Develop their own tactics or look more at the opponent? Both VfL Wolfsburg and VfL Bochum 1848 should try something more fresh than what they have done so far. Read more!
- VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (28) in Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg and VfL Bochum 1848 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
VfL Wolfsburg form and stats
VfL Wolfsburg have collected 6 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 1-3-1. When VfL Wolfsburg hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Schalke 04, Hertha BSC, Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen and VfL Wolfsburg), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Wolfsburg.
The VfL Wolfsburg coach Kovač and his gang return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Bayer Leverkusen (placed 15th). Midfielder Arnold was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.62 (out of ten) in that game. Arnold scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that one, a strong away win at Eintracht Braunschweig. A DFB Pokal game.
A decent goal production from VfL Wolfsburg in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 5 league matches.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
Playing away, VfL Bochum 1848 have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. A depressing five defeats in a row for Bochum in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Hoffenheim.
The supporters enjoyed VfL Bochum 1848's previous fixture versus Union Berlin (placed 1st), a 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Letsch when Holtmann scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. The attacker Hofmann got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Hofmann scored one goal.
Previously, the DFB Pokal win away at Elversberg. As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and VfL Bochum 1848 playing away, we found 4 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting VfL Bochum 1848 as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. When VfL Bochum 1848 is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Schalke 04, Bochum, Hertha BSC, Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two sides are: five wins for VfL Wolfsburg, two draws and three wins for VfL Bochum 1848. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 4 goals |   Y. Gerhardt 3 goals |  L. Nmecha 3 goals |
VfL Wolfsburg missing players
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
| VfL Wolfsburg | VfL Bochum 1848 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 91% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 45% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 45% | 80% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 45% |
| 18% | 40% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 55% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 5.1 | 6.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 15 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 4.1 |
| 30% | 41% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 27% | 24% |
| 14.6 | 13 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.5 | 19.4 | 17.2 |
| 5.4 | 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 8.2 | 7 |
- VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have lost all their away matches so far.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points (0) away in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (28) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VfL Wolfsburg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as VfL Bochum 1848 have scored away.
- VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Köln | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 17 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
