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The VfL Bochum has made the worst start of the season in the club’s history. Nevertheless, Robin Dutt was not released from his duties. The former coach of the VfL has voluntarily taken his hat off. The reason is not so outlandish. Robin Dutt stated that football is obviously not his game anymore.
Maybe there is something in it, that the good old football is being split up more and more by officials. Nevertheless, it goes on and on. The Bochum will therefore be able to stop the game operation before the match on Monday at VfB Stuttgart. But we think it is an absolute statement from Robin Dutt and we can imagine that there are some actors in this business who have a similar view of things.
A successor is still unknown. So co-coach Heiko Butscher will prepare the team for the match in the Swabian metropolis. The Bochum continue to wait for the first victory of this season in the second division. After four games are just two points to book. Only the climber Wehen Wiesbaden has cut off here so far.
Therefore, we do not need a prophet to give in the game between Stuttgart and Bochum a prediction on a victory of the home side, especially since Stuttgart was rarely worth a visit for the VfL. In addition, the Swabians have made a good start to the season and were after four matchdays in second place.
Because the competition presented at the weekend, the team of Tim Walter has slipped a bit, but can climb again with a win on Monday. A threesome of the home team should be our first choice and therefore we favor in the duel between Stuttgart and Bochum the tip on a successful match of VfB.
However, the Bochum under interim coach Heiko Butscher are probably hard to calculate. So we’ll have to see how this encounter develops, barely assuming that VfL will seek salvation on offense. The kick-off for the fifth matchday in the second Bundesliga between VfB Stuttgart and VfL Bochum in the Mercedes-Benz Arena will take place on 02.09.2019 at 19:30.
VfB Stuttgart :
The VfB Stuttgart has not come badly into the new season, but somehow we continue to creep the feeling that the Swabians have not really arrived in the second Bundesliga. For this purpose, the squad planning is not yet completed shortly before the closing of the transfer window. A little patience, the VfB fans will probably still have to have.
Nevertheless, the Stuttgart are still unbeaten this season. In the second division two wins and two draws to book, in addition to the victory in the DFB Cup in Rostock. Before the match between Stuttgart and Bochum, the odds of an away win should be negligible. However, the Swabians have not been able to really convince in any of the five competitive games. The eight points were partly retracted with good luck.
The snapshot can still be seen and we assume that the VfB will be stronger if the international break can be worked much quieter again. Last weekend it was enough for the guest appearance in the Erzgebirge only to a 0: 0. The Stuttgart had significantly more of the game and would have deserved the victory.
A hit did not want to fall. Instead, the Swabians lost in the 66th minute Borna Sosa, who was put off with the traffic light card. Tim Walter was not satisfied with the performance of the referees. He let his anger go wild and probably will not get around a fine.
Nevertheless, the Stuttgart coach tried to check off the story quickly and to prepare his team for the match against VfL Bochum. Tim Walter has great respect for the Bochumern and praises above all the playful qualities of the Revier club, of which he also expected on Monday in Stuttgart a lot.
Tim Walter hopes Marc-Oliver Kampf will be fit for action by Monday after his hip problems. Chances are 50:50. It looks worse with Nicolas Gonzalez and Tanguy Coulibaly and Orel Mangala. Mario Gomez could come back and replace Nicolas Gonzalez in attack. Also missing are Borna Sosa (lock) and Marcin Kaminski (cruciate ligament tear).
Bochum:
There is fire under the roof at VfL Bochum. Robin Dutt had the worst start of the season ever. If you ignore the tedious victory in the DFB Cup at the KSV Baunatal, then the Bochum have yet to win this season. The performance of VfL is clearly expandable.
However, some regular employees and absolute top performers have left the club. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Bochum at this time of the season still have significant problems. Maybe it’s going up under a new coach. According to reports, Hannes Wolf should become the new coach at VfL.
Two points after four games are too few. This is mainly due to the mistakes on the defensive. Ten goals conceded that the VfL has the second weakest defense in the league. Heiko Butscher will be the one who sets the pace, because at HSV, when VfL concentrated on the defensive, there was only one goal.
Last weekend, VfL showed great morale and drew 3-3 after a 3-0 defeat to Wehen Wiesbaden. Ulrich Bapoh, Jordan Osei-Tutu and Sylvain Ganvoula secured with their goals at least one point before Ulrich Bapoh flew in injury time because of a supposed assault still from the square.
The last appearances of the VfL do not indicate that in the match between Stuttgart and Bochum a prognosis would be appropriate for an away win. Heiko Butscher wants to see above all the passion of the second half against Wiesbaden and hopes that his team will use the few chances in Stuttgart.
Personnel it looks at the Revierklub not bad. Ulrich Bapoh has been suspended after being sent off for two games, but otherwise only the injured Maxim Leitsch is missing. We can imagine that Heiko Butscher will nevertheless make one or the other change. Jordan Osei-Tutu would be a candidate for the starting eleven after the brave appearance last week.
Stuttgart vs Bochum head to head matches
10.03.17 2BUN Stuttgart Bochum 1 : 1
23.09.16 2BUN Bochum Stuttgart 1 : 1
10.01.16 CF Bochum Stuttgart 0 : 0
16.08.14 POK Bochum Stuttgart 2 : 0
27.02.13 POK Stuttgart Bochum 2 : 0