VfL Bochum vs VfB Stuttgart

VfL Bochum have won just one of their last 15 Bundesliga games against VfB Stuttgart (D4, L10), although it was their most recent home meeting last season (1-0). VfB haven’t lost back-to-back top-flight matches away at Bochum since between 1995 and 1997.

VfB Stuttgart haven’t lost any of their last 11 Bundesliga matches against teams sitting in the bottom three (W8, D3) – it’s the joint longest ongoing run in the league together with champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

With 20 points after 27 matchdays, this is VfL Bochum’s worst-ever Bundesliga season. Only three of the 51 sides to have a maximum of 20 points at this stage have managed to avoid relegation: FC 08 Homburg in 1986/87, TSG Hoffenheim in 2012/13 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 last season, who were the only team to not need the relegation play-off.

With 37 points after 27 games, VfB Stuttgart are 20 points down on their return at this stage last season (57). The Swabians have picked up just eight of a possible 30 points in the second half of the campaign (same as Heidenheim) – only Holstein Kiel have been worse (6). VfL Bochum have collected one point more than VfB in that period.

VfB Stuttgart haven’t won any of their last six Bundesliga games (D2, L4) – it’s the longest ongoing winless run in the league and their worst since between November 2022 and February 2023 under Michael Wimmer and Bruno Labbadia (also 6 games).