Bochum hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 26 points and a 14th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Sandhausen holds 12th place with 27 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Bochum nor Sandhausen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bochum form and stats
Bochum have played 12 2. Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Bochum's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sandhausen (placed 12th) travelled back with a draw after a 4-4 scoreline. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Dynamo Dresden.
Opportunity lost for Bochum in the Sandhausen match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The 4-4 game vs Sandhausen was a bittersweet experience for Danny Blum. Despite scoring three goals the match ended a draw.
This is expected to be a close game, with Bochum perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bochum as a small favourite), we find ten games. Bochum has won three of these, drawn three and lost four.
Goals decide football matches and Bochum are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 12 league matches. Bochum have conceded 23 from these games.
Sandhausen form and stats
There's been little loot from Sandhausen's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the 2. Bundesliga. Sandhausen only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Sandhausen are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 4-4 draw at Bochum (placed 14th). A 0-2 loss hosting Karlsruher SC before that.
The match against Bochum looked like a defeat for Sandhausen, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 4-4. Philip Türpitz equalized in the 90th minute. As you can tell from the result, the match against Bochum was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today? As mentioned above, Sandhausen drew the match against Bochum. Manager U. Koschinat brought on Philip Türpitz to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sandhausen playing away and similar expectations, we found 17 relevant matches. Results were five Sandhausen wins, four draws and eight defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sandhausen as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Sandhausen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bochum - Sandhausen 4-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Bochum, five draws and one win for Sandhausen. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
 S. Ganvoula M'boussy 11 goals |  K. Behrens 10 goals |  D. Blum 9 goals |
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| Bochum | Sandhausen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 28 |
| 45 | 27 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 75% | 71% |
| 67% | 77% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 50% | 69% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 25% | 38% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 79% | 85% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 38% |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 329 | 215 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 79 | 200 | 392 |
| 109 | 75 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 55 | 108 |
| 37% | 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 9% | 24% | 26% |
- Bochum has the fewest matches under the total-line (9)
- Bochum have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sandhausen have scored away.
- Bochum have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sandhausen has the fewest conceded goals (12) away
- Sandhausen has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Sandhausen haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Arminia Bielefeld | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 47 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Greuther Fürth | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 35 |
| 6 | Darmstadt 98 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Holstein Kiel | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Jahn Regensburg | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -5 | 32 |
| 10 | Osnabrück | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Nürnberg | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Sandhausen | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 27 |
| 13 | St. Pauli | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Bochum | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 15 | Hannover 96 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -11 | 24 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -17 | 21 |
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