On Saturday afternoon, Bochum hosts Stuttgart at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion in a big game at both ends of the Bundesliga table.
Bochum form guideThe home team may well be looking over their shoulders nervously at the league's bottom three, as they are currently just six points above 16th place Mainz.
A run of just one win in their last four matches in the Bundesliga has not helped their chances of moving completely clear of danger. Last time out in the league, they drew 1-1 at home against Werder Bremen.
The draw against Werder ended a run of high-scoring games for Bochum in the league, as their previous four games had all produced over 2.5 goals.
One positive for Thomas Letsch’s team of late has been their home form in the Bundesliga, as they are unbeaten in five home games. However, on the flip side, Bochum has also won just two of their previous eight league games on home soil.
Stuttgart form guideDespite being perched in the lofty position of third place in the Bundesliga table, Die Roten have won just one of their previous four games in the German top-flight.
Last time out in the Bundesliga, Sebastian Hoeness’ team suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat at Monchengladbach.
The game continued a run of high-scoring games for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga, as five of their previous seven matches have produced over 2.5 goals.
Stuttgart has hit a poor run of recent away form, as the defeat at Gladbach in their last Bundesliga match on their travels means that Die Schwaben have lost three of their last four away games.
The biggest cause of the recent poor results on the road in the Bundesliga is a leaky defence, as Stuttgart has conceded at least two goals in three of their last four away games.
What am I backing?Neither team have been pulling up any trees lately in the Bundesliga. However, they have both been involved in high-scoring games of late, so the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored.
