Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th April 2025

Mid-placed VfB Stuttgart travel to Vonovia Ruhrstadion to face struggling Bochum in a round 28 game, which kicks-off on Saturday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Their upcoming match is a difficult challenge for Bochum, who next face VfB Stuttgart in their continuous fight to avoid relegation. They should be highly motivated to spring a surprise, even against a tough opponent like VfB Stuttgart.

Bochum are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 13 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.3 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 19 goals, or an average of 1.9 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheets in this run.

VfB Stuttgart managed a bearable 15 goals from their past ten games, creating an average of 1.5 goals per game. They conceded 18 goals in total, and while claiming one clean sheets, they conceded 1.8 goals an average per game.

Bochum were defeated by 2-0 in their last encounter with VfB Stuttgart, but did win the reverse match 1-0, though.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Bochum Form

Bochum have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-3 victory against Bayern Munich. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt, before handing over another win to Bayer Leverkusen in a 3-1 defeat. Bochum managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored seven and conceded eight goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three matches, VfB Stuttgart lost against Bayer Leverkusen and Eintracht Frankfurt by 3-4 and 1-0, respectively, and beat RB Leipzig by 3-1. In their last six away matches in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and six scored.

One could argue the pros and cons for a while in this encounter, but we find the value list with visitors VfB Stuttgart. Having considered form, strength in squad and history of the two teams, they get the call here.

VfB Stuttgart won four of their previous eight outings against teams from the bottom six and claimed 15 points. They scored 14 and conceded nine goals. Bochum claimed five wins, five draws as well as 17 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart are looking at ten wins, seven draws and ten defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Bochum Squad

Dieter Hecking will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against VfB Stuttgart from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/21), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/6), Bernardo (0/15), Cristian Gamboa (1/10), Erhan Masovic (1/14), Ivan Ordets (0/18), Jakov Medic (1/19), Maximilian Wittek (0/26), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/22), Anthony Losilla (0/19), Dani de Wit (2/23), Felix Passlack (1/24), Ibrahima Sissoko (2/26), Koji Miyoshi (1/14), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/9), Matus Bero (4/24), Niklas Jahn (0/0), Tom Krauss (0/8), Gerrit Holtmann (1/17), Giorgos Masouras (2/7), Moritz Broschinski (1/27), Myron Boadu (7/13), Philipp Hofmann (2/27), Samuel Bamba (0/4).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Listed below is the full squad of VfB Stuttgart players that the manager Sebastian Hoeness will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alexander Nuebel (0/27), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/7), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Finn Jeltsch (0/5), Jeff Chabot (1/24), Josha Vagnoman (1/23), Leonidas Stergiou (0/8), Luca Jaquez (0/1), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (1/25), Pascal Stenzel (0/5), Ramon Hendriks (0/20), Angelo Stiller (1/27), Atakan Karazor (1/25), Boris Tashchy (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (1/26), Enzo Millot (4/26), Ermedin Demirovic (10/27), Fabian Rieder (1/18), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/8), Deniz Undav (7/21), El Bilal Toure (2/11), Jacob Bruun Larsen (3/21), Jamie Leweling (2/21), Justin Diehl (1/6), Mohamed Sankoh (0/0), Nick Woltemade (9/22), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

Apparently, VfB Stuttgart have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match on Saturday. Leonidas Stergiou and Atakan Karazor can't be called upon by VfB Stuttgart, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

Bochum took a hit when VfB Stuttgart handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 1-0 win. In last ten encounters between the clubs, VfB Stuttgart have been the dominant force winning six matches against Bochum. The bookies have VfB Stuttgart to win this match at best price odds of 11/10.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Results

In the past ten matches between home side Bochum and VfB Stuttgart both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 1/2.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

Giorgos Masouras is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. VfB Stuttgart look to Nick Woltemade, hoping he can add to his current total of three Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

Bochum won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. They drew one and lost three as well, while VfB Stuttgart won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. VfB Stuttgart have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than seven times in their previous 10 outings away from home. The hosts scored the first goal of the game in five of their last 10 home games.

Less than 2.5 goals came out four times in the past ten encounters between these two while both teams not to score was a winning bet five times. Bochum managed an average of 0.7 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging two goals. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bochum’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for VfB Stuttgart, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game.