FC Kaiserslautern vs Vfl Bochum Prediction & Betting Tips

League form tells contrasting stories

Strip out the cup tie and friendlies, and Kaiserslautern's league form over the last six matches reads three wins, two draws and one loss. They've won comfortably at home against Braunschweig and Darmstadt, and picked up an away win at St. Pauli too.

FC Kaiserslautern: 20 completed matches; Vfl Bochum: 20 completed matches.

FC Kaiserslautern

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

22

Difference

+4

Vfl Bochum

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

23

Difference

-1

Bochum's league return in the same window is thinner: two wins, one draw and three losses, including defeats at home to Hertha and Osnabrück either side of some better away form against Braunschweig and Dresden.

Kaiserslautern head into this with the more settled recent record in the league itself.

Comparative Team Statistics: FC Kaiserslautern vs Vfl Bochum

Recent meetings have gone the home side's way

The last two league meetings between these two clubs both finished 3-2 to the home team - Kaiserslautern won at home back in October, and Bochum returned the favour in March. Both games were close and produced goals at both ends.

Older meetings stretch back over a decade and don't say much about the current squads, but the recent pattern at least suggests these fixtures tend to be tight and open rather than one-sided.

Kaiserslautern hold the healthier position

Six games into the season, Kaiserslautern sit fifth with 11 points, while Bochum are down in ninth with seven. It's still an early sample, but the four-point gap lines up with the form each side has shown so far.

Şahin supplying the final ball, Bochum picking up cards

Kaiserslautern's S. Şahin already has three assists from six appearances, underlining how involved he's been in their attacking play this season.

FC Kaiserslautern:

Best assist providers:

S. Şahin - 3

Penalty cards:

M. Gyamfi x 3

I. Kanate x 2

Vfl Bochum:

Penalty cards:

M. Pannewig x 1 x 3

At the other end, Bochum's M. Pannewig has picked up three yellows and a red card in just five matches, a disciplinary pattern worth keeping an eye on if he's involved here.