Bundesliga promotion playoffs first leg, between Bochum who finished in relegation in the Bundesliga and Dusseldorf who finished in promotion in the 2. Bundesliga.

Opposite dynamics and I see Dusseldorf to win this playoff and promote to the Bundesliga.

Bochum were very lucky in the previous season avoiding relegation with a last round winner against Bayer Leverkusen (who received a red card at 8’), but this season has been different. They have been inconsistent during this season, having a terrible run of 8 winless games between March and April. They finished the season 16th, with the same points as Union Berlin but behind them due to the goal average difference.

They finished the season suffering a heavy defeat 4:1 against Werder Bremen, which followed another huge defeat against Bayer Leverkusen 0:5. Their defense has been terrible during the whole season, conceding 74 goals (just bottom Darmstadt conceded more) and not able to keep the goal to nil in their last 16 games, conceding 14 goals in their last 4 fixtures.

Furthermore, upfront didn’t have any reliable scorer. Their topscorer is midfielder Stoger with only 7 goals. Their midfield is the strong point, with Stoger and Osterhage who are clearly their best players.

Those results mentioned above made them sit in the 16th position in the last round, so their morale will be low and surely will be difficult to motivate. Especially because after the two consecutive victories over Union Berlin and Hoffenheim, they looked already in the safe zone, but the last two defeats and rival’s results (Union Berlin, Monchengladbach) made them to be in the relegation zone and play this relegation playoffs.

So in terms of motivation, Dusseldorf has the clear advantage.

Dusseldorf finally managed to qualify for the playoffs, after finishing 4th in the previous season. This year made a great campaign and finished the season in great form, unbeaten in the last 14 rounds. They also managed to qualify to the DFB-Pokal semifinals, where they lost 4:0 against Bayer Leverkusen. They also managed to draw 1:1 against Kiel in the penultimate round, who finished runners-up.

They have the best player in the 2. Bundesliga - winger Tzolis, who has been the topscorer with 22 goals and 6 assists in the regular season. He will be the main threat for them here.

They have also been a very offensive team with a lot of danger upfront, scoring 72 goals and being the highest-scoring team in the 2. Bundesliga. And this is also important to note because they usually become very passive and defensive-minded after leads. They are absolutely not the type of team that destroys their opponents. They usually settle once they lead instead of pushing for further goals. However, they have plenty of quality so scored a lot of goals easily.

Playing away they have been also a strong team with 40 goals scored in 17 games.

I expect Dusseldorf to generate and score some chances here, given the weakness in defense from Bochum. Guests have quality enough to avoid defeat here, whilst will be also more motivated and with more confidence thanks to their recent results.

德甲升级季后赛首回合，在德甲降级的波鸿和2级升级的杜塞尔多夫之间展开。德甲。

相反，我认为杜塞尔多夫会赢得这场季后赛，并晋级德甲。

波鸿在上个赛季非常幸运，在最后一轮战胜勒沃库森(勒沃库森在第8分钟吃到红牌)，避免了降级，但本赛季有所不同。他们在这个赛季表现不稳定，在3月到4月间经历了8场无胜的糟糕比赛。他们在赛季结束时排名第16位，与柏林联盟积分相同，但由于平均进球数的差距而落后于后者。

赛季结束时，他们以4:1惨败云达不莱梅，之后又以0:5惨败勒沃库森。他们的防守整个赛季都很糟糕，丢了74个球(仅次于达姆施塔特丢了更多的球)，而且在最近16场比赛中没能把球保持为零，在最近4场比赛中丢了14个球。

此外，锋线没有可靠的得分手。他们的头号射手是中场球员斯托格，他只进了7球。他们的中场是他们的强项，斯托格和奥斯特哈格显然是他们最好的球员。

上面提到的结果让他们在最后一轮排在第16位，所以他们的士气会很低，肯定很难激励。特别是在连续两场战胜柏林联盟和霍芬海姆之后，他们看起来已经进入了安全区，但最近两场失利和对手的结果(柏林联盟、门兴格拉德巴赫)让他们进入了降级区，参加了这次降级季后赛。

因此，在动力方面，杜塞尔多夫具有明显的优势。

在上个赛季获得第四名之后，杜塞尔多夫最终获得了进入季后赛的资格。今年我们打出了一场伟大的比赛，并以出色的状态结束了这个赛季，在过去的14轮比赛中保持不败。他们也成功晋级了德国德甲联赛的半决赛，但以4:0不敌勒沃库森。他们还在倒数第二轮1:1战平基尔，后者获得亚军。

他们拥有联盟中最好的球员。德甲:边锋佐利斯，他在常规赛中打进22球并送出6次助攻，成为射手王。他将是他们在这里的主要威胁。

他们也是一支进攻性很强的球队，前场有很多危险，进了72个球，是英超进球最多的球队。德甲。这一点也很重要，因为他们通常在领先后变得非常被动和防守。他们绝对不是那种能摧毁对手的球队。他们通常在取得领先后就安于现状，而不是追求更远的目标。然而，他们有足够的实力，所以很容易就进了很多球。

在客场比赛中，他们也是一支17场打进40球的强队。

我希望杜塞尔多夫能在这里创造和得分一些机会，因为波鸿防守薄弱。客人有足够的实力避免在这里失利，同时由于他们最近的成绩，他们也会更有动力和信心。