Week 23 brings us a match on Mar 4th, where Bochum will host Schalke 04 in a clash of the Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Bochum is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Werder Bremen. Niclas Füllkrug struck first for Werder Bremen in the 29th minute, then Niklas Schmidt added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Bochum was frustrated by Werder Bremen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Werder Bremen ended the match with the shutout victory. Bochum is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Schalke 04, recorded a 2-1 win against Stuttgart. Dominick Drexler struck first for Schalke 04 in the 10th minute on a feed from Michael Frey, then Marius Bülter added another in the 40th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match on Sep 10th, Schalke 04 won by a score of 3 to 1. Dominick Drexler scored the first goal for Schalke 04 in the 38th minute, then Zoller got the equalizer for Bochum in the 51st minute on a feed from Philipp Hofmann.
Marius Bülter and Dominick Drexler are the top scorers for Schalke 04 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Bochum hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Moritz Broschinski and Erhan Mašović, and they each have 1 goal
Sebastian Polter, Gerrit Holtmann, Zoller, Losilla, Gamboa Luna, Michael Esser and Paul Grave are unavailable to play for Bochum, while Thomas Reis’s squad will be without Tobias Mohr and Tim Skarke.