.
After being sent off in the dying minutes against Werder Bremen, Ibrahima Sissoko is set to serve a one-match ban.
Last matches of Bochum
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Werder Bremen
1 : 0
Bochum
Bundesliga
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Bochum
1 : 2
Augsburg
Bundesliga
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Bochum
0 : 4
Stuttgart
Bundesliga
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Bochum
4 : 2
Preußen Münster
Club Friendlies 3
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Bochum
1 : 3
Eintracht Frankfurt
Bundesliga
Bochum lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Timo Horn
Defenders
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5
Bernardo
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13
Jakov Medic
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14
Tim Oermann
Midfielders
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32
Maximilian Wittek
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17
Tom Krauß
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8
Anthony Losilla
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15
Felix Passlack
Forwards
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21
Gerrit Holtmann
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11
Georgios Masouras
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33
Philipp Hofmann
Union Berlin team news
Union Berlin will be dealing with several absentees on Sunday, as injuries rule out Jerome Roussillon, Josip Juranovic, Aljoscha Kemlein, Robert Skov, and Woo-yeong Jeong.
After last week’s thrilling 4-4 draw with Stuttgart sealed their Bundesliga status for another year, coach Steffen Baumgart might now rotate his squad and give some fresh faces a chance.
Last matches of FC Union Berlin
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Bayer Leverkusen
0 : 0
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
1 : 0
VfL Wolfsburg
Bundesliga
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SC Freiburg
1 : 2
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
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FC Union Berlin
1 : 1
Bayern Munich
Bundesliga
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Eintracht Frankfurt
1 : 2
FC Union Berlin
Bundesliga
FC Union Berlin lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Frederik Rönnow
Defenders
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14
Leopold Querfeld
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5
Danilho Doekhi
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4
Diogo Leite
Midfielders
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15
Tom Rothe
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13
András Schäfer
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19
Janik Haberer
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8
Rani Khedira
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28
Christopher Trimmel
Forwards
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16
Benedict Hollerbach
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23
Andrej Ilic
3 Reasons why we expect 1X (Double chance)
- Bochum are fighting for survival, while Union Berlin are completely safe and can already look forward to the summer break.
- Bochum have defeated Union Berlin at the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion in their last two meetings, with scores of 2-1 and 3-0.
- Nearly all of Bochum's points this season have been earned on home soil.
Main prediction Bochum - FC Union Berlin
Bochum win or draw (1X)
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
Bochum & FC Union Berlin current standing in Bundesliga
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | FC Bayern München | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 87 - 29 | +58 | 72 |
2 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 64 - 35 | +29 | 64 |
3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 58 - 42 | +16 | 52 |
4 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 48 - 38 | +10 | 49 |
5 | SC Freiburg | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 43 - 47 | -4 | 48 |
6 | FSV Mainz 05 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 48 - 36 | +12 | 47 |
7 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 57 - 47 | +10 | 45 |
8 | Werder Bremen | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 48 - 54 | -6 | 45 |
9 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 - 46 | +2 | 44 |
10 | FC Augsburg | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 - 40 | -7 | 43 |
11 | VfB Stuttgart | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 56 - 51 | +5 | 41 |
12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 53 - 47 | +6 | 39 |
13 | FC Union Berlin | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 30 - 44 | -14 | 35 |
14 | St. Pauli | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 - 36 | -10 | 30 |
15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 - 55 | -17 | 30 |
16 | Heidenheim | 31 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 33 - 60 | -27 | 25 |
17 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 29 - 62 | -33 | 20 |
18 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 41 - 71 | -30 | 19 |