Greuther Furth vs VfL BochumPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

SpVgg Greuther Fürth and VfL Bochum go into this first round German Cup tie with a recent record heavily tilted towards the visitors: Bochum have won all five of the last meetings, 2-1 in April 2026, 3-0 in November 2025, 2-1 in March 2022, 1-0 in October 2021 and 2-1 in March 2021. On current form, Fürth come in off a 2-4 defeat to 1. FC Nürnberg and a 1-1 draw away at FC St. Pauli, after three straight wins before that: 3-2 over FC Zurich, 3-1 over Eintracht Bamberg and 3-0 over Eltersdorf. Bochum, for their part, head into the tie off a 1-0 away win over Eintracht Braunschweig, after a 0-1 defeat to Hertha BSC, a 0-0 with Sheffield United, a 0-2 loss at Werder Bremen and a 2-0 win at Swansea. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.