Eintracht Braunschweig vs Bochum Prediction 14 August 2026
🔊 Eintracht Braunschweig will host Bochum in the second round of the 2. Bundesliga. The hosts started the new season with a sensational 6:1 thrashing of Magdeburg and lead the table after the first matchday, while Bochum opened with a 0:1 home defeat to Hertha. For the Braunschweig side, this is a great opportunity to build on the impression from the first matchday, but Bochum come into the match with serious motivation to bounce back after that setback. At the same time, the visitors won both meetings against Eintracht convincingly last season, so there is definitely no reason to overestimate the difference in first-round results.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the sides took place on 12 April 2026 and ended 4-1. Here is the comparative statistics from that match (Bochum were the home side):
- possession: 41% vs 59%;
- corners: 2 vs 5;
- fouls: 15 vs 4;
- yellow cards: 6 vs 1;
- shots on target: 6 vs 2.
📊 The recent head-to-head record has not favoured Eintracht. Last season the two sides met twice, and Bochum won both times: first away at Eintracht 2:0, then at home in April 2026 - 4:1.
Head-to-head statistics Eintracht Braunschweig - Bochum
Eintracht Braunschweig Team Overview
After an extremely difficult previous season, Eintracht have had one of the most impressive starts of any team in the 2. Bundesliga. Last campaign they finished 15th with 37 points, only avoiding a relegation battle in the final stages. Now, in the very first matchday, Braunschweig scored six goals away at Magdeburg.
The win was no fluke. Eintracht were aggressive from the first minutes, pressed actively and regularly exploited the space behind Magdeburg's defenders. By half-time the visitors were leading 4:0: Aaron Opoku, Jan Urbich with a brace, and Mehmet Aydin from the penalty spot all scored. After the break the hosts managed to pull one back, but Samuele Di Benedetto and Florian Flick quickly restored the four-goal advantage. More important than individual names, though, is the character of the team's performance: Braunschweig did not sit back after taking the lead, kept attacking, and eventually ran out 6:1 winners.
That said, drawing far-reaching conclusions after just one matchday is probably unwise. Last season Eintracht had serious defensive problems and finished the campaign with 17 defeats. What's more, in April Bochum had already punished them for errors at the back, winning 4:1. This match will therefore be a far sterner test for Braunschweig than the meeting with a Magdeburg side who started the season poorly.
Match Results: Eintracht Braunschweig
Bochum Team Overview
Bochum, after being relegated from the Bundesliga, have returned to the 2. Bundesliga with the aim of fighting their way back to the top flight as quickly as possible. Last season the team finished ninth with 44 points, and in the new campaign they opened with a home defeat to Hertha - 0:1.
That said, the result does not fully reflect the content of the match. Hertha scored their only goal in the first half, and after the break Bochum tried to get back into it but were unable to convert their territorial advantage into enough genuinely dangerous chances. For Uwe Rösler's side, this is already the 11th consecutive opening match of a season without a win, which underlines a long-standing problem with starting championships.
Bochum nonetheless retain a fairly strong squad for the 2. Bundesliga level. The team has considerable experience of playing at a high level, and the coaching staff already know Eintracht well. In the April meeting, Rösler made the right adjustments after a poor result against Magdeburg (1:4) and ultimately got a 4:1 win. On that occasion Bochum were particularly effective at exploiting the opposition's mistakes and after the break were fully in control of the situation.
Match Results: Bochum
Latest news
Eintracht Braunschweig
❌ Eintracht have just one injury concern - defender Andy Hoti is out.
Bochum
❌ The squad situation ahead of the second matchday is not ideal. Gerrit Holtmann, Matz Pannewig and Mikkel Raakneberg are all absent from Bochum's squad. The loss of Holtmann could prove particularly significant, as he is capable of adding pace on the flank.
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 18;
- first-half wins for the home side - 4; for the away side - 1; draws - 4;
- average first-half total: 1.33;
- today's home side average 0.5 goals scored, the away side - 0.83.
First-half stats: Eintracht Braunschweig (home) vs Bochum (away)
Last 10 matches (overall):
- wins: 3 vs 2;
- losses: 6 vs 6;
- draws: 1 vs 2;
- average first-half total: 1.3 (scored - 0.6, conceded - 0.7) vs 1.4 (scored - 0.5, conceded - 0.9).
- Bochum have conceded in the first half in 7 away matches in a row (2. Bundesliga).
Total Prediction
Head-to-head matches (average total):
- home side - 1.22, away side - 1.39;
- in head-to-head matches - 2.61;
- both teams scored: all time - 6 times; at the home team's ground - 2 times.
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head matches between these teams (2. Bundesliga).
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 13 of the last 14 home matches of Eintracht Braunschweig (2. Bundesliga).
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 12 of the last 13 away matches of Bochum.
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 11 of the last 12 away matches of Bochum (2. Bundesliga).
- Under 3.5 goals has landed in 6 consecutive matches of Bochum (2. Bundesliga).
Prediction for Both Teams to Score
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 18;
- both teams scored in total - 6 times;
- at home team's field - 2 times.
Last 10 matches:
- matches with BTTS: 5 vs 8;
- Eintracht Braunschweig: BTTS at home - 3 (75%);
- Bochum: BTTS away - 4 (80%).
- Bochum scores and concedes away in 7 of the last 8 matches (2. Bundesliga).
Outcome Prediction
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 18;
- home wins - 8, away wins - 8, draws - 2.
Stats: Eintracht Braunschweig vs Bochum
- matches in the tournament: 1 vs 1;
- wins: 1 vs 0;
- win %: 100% vs 0%;
- losses: 0 vs 1;
- draws: 0 vs 0.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 4 vs 3;
- losses: 4 vs 4;
- draws: 2 vs 3.
- Bochum have not won away in 8 of their last 9 matches (2. Bundesliga).
⭐ Editor's Pick
The opening results make Eintracht the form favourite, but I wouldn't read too much into the 6:1 win. Magdeburg had an extremely poor match, and after Herbert Bockhorn's red card on the 32nd minute the hosts' task became even harder. Bochum, meanwhile, lost to Hertha by just one goal and looked noticeably more active after the break.
The visitors also have a psychological edge: last season Bochum beat Eintracht twice convincingly, scoring six goals against them across those two matches. So I'm not expecting a repeat thrashing from the "lions", but I do think the hosts can make use of home advantage and their current momentum. The "Unbreakables" should cause problems, but after six goals in the opening round Eintracht are unlikely to sit back entirely. Pick: Bochum individual total under 1.5 goals. This bet has come in 8 of the last 9 away matches for Uwe Rössler's side in the 2. Bundesliga. My predicted score is 2:1 in favour of Braunschweig.
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