VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

VfB Stuttgart enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bochum swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Bundesliga. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

VfB Stuttgart bid welcome to Bochum, who ended last season as number 14 in the Bundesliga. The hosts can look back on a season which saw them end up as number 16.

VfB Stuttgart scored 16 times, conceded 16 and held on for zero clean sheets in their last ten games.

Bochum scored 14 goals, conceded 16 and managed two clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart won the last two meetings against Bochum, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 3-2 score.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three matches, VfB Stuttgart won 1-4 against Mainz 05, before settling for a point in a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim. They were back on top last time out, defeating TSG Balingen 0-4. VfB Stuttgart claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Bundesliga, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored eight and conceded nine goals.

VfB Stuttgart’s priority for this season will be to stay clear of the relegation zone, while challenging for a spot in the upper half of the Bundesliga.

Bochum Form

Bochum go into their upcoming match unbeaten in their previous three matches, which started off with a 1-1 draw against Hertha Berlin. They went on to beat Bayer Leverkusen by 3-0, before sharing the spoils with Arminia Bielefeld in a 2-2 draw. In their last six Bundesliga away matches, Bochum failed to win more than once. In stead, they've drawn three and lost two, scoring five while also conceding eight times.

Bochum seem a little too thin in quality to stay in this division, and they will most likely be embroiled in a battle to avoid relegation from the Bundesliga for much of the season.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 41-year-old VfB Stuttgart manager, Sebastian Hoeness, will select the lineup against Bochum from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Bundesliga this season):

Alexander Nuebel (0/0), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Florian Schock (0/0), Borna Sosa (0/0), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/0), Hiroki Ito (0/0), Josha Vagnoman (0/0), Konstantinos Mavropanos (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/0), Pascal Stenzel (0/0), Waldemar Anton (0/0), Atakan Karazor (0/0), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (0/0), Clinton Mola (0/0), Enzo Millot (0/0), Genki Haraguchi (0/0), Gil Dias (0/0), Laurin Ulrich (0/0), Lilian Egloff (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/0), Woo-Yeong Jeong (0/0), Deniz Undav (0/0), Jamie Leweling (0/0), Jovan Milosevic (0/0), Luca Pfeiffer (0/0), Mohamed Sankoh (0/0), Momo Cisse (0/0), Roberto Massimo (0/0), Sehrou Guirassy (0/0), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (0/0), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0).

Bochum Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 54 year-old Bochum manager Letsch will select his starting XI from these players:

Manuel Riemann (0/0), Michael Esser (0/0), Niclas Thiede (0/0), Bernardo (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (0/0), Danilo Soares (0/0), Erhan Masovic (0/0), Ivan Ordets (0/0), Jordi Osei-Tutu (0/0), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Moritz Roemling (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/0), Felix Passlack (0/0), Jacek Goralski (0/0), Kevin Stoeger (0/0), Lukas Daschner (0/0), Mats Pannewig (0/0), Matus Bero (0/0), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/0), Patrick Osterhage (0/0), Philipp Foerster (0/0), Christopher Antwi-Adjej (0/0), Luis Hartwig (0/0), Lys Mousset (0/0), Moritz Broschinski (0/0), Philipp Hofmann (0/0), Simon Zoller (0/0), Takuma Asano (0/0).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Team News

VfB Stuttgart are sweating on the fitness of no less than eight players before their match this coming Saturday.

Atakan Karazor, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Borna Sosa, Laurin Ulrich, Josha Vagnoman, Wataru Endo, Chris Fuehrich and Maximilian Mittelstaedt nurses various injuries and won't take part for VfB Stuttgart against Bochum at MHPArena.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum H2H

VfB Stuttgart go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 4-1 and 3-2 the last two times they played Bochum. VfB Stuttgart claimed six wins against Bochum in the last ten encounters, leaving them with a small psychological edge before their next meeting.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Results

Both teams found the back of the net six times in the past ten matches between home side VfB Stuttgart and Bochum. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 7/10.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Betting Tips

Anthony Losilla shows decent form right now for Bochum, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Bundesliga. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing VfB Stuttgart, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Sehrou Guirassy also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Bundesliga matches.

VfB Stuttgart won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing three as well. Bochum won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost five in this run. Bochum scored the opener a mere three times in 10 away games, while VfB Stuttgart did the same in six of their last 10 outings at MHPArena.

Both teams to not score paid out four times in the past ten encounters between Bochum and VfB Stuttgart, whereas under 2.5 goals happened three times. VfB Stuttgart scored an average of 1.7 goals a game, with Bochum averaging 0.7 goals in this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of VfB Stuttgart’s last ten home matches across the tournaments. They scored an average of 2.6 goals in the process. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Bochum. They performed an average of 2.3 goals in these.