Bochum vs Stuttgart Prediction and Betting Tips

Bochum will face Stuttgart at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Wednesday in the round of 16 of the 2025-26 DFB Pokal campaign. The home side endured a difficult start to their season but have found their footing in recent weeks and will be aiming to maintain that momentum in the domestic cup on Wednesday.

After a 3-1 extra-time victory over Dynamo in the opening round, Bochum were drawn against Augsburg in the second round and secured a narrow but well-deserved 1-0 win. Gerrit Holtmann scored the decisive goal against the Bundesliga side, and Bochum will look to test themselves against another top-flight opponent this week.

Stuttgart came close to a nightmare start in their DFB Pokal title defense, being pushed to penalties by second-tier Eintracht Braunschweig after a thrilling 4-4 draw in regulation time. They ultimately prevailed in the shootout and redeemed themselves in the second round with a comfortable 2-0 away win over Mainz.

The visitors suffered a disappointing 2-1 league defeat to newly promoted Hamburger SV in their most recent outing and will be hoping for better fortunes in the domestic cup on Wednesday.

Bochum vs Stuttgart Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

There have been 83 meetings between the two teams. Bochum have won 18 of those games while Stuttgart have won 44 times, with their other 21 contests ending level.
The two teams last faced off in a Bundesliga clash back in April, which the visitors won 4-0 to register a fifth win in their last six games in this fixture.
Stuttgart are the current holders of the DFB Pokal, lifting the cup title last season for the first time since the 1996-97 campaign.
Bochum, meanwhile, have never won the domestic cup, although they have finished runners-up twice (1967–68, 1987–88).

Bochum vs Stuttgart Prediction

Bochum have won four of their last five competitive matches after managing just one victory in their previous eight. They will lean heavily on their home advantage this week, but may need to raise their game further to overcome a significantly stronger side.

Die Roten's latest result ended a four-game unbeaten streak, and they will be eager to respond this week. They have had mixed results on the road of late, but remain surefire favorites ahead of Wednesday's game and should win this one.

Prediction: Bochum 1-2 Stuttgart