At 9:30 PM on August 24th, RB Leipzig will host Bochum in the first round of the new Bundesliga season. RB Leipzig will be looking to start the season with a win at home, while Bochum, a relegation team, will be hoping for a surprise victory.
RB Leipzig made few moves in the summer transfer window, signing only striker Nussa, midfielder Simons, Vedraoğuo and goalkeeper Vanderwert. After narrowly staying in the Bundesliga, Bochum also reinforced their squad in the summer, bringing in Medici and Baldé on loan, as well as signing Boadu and Horn, which has improved their overall strength.
RB Leipzig finished fourth in the Bundesliga last season, ahead of Borussia Dortmund, qualifying for the Champions League. They are a formidable force in the Bundesliga. Bochum finished third from bottom in the Bundesliga last season, having to participate in the promotion/relegation play-offs. They were down 0-3 in the first leg but managed a 3-0 win away in the second leg against Düsseldorf to force extra time and penalties, eventually winning and staying in the Bundesliga.
Before the start of the new Bundesliga season, both teams participated in the German Cup. RB Leipzig easily defeated third division team Essen 4-1 to advance. Bochum, on the other hand, suffered a surprise 0-1 defeat against second division team Regensburg.
RB Leipzig is a strong team at home. In the last six home games of last season, they achieved a record of four wins and two draws, remaining unbeaten. In the four games they won, they kept three clean sheets. Bochum, on the other hand, is a typical away team. They only managed two wins, four draws and eleven defeats in their 17 Bundesliga away games last season. However, they performed well in the promotion/relegation play-off away game, eventually staying in the Bundesliga.
Since their first meeting in the 2021-22 season, the two teams have played each other six times in the Bundesliga, with RB Leipzig winning four, drawing one and losing one. In the two meetings last season, RB Leipzig drew 0-0 at home against Bochum and won 4-1 away. However, in the previous two seasons, RB Leipzig won 3-0 and 4-0 at home against Bochum.
In this strong-versus-weak encounter, RB Leipzig will be looking to start the new season with a win at home, though the key question is whether they can achieve a big victory. As a relegation team, Bochum needs to start the season by picking up points. If they can take points away from Leipzig’s home ground like last season, it will be a success.
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