VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 23rd November 2024

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

VfB Stuttgart are placed 11th with 13 points after ten matches. Bochum occupy a position as 18th in the league on two points.

Performances have been abysmal for Bochum who will be eyeing a chance of redemption when going up against VfB Stuttgart.

When it comes to goal-scoring VfB Stuttgart could be more prolific, scoring 19 times in their previous ten games. That is an average of 1.9 goals per game in which, they conceded 19 times. This is an average of 1.9 a game, achieving a clean sheet in one games.

Bochum scored ten goals, conceded 30 and kept their opponents from scoring zero times in ten matches.

VfB Stuttgart lost to 1-0 Bochum in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 5-0 win, which VfB Stuttgart dished out the match before that.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Prediction

VfB Stuttgart Form

A single point is all VfB Stuttgart can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, before getting trounced 0-2 against Atalanta while Eintracht Frankfurt won 2-3. VfB Stuttgart won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Bundesliga, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 17 and conceded nine goals.

Bochum Form

A single draw prevents Bochum from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short, losing by 0-5 and 7-2 against Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation, as they were able to hang on for a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Bochum didn't manage a single away win in their last six Bundesliga matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 21 and scored seven goals themselves.

Anything but a home win for VfB Stuttgart will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Bochum could be in for a hammering.

VfB Stuttgart recorded four points following one wins from their last two games against teams placed among the bottom six. They scored three goals, but also conceded two. VfB Stuttgart have a record of three wins, four draws and three defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bochum are yet to win this season, having played ten games, in stead showing off two draws and eight defeats.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Squads

VfB Stuttgart Squad

The 42-year-old coach of the home team, Sebastian Hoeness, will select the lineup against Bochum from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Bundesliga this season:

Alexander Nuebel (0/10), Dennis Seimen (0/0), Fabian Bredlow (0/0), Stefan Drljaca (0/0), Ameen Al Dakhil (0/1), Anrie Chase (0/8), Anthony Rouault (0/8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (0/2), Frans Kraetzig (0/1), Jeff Chabot (0/9), Josha Vagnoman (1/9), Leonidas Stergiou (0/0), Maximilian Mittelstaedt (0/10), Pascal Stenzel (0/3), Ramon Hendriks (0/5), Angelo Stiller (0/10), Atakan Karazor (0/10), Boris Tashchi (0/0), Chris Fuehrich (0/9), Enzo Millot (3/10), Fabian Rieder (1/10), Jarzinho Malanga (0/0), Leonhard Muenst (0/0), Luca Raimund (0/0), Nikolas Nartey (0/0), Yannik Keitel (0/0), Deniz Undav (5/9), El Bilal Toure (2/9), Ermedin Demirovic (5/10), Jamie Leweling (1/9), Justin Diehl (0/2), Nick Woltemade (1/5), Thomas Kastanaras (0/0), Wahid Faghir (0/0).

Bochum Squad

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

Andreas Luthe (0/0), Hugo Roelleke (0/0), Manuel Riemann (0/0), Patrick Drewes (0/10), Paul Grave (0/0), Timo Horn (0/0), Bernardo (0/0), Cristian Gamboa (1/4), Erhan Masovic (0/7), Ivan Ordets (0/5), Jakov Medic (0/8), Maximilian Wittek (0/10), Mohammed Tolba (0/0), Noah Loosli (0/0), Tim Oermann (0/6), Agon Elezi (0/0), Anthony Losilla (0/9), Dani de Wit (2/9), Felix Passlack (0/10), Ibrahima Sissoko (0/10), Koji Miyoshi (1/7), Lennart Koerdt (0/0), Lukas Daschner (1/9), Mats Pannewig (0/5), Matus Bero (2/8), Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (0/4), Aliou Balde (0/5), Gerrit Holtmann (0/3), Moritz Broschinski (0/10), Myron Boadu (2/6), Philipp Hofmann (1/10), Samuel Bamba (0/2).

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for VfB Stuttgart, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment. There is no need for Atakan Karazor to show up in the VfB Stuttgart dressing room, as he is suspended.

Dan-Axel Zagadou sit this one out for VfB Stuttgart due to an injury.

Bochum seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to MHPArena to face VfB Stuttgart. Manuel Riemann is suspended from the Bochum squad with too many penalty points to his name.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Lineups

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum H2H

VfB Stuttgart took a hit when Bochum handed them a 1-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured a triumph to their name by claiming a 5-0 win. 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 five times in the past ten matches between home side VfB Stuttgart and Bochum. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 8/13.

VfB Stuttgart vs Bochum Betting Tips

Deniz Undav is the most prolific Bundesliga marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bochum look to Dani de Wit, hoping he can add to his current total of two Bundesliga goals in his latest games.

VfB Stuttgart won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at MHPArena. They drew four and lost two as well, while Bochum won two of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost eight. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in their last 10 games, respectively. VfB Stuttgart managed a clean sheet in zero of their games at home, Bochum kept a clean sheet in one of their last 10.

Under 2.5 goals happened four times in the last ten encounters between these two rivals. VfB Stuttgart managed an average of two goals, with Bochum averaging 0.7 goals in these. Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for VfB Stuttgart, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in nine of the last ten matches that Bochum played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.