Bochum - Hannover
01.05 20:30
After losing to Dortmund at home, Bochum squandered a two-goal lead against Werder and reached second successive defeat. Hannover were better in the duel against Koln and that was 11th unbeaten match on their stadium.
Injury problems
Bochum showed two faces in the last match. Actually, Sestak’s first-half goals saw Bochum crown the domination but Koller’s men simply couldn’t be recognized in the second part of the game and conceded three goals in only fifteen minutes.
Besides losing all points in the last match, Bochum's main problem will be injuries of key players. Coach Koller can’t count on team’s best striker, Klimowicz, who will be out for at least three weeks. Also Sestak, who scored five goals in the last three games, earned a minor injury that will leave him out of the training but he will take some part in the game against Hannover. Besides these two strikers, Shinji Ono and Oliver Schroder are injured too but they are out for the season, while Christian Fuchs is nearing his recovery and he is expected to be back in the next two rounds. After two straight defeats Bochum are only three points away from the dangerous zone and they will have to try hard to earn some points in the match against Hannover, having in mind that they are up against top teams in the next two rounds.
Vital win for the Reds
Hannover picked up important points in the last round against Koln and they can relax now in the last five rounds. Thanks to double scorer Leon Andersen’s early goals the Reds have finally started planning the summer preparations that will like last year take place in the small village in southern Austria.
Coach Hecking opted for the formation with only one striker, which will most likely be Hanke, supported by Rosenthal and Krzynowek form the midfield. Hannover had one too many injuries this season, especially when it comes to defenders, but in spite of that the Reds have gathered strength to keep points at least on home ground which is why they deserve to stay in the league. Schlaudraff, Cherundolo, Fahrenhorst, Hofmann,Yankov, Ismael, Jensen, Tarnat and Vinicius are injured and won’t be able to help their side.
Betting verdict
In the first part of the season these rivals shared points (1:1). Over the last few years they have often crossed swords and the matches mostly ended in home win while both teams managed to win away only twice. After two straight losses Bochum desperately need points from this match and they will have to work hard but we think that they will make it.
Tip: Bochum, Odds 2.0
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