VfL Bochum vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth — Tips & Analysis

SpVgg Greuther Fürth +0.5: Bochum have not scored a home league goal this season, and that is the case for taking the away side here. Both home league games ended in 1-0 defeats, to Hertha BSC and to newly promoted Osnabruck. Bochum have won 6, tied 2 and lost 5 of their last 13, and they won by 2 or more goals in only 1 of those 13. They score just over a goal a game and let in about the same. Furth are patchy, with 4 wins, 3 ties and 8 losses in their last 15, but they make chances even when they lose. They score just over a goal a game and let in more than a goal a game. The history here is even. In the last 20 meetings Bochum have won 9, tied 7 and lost 4, and those games average close to 3 goals. Expect a scrappy contest decided by a handful of chances, with both sides finding one. A 1-1 is the likeliest finish, and Furth avoiding defeat is all we are asking for. Two things worry us. Bochum have won the last three meetings, including 2-1 at Furth in the cup on 23 August. Furth also travel badly, with 1 win, 2 ties and 4 losses on the road. They are without Benjamin Zank, and Maxim Dal is expected to miss out too. We still think Furth get something out of this one.