Hoeness: "We're focusing on ourselves and want to stay hungry"

Sebastian Hoeness on…

…the personnel situation: "It's relatively unchanged. Marco John, Ermin Bičakčić and Pavel Kadeřábek are not available for us. There's a question mark concerning Dennis Geiger, who has a wound on his foot that is causing him problems. Benjamin Hübner is training fully with the team, but is not yet an option for the squad due to a lack of match fitness."

…the game on Saturday: "We need to be on full alert. Bochum will launch like a firework at home. They were not satisfied with the start of their performance in Gladbach. Bochum are an unpleasant team, especially on home turf. We want to impose our game and not let many moments arise in which the fans can get behind their team. We want to produce a dominant performance and defend with discipline."

…the table situation: "We're in a situation where it's becoming clear that many clubs are on equal footing. That now makes it extremely important to develop stability and keep picking up points until the end of the first half of the season. Almost a third of the season has now been played. Our process is in full flow and is moving in the right direction. We're focusing on ourselves and want to stay hungry."

…Andrej Kramarić, who has scored 99 competitive goals for TSG: "He is our record goalscorer and will also reach the 100-landmark. That's an incredible number and puts him in a league of his own at TSG. Andrej will definitely come up with something for the team when he scores his 100th goal."

Head-to-head record:

Both clubs have two Bundesliga victories to their name in this fixture. But the last competitive match between the teams was a long time ago – on 13 February 2010. That day, Bochum beat Hoffenheim 2-1.

The opposition's form:

The promoted outfit have been especially convincing at home this season. Coach Thomas Reis' players have picked up seven of their 10 points this term on home turf. Bochum are currently in 14th place, a point clear of 16th.

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