15:18
The first leg was tough! In the main metropolis, the Eintracht received crising Bochumers who were in the last place in the table. So the VfL also performed. After a desolate for the first half, the Bochum deservedly deservedly declined and were literally shown by Marmoush, Ekitens and Co. Even the second round did not get a big improvement and ultimately the eagle wearers won 7-2 in the top of the goal. Just two days later, VfL Bochum reported Dieter Hecking as the new head coach and this showed its effect. Now the Bochumers are back in an acceptable place in the table and can receive the eagle wearers with a wide chest and newly fabricated self -confidence, which nevertheless go into this encounter as a favorite.
15:06
Although the guests had to play during the week, Dino Toppmöller almost sends the initial formation like against Ajax. Just like his counterpart, he does a change in the first team. For Knauff, who is sitting on the bench, Højlund is on the pitch from the start. Otherwise, Toppmöller trusts his eleven from Thursday. He also has to accept a short -term failure, because Wahi wintry access is canceled due to a slight knee injury.
14:57
Dieter Hecking is forced to change in the starting line -up for the home side. Bernardo saw his fifth yellow card against Bayern and is therefore closed today. For him, orders are back in the starting eleven for hip problems. Hecking can also trust Bero, who was a bit sick during the week and had to step down. In addition, Holtmann and Boadu are both back in the squad after their muscle fiber tear.
14:46
For guests from Frankfurt, it is important to collect points in the league again against the Bochum. At the moment, the eagle carriers are a little in search of their shape and from the last seven league games there was only one win against Holstein Kiel. The past three Bundesliga departures of Eintracht against Bavaria, Bayer Leverkusen and Union Berlin were all lost and so the Frankfurters had to let the fight for the premier class of Mainz pass. After all, it is in European competition. Against Ajax Amsterdam, Eintracht over two games was the better team and last Thursday it was a real demonstration of power with a 4-1 home win against the Dutch. But in everyday league life, the eagle wearers hang behind and today want to start a success series in a difficult game in Bochum to get back to the Champions League.
14:30
The VfL is back. The hosts, who have been deadly dead have been difficult to get out of the relegation swamp since Dieter Hecking took over and are now on the relegation place. After the victory of St. Pauli on Friday evening, however, there are five points behind a place outside the relegation ranks. Nevertheless, the performance of the Bochum has been remarkable since Hecking’s taking office. In the past 16 games they collected 20 points, as many as Leipzig and BVB before this matchday. Since the second half of the season, the Bochumers have collected exactly as many points as their opponent today and with this upward trend, hopes for direct relegation have grown significantly. Last weekend, the Bochumers even managed the unthinkable and sparked their celebration for Bayern for the 125th birthday. With a 3-2 away win, VfL secured the first away triangle in Munich for over 30 years and was able to increase the points account by important three points. Today’s hosts also want to ensure a surprise against Eintracht.
14:15
Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga Sunday on matchday 26. VfL Bochum welcomes Frankfurt Eintracht this afternoon. The game on Castroper Straße begins from 3:30 p.m. and the live ticker for this meeting is on the spot on time before kick -off.