Fortuna Dusseldorf vs Bochum Prediction & Betting Tips - Bundesliga

Prediction published on 27/05/2024, 08:30  by Sridhar Bhamidi in Bundesliga Predictions

A 3-0 win in the first leg gives Fortuna Düsseldorf a foot in the Bundesliga next season, and they will look to close the tie at home against Bochum. The Merkur Spiel Arena on Monday will decide which team will emerge from the Bundesliga promotion playoffs to play in the top flight next season. Düsseldorf are gunning for a seventh promotion to the Bundesliga and started this tie in the right earnest. They won the first leg 3-0 away from home, with an own goal in the first leg and two more goals beyond the 60th minute. It extended their unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions, winning six and drawing two. Five of those games saw them score at least twice, and that could give them hope of making their home leg count. Even at home, they have six wins from their last seven matches, making them favorites to win here.

Bochum went into the playoffs with high hopes, but only a goal difference disadvantage saw them finish 16th in the regular season. They even dominated the first half of the return leg but failed to convert that dominance into goals. In fact, the defeat in the first leg was Bochum’s third straight loss in all competitions. Across their last 13 matches, the visitors could only win two matches, to go with two more draws, highlighting their inability to win games. Away form is equally dire, as Bochum struggled for points on the road recently. They have lost eight of their last ten away matches, drawing and winning one each.