VfL Bochum have to travel to 1. FC Heidenheim. In their luggage: The desire to score more efficiently up front and the realization. It’s not easy to beat VfL this season.

Anthony Losilla has been the constant at VfL Bochum in recent years. It rarely happens that he misses a game. In the last six years in the league, there have been a maximum of three per season, usually fewer.

The same applies this season: Losilla is fit, he plays. Until the match against 1. FC Köln. He was absent due to illness and had to follow the action from the stands.

While there have been few games in the past that have been played properly without the captain, it was a different story against FC. VfL were the dominant team in the 1-1 draw, with Losilla’s deputy Patrick Osterhage putting in a strong performance.

Only the catastrophic lack of chances prevented a deserved victory. The veteran is now fit again. If nothing else happens, he will also line up against 1. FC Heidenheim on Sunday (15:30).

With a brief look back, Losilla remembers his match from the stands: “Frustration remains in my memory. We were clearly the better team. In terms of performance, we’ve been better recently. Nevertheless, we only picked up five points from three games, nine would have been possible. That’s why we’re not satisfied with the points total. We lacked a bit of luck against Cologne, perhaps also the final consistency of wanting to score at all costs. We have to get better at that.”

But it must also be noted. VfL are in 14th place with nine points, which is better than a year ago. In addition, it seems really difficult to beat this team. They have only lost four out of eleven games and were also far superior against Mainz and Cologne.

VfL can therefore travel to Heidenheim with a broad chest, having not been beaten three times in a row. Losilla emphasized ahead of the 90 minutes: “It will be a difficult task. We know it from the Bundesliga 2, it’s very unpleasant to play there. They beat Stuttgart at home, they made it difficult for Bayern. That’s why the basis has to be right. Passion, we have to bring what makes us special onto the pitch. Then we have a good chance. “