On January 22, the match of the 20th round of the German championship will take place. Bochum at home will play against Cologne.
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (Bochum).
Bochum: Zoller, Decarli (both trauma). Doubtful: Blum (injury).
Cologne: Skhiri (at the African Cup of Nations). Doubtful: T. Horn, Obuz (both – disease). Olesen (injury).
Team Formation
Bochum after a home win over Wolfsburg (1:0) played twice in one week against Mainz. During the German championship match, the “carnival players” achieved a home victory (1:0), but on January 18, Bochum took revenge in the German Cup (3:1), reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Recently, the players of Cologne had a series of three victories in a row in the Bundesliga. But on January 15, the “goats” lost big to Bayern (0:4) at home. And three days later, the team of Steffen Baumgart flew out of the German Cup, giving way to a penalty shootout to Hamburg.
Bochum can be considered a “home” team. Wards of Thomas Reis scored 17 out of 23 points at home. In addition, it is worth noting that the Bochum players have only missed out six goals in their arena this season. You can bet that the hosts will not lose in the upcoming match.
In the first round, Cologne beat Bochum 2:1 at home. Under the leadership of Steffen Baumgart, the “goats” traditionally rely on high pressure and flank attacks. However, the factor of a difficult match with the Hamburg during the middle of the week may be significant.
Bochum regularly scores at home, but Cologne can count on at least one goal in the upcoming game: the best striker of the team, Anthony Modeste, is now in good shape. You can bet “both teams to score – yes”.
We like to bet on Bochum with a zero handicap, but yet we will choose a more safe option – “both to score – yes.”