The visiting Hamburger SV side should be favourites in this visit to Bochum, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the 2. Bundesliga.
Bochum form and stats
Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Bochum are 3-6-1 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager T. Reis led his Bochum to a defeat in the 2. Bundesliga match away at Arminia Bielefeld. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Preceding that match was the home game against Jahn Regensburg that was lost 2-3.
Bochum can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Hamburger SV form and stats
Playing away, Hamburger SV, who have the most scored goals (40) in 2. Bundesliga, have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 2 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga this season. Two points from the last two away games for Hamburger SV, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Hamburger SV go into this game after a win, the home game against Nürnberg that ended 4-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Darmstadt 98 that ended 2-2.
Hamburger SV has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 10 games. Hamburger SV have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hamburger SV - Bochum 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Bochum won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Hamburger SV has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  S. Ganvoula M'boussy 10 goals |   S. Kittel 10 goals |  L. Hinterseer 7 goals |
Bochum missing players
Hamburger SV missing players
| Bochum | Hamburger SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 36 | 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 53% | 70% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 37% |
| 26% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 16% |
| 84% | 90% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 80% | 63% |
| 5% | 10% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 26% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 264 | 170 | 56 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 163 | 315 |
| 89 | 62 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 52 | 112 |
| 36% | 37% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 33% | 36% |
- All of Bochum's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Hamburger SV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bochum has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bochum have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bochum have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hamburger SV has the fewest conceded goals (20)
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals (40)
- Hamburger SV has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- Hamburger SV has the the best goal difference (+20)
- Hamburger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 3 | Stuttgart | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Jahn Regensburg | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 29 |
| 6 | Erzgebirge Aue | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | Greuther Fürth | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Sandhausen | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Osnabrück | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 26 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | St. Pauli | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Bochum | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Nürnberg | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 16 |
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