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Football Germany - DFB-Pokal Vonovia Ruhrstadion Wed 3 Dec 12:00
VfB Stuttgart
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DFB-Pokal Betting Preview: Bochum vs Stuttgart

2. Bundesliga team Bochum host Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the DFB-Pokal round of 16, with kick-off set for 12:00 on Wednesday 3 December.

Find Out Our Best Bet for the Game

We’ve going to back Bochum +1.25 when they line up against Stuttgart. You can get Asian Handicap odds of -111 and our stake is split between +1 and +1.5 when it comes to the underdogs.

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Stuttgart Have Claimed 7 Wins in 10 on H2H

Bochum triumphed in their last game which was away from home in the 2. Bundesliga. Greuther Furth were beaten 3-0 at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer. Uwe Roesler's team had five shots on target and 40% possession, while Ibrahima Sissoko bagged two goals and Philipp Hofmann scored the other.

Stuttgart lost their previous game. On the road, they suffered a 2-1 Bundesliga defeat against Hamburger SV at Volksparkstadion. The Baden-Wurttemberg side boasted 66% possession and had three shots on goal, with Deniz Undav finding the net.

When last playing in the DFB-Pokal, Bochum overcame Augsburg 1-0 away, while Stuttgart triumphed 2-0 when visiting Mainz 05.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Stuttgart have landed victories in their last two encounters against Bochum. When travelling to Vonovia Ruhrstadion, the scoreline was 4-0 following a 2-0 home win at MHPArena. The past 10 H2H games have featured seven triumphs for Stuttgart, one for Bochum along with two draws.

2. Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Bochum logo Bochum 17 6 3 8 23 22 1 23:22 21
Bundesliga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Stuttgart logo Stuttgart 17 10 2 5 32 25 7 32:25 32
Bochum – Last 10 League & DFB-Pokal Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.6 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts. Bochum have had 43.8% possession and 6.3 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.1 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts, while being awarded 7.5 corners.

Top scorer Francis Onyeka has found the net 4 times, Gerrit Holtmann 3, with Ibrahima Sissoko and Cajetan Lenz both scoring 2. Leading assistor is Philipp Hofmann with 3, while goalkeeper Timo Horn has one clean sheet.

Stuttgart – Last 10 League & DFB-Pokal Games

Stuttgart have won 7, lost 2 and drawn 1, with an average of 6.0 shots on goal, 15.6 attempts and 2.0 goals. The Reds average 58.1% possession, 5.5 corners awarded and 3.7 corners against, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 11.5 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

Deniz Undav is top of the team’s scoring charts with 7, while Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Tiago Tomas, Bilal El Khannouss and Ermedin Demirovic have 2. Bilal El Khannouss has had 4 assists, with Alexander Nuebel and Fabian Bredlow notching 3 clean sheets between them in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Bochum confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Timo Horn (GK), Noah Loosli, Ibrahima Sissoko, Philipp Strompf, Leandro Morgalla, Maximilian Wittek, Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, Cajetan Lenz, Mats Pannewig, Kjell Waetjen, Francis Onyeka.

Stuttgart confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Fabian Bredlow (GK), Finn Jeltsch, Jeff Chabot, Ramon Hendriks, Lorenz Assignon, Atakan Karazor, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Mittelstaedt, Bilal El Khannouss, Jamie Leweling, Deniz Undav.

Bochum vs Stuttgart Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for Bochum vs Stuttgart, including our expert match prediction, likely scoreline, must-watch player props and a tailored bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

Bochum look a great bet at +1.25 for this DFB-Pokal encounter. We think that the hosts can keep the scoreline close with this Asian Handicap bet and there are odds of -111 available.

Current team news and the latest form provide useful pieces of information when it comes to making DFB-Pokal recommendations. It’s also vital to have access to all available stats so that we make the most informed football picks.

Key Bochum vs Stuttgart DFB-Pokal & league stats:

  • The +1.25 line has been covered by Bochum in 15 consecutive games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Stuttgart in 4 consecutive games.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Stuttgart in 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • The -1.25 line hasn’t been covered by Stuttgart in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +1.25 line has been covered by Bochum in 6 of their last 10 games against Stuttgart.
Bochum +1.25 Probability

The betting odds at the top bookies suggest our pick carries a 52.6% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Ermedin Demirovic Under 1.5 Shots On Target -133 BetMGM logo

Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart) hasn't covered the 1.5 shot on goal total in four straight games away from home. We’ll go with the latest numbers and back him to go under the Shots on Target line at odds of -133.

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Ibrahim Sissoko to Score +280 BetMGM logo

Ibrahim Sissoko (Bochum) has racked up three goals in his past four matches. We’ll throw a dart at +280 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Bochum +1.25 -111
Both Team To Score Yes -175
Shots On Target Ermedin Demirovic Under 1.5 -133

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Bochum vs Stuttgart Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Bookies Running Scared of Stuttgart Win

The Stuttgart betting odds are -192 which means that they’re favourites to land victory in this DFB-Pokal encounter. It’s also suggested by the bookies that this team have a 66% chance of winning. If you’re searching for a different slant, Bochum are available at +440.

Stuttgart and Bochum can be backed at -103 and +400 respectively on the Half-Time Result market. This is an ideal route for bettors who want a quick settlement and the draw is +165.

The Total Goals market indicates that Over 2.5 Goals is the betting favourite right now. If you think both sides will find the net, then you can back the Yes option on the Both Teams to Score market at -182.

Hundreds of markets are made available when it comes to DFB-Pokal games, with the best football betting sites leaving no stone unturned in terms of available options.

Ermedin Demirovic Favourite to Find the Net First

You will find Ermedin Demirovic at +290 to be First Goalscorer which makes him the favourite. There’s the chance to get -114 that he finds the net at anytime.

Player Goals
Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart)
First
-114
Anytime
+290
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Deniz Undav (Stuttgart)
First
+125
Anytime
+400
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Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Stuttgart)
First
+200
Anytime
+575
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Tiago Tomás (Stuttgart)
First
+215
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Silas Katompa Mvumpa (Stuttgart)
Over 0.5
-149
Under 0.5
-118
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Tiago Tomás (Stuttgart)
Over 0.5
-139
Under 0.5
-125
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Badredine Bouanani (Stuttgart)
Over 0.5
-118
Under 0.5
-147
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Ermedin Demirovic (Stuttgart)
Over 1.5
-115
Under 1.5
-152
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Team Stats

Latest DFB-Pokal and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Bochum logo Bochum Stats
Stuttgart logo Stuttgart Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins and 3 defeats in the previous 6 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
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Possession
Possession

Bochum vs Stuttgart Lineups & Team News

Check the Bochum vs Stuttgart team news before you place your bets. We’ll provide full coverage of predicted and confirmed DFB-Pokal lineups alongside the newest injury information.

Bochum Confirmed Lineup 3-2-4-1

Stuttgart Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Bochum Confirmed Lineup 3-2-4-1

1 Timo Horn
20 Noah Loosli 6 Ibrahima Sissoko 3 Philipp Strompf
39 Leandro Morgalla 32 Maximilian Wittek
29 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht 34 Cajetan Lenz 24 Mats Pannewig 8 Kjell Waetjen
21 Francis Onyeka
1 Fabian Bredlow
29 Finn Jeltsch 24 Jeff Chabot 3 Ramon Hendriks 22 Lorenz Assignon
16 Atakan Karazor 6 Angelo Stiller 7 M. Mittelstaedt 11 Bilal El Khannouss
18 Jamie Leweling 26 Deniz Undav

Stuttgart Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Bochum Substitutes

  • 4Erhan Masovic
  • 9Ibrahim Sissoko
  • 10Michael Obafemi
  • 11M. Kwarteng
  • 15Felix Passlack
  • 22Niclas Thiede
  • 26Romario Roesch
  • 33Philipp Hofmann
  • 35Kacper Koscierski

Stuttgart Substitutes

  • 2Ameen Al Dakhil
  • 4Josha Vagnoman
  • 8Tiago Tomas
  • 10Chris Fuehrich
  • 20Leonidas Stergiou
  • 27Badredine Bouanani
  • 28Nikolas Nartey
  • 30Chema Andres
  • 33Alexander Nuebel

Previous Bochum Lineups

29 Nov 2. Bundesliga
Greuther Furth 0-3 Bochum
21 Nov 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 1-2 D. Dresden
09 Nov 2. Bundesliga
Braunschweig 0-2 Bochum
02 Nov 2. Bundesliga
Bochum 2-0 Magdeburg
28 Oct DFB-Pokal
Augsburg 0-1 Bochum
25 Oct 2. Bundesliga
Holstein Kiel 1-1 Bochum

Previous Stuttgart Lineups

30 Nov Bundesliga
Hamburger SV 2-1 Stuttgart
27 Nov Europa League
Go Ahead E. 0-4 Stuttgart
22 Nov Bundesliga
Dortmund 3-3 Stuttgart
09 Nov Bundesliga
Stuttgart 3-2 Augsburg
06 Nov Europa League
Stuttgart 2-0 Feyenoord
01 Nov Bundesliga
RB Leipzig 3-1 Stuttgart
Team Squads

Bochum Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Uwe Roesler

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Cajetan Lenz - - - - - - - - - -
Lennart Koerdt - - - - - - - - - -
Samuel Bamba - - - - - - - - - -
Romario Roesch - - - - - - - - - -
Philipp Strompf - - - - - - - - - -

Stuttgart Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Sebastian Hoeness

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alexander Nuebel - - - - - - - - - -
Jovan Milosevic - - - - - - - - - -
Tiago Tomas - - - - - - - - - -
Stefan Drljaca - - - - - - - - - -
Silas Katompa Mvumpa - - - - - - - - - -
Germany Flag2. Bundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Schalke 04 17 12 1 4 22:10 37
2 Elversberg 17 10 4 3 31:15 34
3 Darmstadt 17 9 6 2 29:17 33
4 Paderborn 17 10 3 4 28:18 33
5 Hannover 96 17 8 5 4 30:22 29
6 Hertha BSC 17 8 4 5 21:16 28
7 Kaiserslautern 17 8 3 6 29:21 27
8 Nurnberg 17 6 4 7 19:23 22
9 Karlsruher 17 6 4 7 25:33 22
10 Bochum 17 6 3 8 23:22 21
11 Holstein Kiel 17 5 5 7 20:22 20
12 Preussen Munster 17 5 5 7 22:26 20
13 Braunschweig 17 6 2 9 20:29 20
14 A. Bielefeld 17 5 4 8 27:24 19
15 Magdeburg 17 5 2 10 21:29 17
16 F. Dusseldorf 17 5 2 10 15:27 17
17 Greuther Furth 17 4 3 10 26:44 15
18 D. Dresden 17 3 4 10 24:34 13
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Darmstadt 9 6 3 0 18:8 21
2 Schalke 04 8 7 0 1 10:4 21
3 Kaiserslautern 9 6 1 2 21:11 19
4 Elversberg 8 5 3 0 15:5 18
5 Paderborn 9 5 1 3 15:13 16
6 Nurnberg 9 4 3 2 11:10 15
7 Karlsruher 8 5 0 3 14:14 15
8 Preussen Munster 9 3 5 1 14:11 14
9 Hertha BSC 9 4 2 3 7:8 14
10 A. Bielefeld 9 4 1 4 17:10 13
11 Bochum 8 4 1 3 12:9 13
12 Hannover 96 8 4 1 3 12:11 13
13 Holstein Kiel 8 3 2 3 9:8 11
14 Braunschweig 9 3 2 4 11:16 11
15 F. Dusseldorf 9 2 2 5 8:15 8
16 Greuther Furth 8 2 2 4 10:19 8
17 Magdeburg 8 2 1 5 12:16 7
18 D. Dresden 8 1 2 5 12:16 5
Germany FlagBundesliga Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 17 15 2 0 66:13 47
2 Dortmund 17 10 6 1 32:15 36
3 RB Leipzig 16 10 2 4 32:19 32
4 Stuttgart 17 10 2 5 32:25 32
5 Hoffenheim 16 9 3 4 34:21 30
6 Leverkusen 16 9 2 5 34:24 29
7 Frankfurt 17 7 5 5 35:36 26
8 Freiburg 17 6 5 6 27:29 23
9 Union Berlin 17 6 5 6 23:26 23
10 B. M'gladbach 17 5 4 8 23:29 19
11 Wolfsburg 17 5 3 9 26:37 18
12 FC Koln 17 4 5 8 25:29 17
13 Werder Bremen 16 4 5 7 18:31 17
14 Hamburger SV 16 4 4 8 17:27 16
15 Augsburg 17 4 3 10 18:33 15
16 Mainz 05 17 2 6 9 17:29 12
17 St. Pauli 16 3 3 10 14:28 12
18 Heidenheim 17 3 3 11 16:38 12
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 9 8 1 0 39:7 25
2 RB Leipzig 8 7 0 1 21:6 21
3 Dortmund 8 6 2 0 16:4 20
4 Stuttgart 8 6 1 1 12:10 19
5 Leverkusen 9 5 1 3 19:10 16
6 Hoffenheim 8 5 0 3 20:12 15
7 Freiburg 8 4 3 1 16:10 15
8 Hamburger SV 8 4 2 2 13:9 14
9 Frankfurt 8 4 2 2 15:12 14
10 Union Berlin 9 3 4 2 15:13 13
11 Werder Bremen 7 3 2 2 8:12 11
12 Augsburg 9 3 2 4 10:16 11
13 B. M'gladbach 9 2 3 4 12:17 9
14 Heidenheim 9 2 3 4 10:19 9
15 FC Koln 8 2 2 4 15:14 8
16 Wolfsburg 9 2 2 5 15:20 8
17 St. Pauli 7 2 1 4 8:15 7
18 Mainz 05 9 1 3 5 7:12 6