It's advantage Bochum so far with their 2nd position in the 2. Bundesliga table, welcoming Nürnberg who are placed 12th.
- Bochum has the the best goal difference (+13) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in 2. Bundesliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Bochum form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion as Bochum, who have the the best goal difference (+13) in 2. Bundesliga, have scored 17 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the 2. Bundesliga are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Greuther Fürth here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Happy days for Bochum in their previous game, a 2. Bundesliga match away at Jahn Regensburg (placed 14th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Darmstadt 98 in a game that was won 2-1.
Goals decide football matches and Bochum are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Bochum are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 8 matches.
Nürnberg form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Bundesliga matches, Nürnberg have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far. Nürnberg has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
There were no winners in Nürnberg's previous match, a 2. Bundesliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Hamburger SV (placed 1st). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Heidenheim wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Nürnberg are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. 10 goals have been conceded by Nürnberg in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Bochum won five games, four matches ended with a draw and Nürnberg has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 8 goals |  R. Zulj 7 goals |   M. Schäffler 6 goals |
Bochum missing players
Nürnberg missing players
| Bochum | Nürnberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 22 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 93% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 86% | 80% |
| 60% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 40% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 43% | 33% |
| 13% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 47% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 29% | 13% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.1 | 12.2 |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 39% | 40% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 35% |
- Bochum has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in 2. Bundesliga
- Bochum has the the best goal difference (+12) at home in 2. Bundesliga
- Bochum has the the best goal difference (+13) in 2. Bundesliga
- Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Nürnberg has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg has the most matches under the total-line (9) in 2. Bundesliga
- Nürnberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nürnberg 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 | Hamburger SV | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Bochum | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Greuther Fürth | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 27 |
| 5 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Karlsruher SC | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Osnabruck | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Paderborn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Nürnberg | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Darmstadt 98 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Jahn Regensburg | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Sandhausen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 12 |
| 17 | St. Pauli | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
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