Record against Bochum
Overall: 79 games. 42 wins, 20 draws, 17 defeats. 144:94 goal difference.
In the Bundesliga: 69 games. 36 wins, 18 draws, 15 defeats. 126:84 goal difference.
Table
VfB travel to Bochum in third place, while Bochum currently occupy 14th spot (see the full table).
Strong in the tackle
Bochum and Stuttgart are two of the strongest tacklers in the division. Mainz lead that particular category with 1,771 successful duels, followed by Bochum (1,739) and VfB (1,668) in second and third respectively. VfL defender Bernardo has won 238 challenges alone – more than any other player in the league – while Atakan Karazor is VfB’s strongest tackler and the sixth best in the top flight with 183 successful duels.
Banned
Bochum right-back Cristian Gamboa is suspended after accumulating five yellow cards.
Personnel
Lilian Egloff and Nikolas Nartey will miss the trip to Bochum, while Waldemar Anton and Enzo Millot have both returned to training after suffering minor knocks. Wooyeong Jeong, Hiroki Ito (both at the Asian Cup), Silas and Serhou Guirassy (both at the Africa Cup of Nations) remain unavailable.
Bochum are without Takuma Asano, who is part of Japan’s Asian Cup squad alongside Hiroki Ito.
Away following
VfB will be backed by at least 2,700 fans in Bochum. The away end at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion is sold out.
