Hallelujah, it's Bochum versus VfB Stuttgart! Let’s seep into the most boring details that might help put a pretty penny on the right team. Here we go.
Starting with Stuttgart, we've got Alexander Nübel between the sticks and from what I can cipher, he's a brick wall with a 6.60 rating. Good lad. Then we have our top performers, Nick Woltemade the striker, proving his worth with 1 goal and a commendable 7.20 overall rating. We also have Maximilian Mittelstädt protecting the backline like the Great Wall of China. No goals scored, but with an 85.5% accurate pass rate, this guy feeds his strikers some golden opportunities.
Let’s roundabout to our friends in Bochum. They’ve got Timo Horn as their resident save magnet with a rating of 6.87. Their leading scorers are Gerry Holtmann and Matúš Bero, both clocking in with a 1-goal record and the likes of eye-catching performance ratings over 7.
A meander down memory lane to the crypt of past clashes between these two shows Stuttgart with an upper hand, having exceeded Bochum three out of the four times they faced off. In the recent regular season record, Stuttgart outshines again with 10 wins, compared to Bochum's meagre 5.
If we sneak a peek at their recent games, Stuttgart too had a rough go of it, but they managed to scrape out a couple of draws, while Bochum had one surprising victory over Bayern Munich, wrapped in the crumpled newspaper of other defeats.
Tallying up all these thrilling stats, it seems like Bochum might be bringing the spirit, but Stuttgart is bringing the hammer. So, drum roll please....
Albert’s Prediction: VfB Stuttgart by 1