VfL Bochum host Stuttgart in a relegation six-pointer in the Bundesliga on Sunday. The visitors have taken only one point from their last five games to fall to the bottom of the table, while Bochum are unbeaten in three games. Having beaten FC Koln and RB Leipzig in their previous two matches to climb out of the relegation places, Bochum travelled to Eintracht Frankfurt last Friday evening with plenty of confidence of recording an upset.
While they may have fallen short of claiming all three points, Thomas Letsch would have been delighted to see his side earn a highly creditable 1-1 draw against last season’s Europa League winners, with Takuma Asano’s 13th-minute strike providing them with a strong foothold in the match. Despite only having 27% possession of the ball and two shots on target – including Asano’s opener – Bochum managed to hold onto a vital point, with Frankfurt unable to turn any of their 18 shots in open play into a crucial breakthrough after Randal Kolo Muani had equalised from the penalty spot.
Having lost their opening six games of the campaign before sacking Thomas Reis last September, very few people would have given Bochum much of a chance of surviving this season, so for Letsch to have moved them four points clear of danger with eight games remaining represents a major achievement already.
However, the 54-year-old will be keen not to rest on his laurels, with the primary job of avoiding relegation far from complete yet. Both he and his players will recognise that Sunday’s game against Stuttgart at Vonovia-Ruhrstadion represents an excellent opportunity to put clear distance between themselves and a rival at the bottom of the table.
Match Details
- Match: VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart
- Date: 9 April 2023
- Time: 9:00 PM
- Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction
While Stuttgart will be looking to build on their cup victory, they face a Bochum side who have found their rhythm in recent weeks. However, Hoeneß’s side have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we predict they will do enough to leave with a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Bochum 1-1 Stuttgart
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Head-To-Head
- Stuttgart have been imperious in the history of this fixture, having won exactly half of the last 28 meetings between the teams.
- Bochum have picked up just three wins in that time, while the spoils have been shared on 11 occasions.
- Stuttgart are unbeaten in their last eight games against Die Unabsteigbaren, claiming three wins and five draws since their 2-0 loss when they met in the 2014 DFB Pokal.
- Bochum are unbeaten in their last three outings, claiming two wins and one draw since snapping their five-game losing streak in March.
- Sebastian Hoeneß’s men have lost four of their last five Bundesliga matches, with a 1-1 draw against Frankfurt on March 11 being the exception.
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Live Stream Time
This match will start from 9:00 PM
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Date
This match will take place on 9 April 2023
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Team News
Bochum will remain without Cristian Gamboa due to a knee injury, but Simon Zoller returned from his recent hamstring injury to feature from the bench against Frankfurt and he should be involved once more this weekend.
Letsch’s only change from his team’s draw against Oliver Glasner’s side is likely to be replacing Dominique Heintz with Danilo Soares at left-back. Stuttgart, meanwhile, appear to have a fully fit squad for Hoeness to select from, with Serhou Guirassy making his comeback from the bench in Nuremberg on Wednesday.
The Guinea international is likely to start in order to provide more pace and physicality in attack for the visitors, with Luca Pfeiffer expected to make way in what is likely to be Hoeness’s only alteration from the cup victory in midweek.
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups
- VfL Bochum:- Riemann; Stafylidis, Ordets, Masovic, Soares; Stoger, Losilla, Osterhage; Asano, Hofmann, Antwi-Adjei
- Stuttgart:- Bredlow; Mavropanos, Anton, Ito; Vagnoman, Endo, Karazor, Haraguchi, Sosa; Guirassy, Fuhrich
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Odds
- VFL BOCHUM TO WIN
3.32
Suprabets - DRAW
3.45
Suprabets - STUTTGART TO WIN
2.40
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VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Stats
- VfL Bochum haven’t scored in 4 of their 12 home matches in Bundesliga this season.
- VfB Stuttgart haven’t scored in 4 of their 13 away matches in Bundesliga this season.
- VfB Stuttgart’s away record this season: 0-5-8.
- Philipp Hofmann is VfL Bochum’s top scorer with 7 goals. Serhou Guirassy has scored 6 times for VfB Stuttgart.
- Danilo Soares has more yellow cards (5) than any other player at VfL Bochum. Atakan Karazor has collected 9 for VfB Stuttgart.
- VfL Bochum wins 1st half in 17% of their matches, VfB Stuttgart in 20% of their matches.
VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Tips
- Tip 1: Result – Draw
- Tip 2: Both sides to score – Yes (Both sides have scored in five of their last seven meetings since September 2016)
- Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals – No (There have also been fewer than three goals scored in eight of the last 10 clashes between the teams)
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