Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 20th January 2024

Bochum come up against visiting side VfB Stuttgart in a Bundesliga fixture on Saturday at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

While VfB Stuttgart are now third in the Bundesliga table after collecting 34 points in 17 rounds, Bochum trail them on 17 points. This leaves them as number 14 in the table after 17 rounds played.

The match on Saturday has all the makings of a tight battle as Bochum and VfB Stuttgart look to bag a crucial win in the process.

Bochum scored 14 goals, conceded 15 and fought their way to two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart scored 16 goals, conceded 14 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart got the better of Bochum in their most recent meetings, as they first won 5-0, then 3-2.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Prediction

Bochum Form

In has been a bit of everything for Bochum in their previous three matches, where they first beat Union Berlin by 3-0. This was followed by a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen, before an encounter with Werder Bremen produced a 1-1 draw. Bochum managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Bundesliga. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

VfB Stuttgart Form

VfB Stuttgart are currently a little too inconsistent for their own good. Against Bayern Munich, they lost 3-0, before winning 3-0 against Augsburg. They came out on the losing end once again in a 3-1 defeat against Borussia Moenchengladbach. VfB Stuttgart managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Bundesliga away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding nine times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.

Both Bochum and VfB Stuttgart have been firing on all cylinders, while also conceding frequently. We should be in for a very entertaining match with goals aplenty.

Bochum fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in 18 goals. Bochum claimed three wins, eight draws as well as six defeats in the Bundesliga this season. VfB Stuttgart are looking at 11 wins, one draw and five defeats in the Bundesliga.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Squads

Bochum Squad

Letsch will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against VfB Stuttgart from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season):

Manuel Riemann (0/17), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (1/17), Cristian Gamboa (0/14), Danilo Soares (0/5), Erhan Masovic (0/15), Ivan Ordets (0/9), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Keven Schlotterbeck (1/12), Maximilian Wittek (0/9), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/7), Tim Oermann (0/6), Anthony Losilla (1/16), Felix Passlack (0/7), Kevin Stoeger (4/16), Lukas Daschner (1/11), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/10), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/6), Patrick Osterhage (2/12), Philipp Foerster (0/8), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (1/15), Goncalo Paciencia (3/11), Moritz Broschinski (0/10), Philipp Hofmann (0/14), Takuma Asano (5/16).

VfB Stuttgart Squad

Below is the full team squad of VfB Stuttgart. The manager Hoeness will pick his starting XI against Bochum from these players:

Alexander Nuebel (0/17), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Anthony Rouault (0/12), Dan-Axel Zagadou (1/17), Hiroki Ito (0/12), Josha Vagnoman (1/7), Leonidas Stergiou (0/5), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/15), Pascal Stenzel (0/12), Waldemar Anton (0/17), Angelo Stiller (0/16), Atakan Karazor (0/17), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (5/17), Enzo Millot (2/15), Genki Haraguchi (0/1), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/5), Luca Raimund (0/2), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Samuele di Benedetto (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/12), Deniz Undav (9/14), Jamie Leweling (0/17), Jovan Milosevic (0/4), Roberto Massimo (0/3), Serhou Guirassy (17/14), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (3/16).

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Team News

Bochum are sweating on the fitness of no less than five players before their match on Saturday. Cristian Gamboa and Takuma Asano can't be called up by the Bochum-manager, with both serving a ban.

Ivan Ordets, Mats Pannewig, Keven Schlotterbeck, Jordi Osei-Tutu and Michael Esser are all absent from the Bochum squad that faces VfB Stuttgart at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for VfB Stuttgart, who are looking at five players nursing various problems. Silas Katompa Mvumpa, Woo-Yeong Jeong, Hiroki Ito and Serhou Guirassy racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the VfB Stuttgart travelling party for their next match.

Serhou Guirassy, Lilian Egloff, Hiroki Ito, Nikolas Nartey and Josha Vagnoman all face a spell on the sidelines for VfB Stuttgart due to various injuries.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, VfB Stuttgart came away as 5-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday. Bochum have a 0% win rate in the against VfB Stuttgart, who won six of these matches. The total record reads 0-4-6, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Results

In the last ten matches between Bochum and VfB Stuttgart, both teams to score came up six times.

Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart Betting Tips

It has been a great season for Serhou Guirassy who bagged 17 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of VfB Stuttgart.

In their last 10 matches at Vonovia Ruhrstadion across all tournaments Bochum won four times, drew four and lost two times. VfB Stuttgart claimed six wins, zero draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Bochum on home soil currently, as both teams scored in eight of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in VfB Stuttgart''s last 10 league games away from home.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. Bochum managed an average of 0.7 goals, with VfB Stuttgart averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Bochum saw six of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out as a winning bet in six of the previous ten outings for VfB Stuttgart, who were on target an average of 2.1 times times per game.