Vfb Stuttgart welcome fellow struggler Vfl Bochum in a match where both club's are aiming to win to stay away from the relegation zone.
Stuttgart, who belonged to the top section of the Bundesliga, have not registered a win since september and a 4-0 loss to Leverkusen on matchday 14 saw Stuttgart slip to 17th place, clearly the effects of the absense of Mario Gomez in the squad.
Ahead of this weekend’s clash with Bochum, Thomas Hitzlsperger was relieved of his captaincy, and the armband was passed on to Mathieu Delpierre. With the central defender in charge of all leadership duties, it remains to see whether Stuttgart come out a changed squad.
Babbel is deciding day by day when and for how long training will take place to keep his team on their toes ahead of tomorrow's pivotal game against a side who lie just one point and one position above Stuttgart.
He is set to ring the changes after the 4-0 defeat to Leverkusen with Zdravko Kuzmanovic certain to return after suspension, while Arthur Boka could also return at full-back.
Bochum have already changed coach once this season and Heiko Herrlich is not under as much pressure as his counterpart to pick up the points tomorrow.
With 12 points from 14 matches, Bochum are no world-beaters, and are now in position to be relegated. However, every time Bochum slip into the relegation fight this year, they are quick to rebound with a win.
Herrlich welcomed Daniel Imhof and Diego Klimowicz back into training this week, leaving him with more options to choose his quad from.
However, Stuttgart look more susceptible targets for Bochum’s recent aggressive physical style.
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