Since 6 Rounds is Karlsruhe unbeaten and they are aiming for more, for the next win this day against Bochum. On the other side is Bochum coming to Karlsruhe with only 1 Point out of the last 3 matches. Of course they want to stop the negative run, after losing to Leipzig and incredible to FSV Frankfurt they got a Point against rival St. Pauli last weekend. KSC got also a 0-0 draw in Nürnberg, with a win they can climb up in table while Bochum need a win as well if they do not want to lose the contact to the top.
It was talked a lot this week above all over Manager Todt who has some offer from other clubs but he said that he wants to work on at KSC. This matter is gone now and they have to bring the focus on the important match against Bochum today. They count again on their best part the defensive line which allowed not much and is hard to beat what 3 clean sheets in a row showed. The duo Stoll and Mauersberger is doing a great job and they replaced both injured central backs Gulde and Gordon very well. With the injury of both they had some doubts according the strength of the defensive but this is gone now. Both are on the pitch again and they want continue their great run and good work of course.
In central midfield is Peitz back from suspension and should rotate into the starting lineup for Krebs who did his job against Nürnberg excellent. Some hopes are there for Torres to start from beginning on after replacing weak Barry in Nürnberg at half time. Barry has to do with some illness this week additionally. Torres has some good memories to Bochum because he scored the 1-1 one year ago. Maybe a good sign but the form is not there at the moment and he is running behind. Despite the excellent working defensive, the offensive is doing really hard and if Hoffer does not score they have a lot of problems. Also they need a lot of space for their offensive play because all they players are very quick and need space to bring all their strength on the pitch.
The team from Bochum is very happy to play in Karlsruhe today. They have a very good statistic there and they are unbeaten in the last 8 matches with KSC. This is an excellent time to get back on track after having some problems lately. Coach Verbeek was not so unhappy with the Point against Pauli but he said also that the victories will come again. They are working good and with a bit luck they win these matches, what they did not have in Frankfurt two weeks ago. His aim is to win matches and for this he is working hard. With what plan he wants to overcome the great defensive from KSC is more as open.
The midfield duo Hoogland and Losilla (after suspension) should start again although central back Simunek replaced Losilla well and showed a good performance. If he stays in team it is more in central back but both Bastians and Fabian are doing their job well and it is not expected that one of these two much on bench. Therefore Simunek has a place on bench like all the other players Raffael, Eisfeld and Mlapa. The offensive midfield player Eisfeld got a chance against Pauli but he could not convince therefore he is on bench again. For him can play Bulut or maybe Mlapa but last one is a preferred option later in the game.
Despite losing the last away game after leading 2-0 we trust Bochum again. They have the weapons and power to get the win in Karlsruhe. The home side is not so balanced, they can count on a great defensive but the offensive is average and do very hard. If Bochum is able to score 1-2 goals it is up to themselves to win this encounter. The last matches there let us hope for a good outcome this time.
PICK: VfL Bochum AHC 0 @ 2,03 (3 Units / Flat Stake)
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