Eintracht Frankfurt? Favorite opponent of VfL Bochum

The Bochum home game against Eintracht Frankfurt is the conclusion of the ninth game day on Sunday evening (19.30 clock, live! At Sunday evening). The VFL goes into the race with the pronounced will, after the important 1-0 in Fürth celebrating the third season win. It would be the first time since the beginning of 2010, that Bochum in the Bundesliga set two threesome one behind each other.

Bochum without five

The personnel prerequisites for this are not ideal, but not depressing. After all, however, five professionals are not available, which still play an important role in the ascent season.

In Roberts Zulj, which it moved into the emirates, and Simon Zoller (cruciate ledge) are missing the two top shooters of the previous season. Defense Chief Maxim Leitsch Falls since the first match day, also Allrounder Herbert Bockhorn, who significantly inflated in the previous season, is currently not available.

Muscular problems brake teschen out

Also fit Robert Tesche, who also had very large proportion of the Bundesliga return of the VfL and was chosen by the fans to the player of the season. With muscular problems, however, the midfield man falls against the harmony.

After all, Cristian Gamboa held in Fürth after his elbow surgery, as if he had never been gone. Confident coach Thomas rice is also true to the development of Danny Blum, who is always better in rolling, as well as Takuma Asano, who may arouse against the Eintracht possibly in the starting eleven.

Positive balance against the Eintracht

Incidentally, the balance sheet against the Eintracht is extremely positive from Bochum view. In previously 60 encounters there were 23 Bochum victories, 22 defeats and 15 draws; The VfL celebrated so many victories against no other Bundesliga club. Thus, the Frankfurters are one of the four clubs against which the VFL shows a positive balance: In addition to the entrance, this is still Hertha BSC, Bielefeld and Greuther Fürth. Here, however, only one is a victory of last Saturday in the balance sheet.

Thomas Reis (Re.) 1992 in the dress of Eintracht. imago sports photo service

Rice debuted in Frankfurt Dress

A special story connects coach Thomas rice with the Eintracht, because in the Frankfurt jersey he experienced his Bundesliga debut on October 4, 1992, when Dragoslav Stepanovic in the final phase of the game against Stuttgart (4: 0) changed.

A big experience for me, says the Bochum Coach today, between all the stars, of course, I was a small light at that time and did not have much to report. But I could learn from some great players and have a lot from this time taken.

Between 1990 and 95, rice played for the harmony, first in youth, then at the professionals, had 16 games in the Bundesliga experienced and scored two goals.

His next stop after the time at the Eintracht: The VfL Bochum. Here rice as a player remained a total of eight years.