In this week 8 match on Oct 16th, Greuther Fürth will host Bochum at Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer in a clash of the Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Greuther Fürth is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Köln. Marco Meyerhofer scored the first goal for Greuther Fürth in the 7th minute, then in the 50th minute, Benno Schmitz sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Sebastian Andersson But luckily in the 55th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Ellyes Skhiri. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, Bochum recorded a 0-3 loss against RB Leipzig. André Silva scored the first goal for RB Leipzig in the 69th minute, then Christopher Nkunku added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from André Silva In the end, Bochum was frustrated by RB Leipzig’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. RB Leipzig ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Greuther Fürth hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Branimir Hrgota and Cédric Itten, and they each have 1 goal
Robin Kehr is unavailable to play for Stefan Leitl’s team, while Gamboa Luna is unavailable to play for Thomas Reis’s team.