Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Bochum Prediction, 9/27/2024 Bundesliga Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 9/24/2024

Game: Borussia Dortmund vs VfL Bochum

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024

Location: Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund, Germany

TV: ESPN+

The Unrelegatables (0-1-3) are traveling to Signal Iduna Park on Friday where they will go up against the Black and Yellow (2-1-1). The expected starting goalkeepers will be Gregor Kobel for Borussia Dortmund and Patrick Drewes for VfL Bochum.

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The Black and Yellow sit at 10th in the category of expected goals having 5.6, and the team's expected goals against are 6.9. BVB has surrendered 7 goals while relinquishing 1.75 goals per 90 minutes, and their oppositition have accumulated 16 SoT on them. Their goal differential is 0 with the help of 7 goals scored as well as 7 goals surrendered. They are sitting with 2 shut outs, which gives them a percentage of 50.0 on the year. Dortmund has recorded 9 SVs and are the owners of a save percentage of 62.5 on the season. Borussia Dortmund has 12 yellow cards for the year as well as 1 red card. Over the course of the season, the club is sitting with an average of 1.75 pts per fixture (7 pts) and they also have a ranking of 4th in the league with 6 assists.

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Bochum has tallied 3 goals and the team's goals expected for the season is at 3.3. Their goals against per 90 minutes is currently at 1.75 in addition to 13 saves. So far this season, Bochum has a save rate of 65.0 (20 SoTA), and they also have a ranking of 18th in the league with 1 point. VfL Bochum is ranked 14th in relation to goals surrendered with 7, and the difference in goals is coming in at -4. VfL Bochum has tallied 11 yellow cards. The Unrelegatables are averaging 0.3 pts per match while accounting for 2 assists.

The man who will protect the net for Borussia Dortmund is Gregor Kobel. Kobel has seen the field for 14,891 mins and is sitting with 479 saves so far in his pro soccer career. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.49 (246 goals allowed) and his save % is 68.9. The keeper born in Switzerland has had 720 shots attempted against him in 168 career starts. Kobel (87-31-50 record in his career) has accumulated 45 shutouts, which gives him a 26.8% shutout percentage.

Patrick Drewes is expected to look after the goal for VfL Bochum. He has allowed 1.40 goals per 90 mins while he holds a record of 58-39-55. Drewes has earned 34 shutouts while defending 722 shots against him in 13,762 career mins. During his professional soccer career, Drewes has allowed 214 goals and has accounted for 508 saves in 152 starts. He has a save percentage of 72.2 and his clean sheet rate is 22.4%.

Julian Brandt is a guy who can make a noticable difference for Borussia Dortmund. The forward from Germany has racked up 65 goals in 21,320 minutes. Brandt has started 238 outings during his career and scores 0.27 goals per 90 minutes. He has 65 assists while accumulating 8 yellow card cautions during his soccer career.

VfL Bochum has a guy in Philipp Hofmann, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward hailing from Germany has been on the field for 23,032 mins and has scored 99 goals. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 minutes and has been a starter in 249 matches so far in his career. He has accumulated 43 yellow card cautions during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 25 times.

Who will win tonight's Bundesliga game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Borussia Dortmund

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