Bochum vs Stuttgart Prediction: A very difficult challenge for Bochum

Bochum vs Stuttgart: Prediction for the Match on December 03, 2025

In the round of 16 of the German DFB Cup, Bochum, now a member of Bundesliga 2, will meet the defending champions Stuttgart. The match will be played on Wednesday at 8 pm at Ruhrstadion in Bochum. It will be exciting, but at the same time, a very difficult match for Bochum, who are still struggling this season. Stuttgart, on the other hand, are under pressure as the current winners of the Cup to defend the title.

Bochum: Form and Statistics

After being relegated from the top flight, Bochum did not fare well at the start of the season in Zweig, spending a period in last place. The Ruhr team have now improved, but are still far from the top of the table. After 14 rounds played, they are in 12th place with 16 points, and the victory they achieved in Fürth against Greuther Fürth last weekend, with a score of 3:0, was very important. That triumph in Bavaria was preceded by an unexpected defeat by Dynamo Dresden in Bochum, which ended a four-match unbeaten run with 10 points. In the second round of the cup, Bochum defeated another second division team, Magdeburg, but the current defending champion of this competition is a much bigger challenge. Bochum have reached the German Cup final twice in its history. The first time was in the 1967-68 season, and the second time exactly 20 years later.

Bochum: Lineup

🔖 Bochum Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Horn (GK) - Wittek, Strompf, Loosli, Morgalla - Sissoko, Lenz - Holtmann, Onyeka, Miyoshi - Hofmann

👤 Head Coach: Uwe Rosler

⛔ Out: M. Bero, K. Vogt, K. Watjen

Stuttgart: Form and Statistics

Stuttgart lifted the trophy in the most massive competition last season, and in the final, they celebrated against, at the time, third division Arminia Bielefeld. Arminia eventually returned to Bundesliga 2, and Stuttgart again won a place on the European stage. After the Champions League last season, they are now part of the Europa League. In that competition, they have three wins and two losses after 5 rounds and will need more points to secure the knockout phase, especially if they want to go straight to the round of 16. In the second round of the DFB Cup, Stuttgart played against Mainz and celebrated in the duel of two European representatives with 2:0 as a guest. They go to Bochum in a rather bad mood after the defeat in Hamburg, which came after 4 games without failure, two each in the Europa League and the Bundesliga.

Stuttgart: Lineup

🔖 Stuttgart Predicted Lineup (3-4-2-1): Nubel (GK) - Al-Dakhil, Chabot, Hendriks - Stenzel, Chema, Nartey, Vangnoman -  El Khannouss, Fuhrich - Bouanani

👤 Head Coach: Sebastian Hoeness

⛔ Out: E. Demirovic, J. Diehl, L. Jaguez, Y. Keitel, Silas, D. Zagadou

Bochum vs Stuttgart Head-to-Head Statistics

In their last five meetings, Stuttgart won four times and Bochum only once. In their last two matches, Stuttgart were dominant and even kept a clean sheet in both matches.

Bochum vs Stuttgart Match Betting Trends

• Both teams have proved capable of scoring but also conceding in recent matches. You can bet on BTTS for odds of 1.65 on Bet365 bookmaker;
• In the last four Stuttgart's matches over 2.5 goals were scored. You can bet on over 2.5 goals for odds of 1.47 on 1xbet bookmaker;
• In four of their last five matches Stuttgart scored over 1.5 goals. You can bet on Team 2 over 1.5 goals for odds of 1.38 on Betway bookmaker;

Bochum vs Stuttgart: Match Prediction 03 December 2025

Stuttgart have won five of their last six meetings with Bochum, and only once by a one-goal margin. However, Bochum have won at home in that period, 1-0. Furthermore, their last cup meeting 11 years ago ended with Bochum winning 2-0 at home. Statistics aside, reality shows that Sebastian Hoeness' team are the clear favorite. After all, didn't he leave out some key players last weekend for some reason? It's clear to Stuttgart that they are seen as favorites in this match, and also one of the contenders to win the trophy. Surprises are almost the rule in the German Cup, but I don't see it in this game.

 Our initial prediction is W2 and over 2.5 at 1.84 odds from 1xbet

 Our prediction is over 3.5 goals at 2.2 odds from the Bet365 bookmaker

 Our final prediction will be for a 1:3 correct score at 11.5 odds from Betway