Bochum vs. Stuttgart Match Preview Article

Bochum, Recent Form

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Bochum will not be too troubled by their 3-1 away defeat against Bayer Leverkusen, given the latter currently sit 15 places further up the league table than they do.  During that encounter they had 34% possession and had 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 5 of their 14 shots on goal.  

It seems pretty certain that Dieter Hecking will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 8 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 23 of their 27 games.  

Their current form can't be viewed positively, having clocked up 3 losses from their last 6 games and only 2 wins to speak of.  

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The Stuttgart squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed.  In that game they had 54% possession and managed 8 attempts on goal, with 2 on target, compared to Eintracht Frankfurt who had 19 attempts and 6 on target.  

With 8 goals scored in their last 6, they might have expected more points from that run of matches, but having conceded 13 goals along the way, things haven't been going their way points-wise.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but so far this season they have conceded a goal at least once in 23 of their 27 games.  

Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 6 games.  

Nick Woltemade will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Stuttgart.