Predicted Lineups and Player News for VfL Bochum vs Nuremberg 20/02/26 - Bundesliga 2 News

By Renata Leite, FootballPredictions.NET, 10:37 19/02/2026

Nuremberg will be visiting Vonovia Ruhrstadion on Friday for their Bundesliga 2 fixture with VfL Bochum. Let’s check on the predicted line ups and player availability.

VfL Bochum go into this match following a 0-0 Bundesliga 2 stalemate versus SC Paderborn 07. We are thinking that Bochum will probably use the 4-2-3-1 formation for this game featuring Timo Horn, Leandro Morgalla, Noah Loosli, Philipp Strompf, Maximilian Wittek, Cajetan Lenz, Francis Onyeka, Farid Alfa-Ruprecht, Mats Pannewig, Gerrit Holtmann and Philipp Hofmann.

Moritz Göttlicher, Ibrahim Sissoko, Matus Bero and Kevin Vogt are not available for Bochum boss Uwe Rösler. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Philipp Strompf and Koji Miyoshi.

Possible VfL Bochum team for the game against Nuremberg

Nuremberg head into the match following a 5-1 Bundesliga 2 win to beat Karlsruhe in their previous fixture. There’s a good chance that Nürnberg might make use of a 4-4-2 system, starting Jan Reichert, Justin von der Hitz, Fabio Gruber, Luka Lochoshvili, Berkay Yilmaz, Adam Markhiev, Julian Justvan, Rabby Nzingoula, Rafael Lubach, Mohamed Alì Zoma and Adriano Grimaldi.

Nürnberg manager Miroslav Klose has not got a full squad to pick from. Eryk Grzywacz (Outer ligament tear) and Henri Koudossou (Ankle injury) are not able to play. Rafael Lubach cannot play in this game through suspension.

Possible Nuremberg Starting XI

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