Bundesliga – Match-day 10 Sees Stuttgart take on Bochum
Saturday Bundesliga action from the Mercedes Benz Arena, as Stuttgart take on Bochum.
Bochum currently sit in eighteenth place as they travel to seventeenth placed Stuttgart.
Home Fans Nervous About Relegation, as Stuttgart Host Bochum on Saturday
Having lost to Union Berlin in their last game, Michael Wimmer’s men must reset and try to gain a positive result in this match.
Also, Michael Wimmer may ponder the reasons why his Stuttgart team are struggling at the bottom of the table this season. But three defeats out of the last three matches, should be all the analysis that he really needs. With five points, they currently sit seventeenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 0 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws having drawn five matches and lost four meetings.
Stuttgart have drawn two fixtures and lost three matches of their five League matches at home this season.
Stuttgart will have secured 8 points so far this season, should they secure a win.
Stuttgart’s squad will likely be depleted of three of their key players when they start on Saturday, due to injury or illness.
Struggling Bochum go to the Mercedes Benz Arena on Saturday and hope for a positive result
With Bochum having secured all three points on their two previous outings, Thomas Letsch’s men will doubtless be looking to retain their run after this fixture.
Also, With seven defeats in the last nine matches, Thomas Letsch’s Bochum are justifiably in the bottom half of the table, very much looking at a relegation battle. With an eighteenth position in the league and 1 wins, 7 losses and 1 draws, they currently have four points in the League having won one game, drawn one game, and lost seven meetings.
Bochum will travel to Stuttgart with a win record on the road that is quite unremarkable, with four losses.
Bochum will have 7 points if they manage to secure a victory.
Bochum’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Thomas Letsch, ahead of this Saturday’s fixture against their opponents.
Stuttgart v Bochum – Head-to-Heads.
Regarding their historical duels Stuttgart and Bochum have faced each other 37 times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Stuttgart’s favour (18 – 5). Additionally, Stuttgart recent form against Bochum has been outstanding, winning on five out of the last nine matches. In their most recent meeting of this fixture was February 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-1 draw.
Other standout players for Stuttgart are Sehrou Guirassy and Chris Fuhrich with two goals each and for Bochum are Simon Zoller and Cristian Gamboa with three goals both.