Stuttgart vs Bochum prediction: GERMANY: Bundesliga betting tips on match 2024-11-22 14:30.
[p]Slipping to their third Bundesliga defeat of the season in painful fashion prior to the international break (W3, D4, L3), Stuttgart will hope to put that frustration behind them as they welcome rock-bottom Bochum. Such an outcome seems likely given that Stuttgart enter this clash unbeaten in 25 home H2H matches (W18, D7) – their longest-ever unbeaten home run against any side in professional football.[/p]
[p]Cracking at home against this opposition for the first time since 1987 may seem unthinkable, although the hosts do enter this clash on the back of consecutive losses at the MHP Arena for the first time since March 2023. They’ll hope that’s nothing more than a blip though, as Stuttgart had recorded a 20-game unbeaten run at home over the course of a year prior to their recent wobbles (W14, D6). [/p]
[p]Stuttgart’s recent struggles pale in comparison to Bochum, as they travel here having failed to win their opening ten games of a Bundesliga season for the first time in their history. Despite that rotten start, five of the 17 prior Bundesliga teams to remain winless after at least ten rounds ended up avoiding relegation, but any reversal of form must come sooner or later if Bochum are to become the sixth. [/p]
[p]Their woes prompted the appointment of Dieter Hecking as boss at the beginning of November. After a creditable draw against Leverkusen in his opening game and an international break to gel with his team, fans may have cause for cautious optimism, which should only be boosted by Hecking’s joint career-best 12 touchline victories against Stuttgart (W12, D3, L12). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Stuttgart’s Ermedin Demirović scored his last two Bundesliga goals at home and may expect to extend that streak against Bochum, who he scored against in both fixtures last term whilst at Augsburg, though both ended in draws. Scorer of the only goal in Bochum’s last clash against Stuttgart, that game remains Matúš Bero’s only winning appearance when on the scoresheet since making the switch to the club (W1, D1, L1). [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Stuttgart boss Sebastian HoeneĂź has faced no other side more often than Bochum as a manager without ever drawing (W2, L3).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]