The league table in 2. Bundesliga tells a story about these teams so far, with Bochum leading Würzburger Kickers by 27 points. Match preview to follow:
- Bochum has the most points from losing position (13) in 2. Bundesliga
- Würzburger Kickers has the most conceded goals (46) in 2. Bundesliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Bochum form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 2. Bundesliga games here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion for Bochum. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Bochum faced defeat in their previous match, away at Erzgebirge Aue (0-1). Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Eintracht Braunschweig.
Manuel Riemann had a busy but productive day in the Erzgebirge Aue match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
The Bochum manager T. Reis has got the team scoring with 23 from 11 home games in the league. Bochum have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Würzburger Kickers form and stats
Würzburger Kickers, who have the most conceded goals (46) in 2. Bundesliga, have only collected 3 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 1-0-10 (11 played). A depressing four defeats in a row for Würzburger Kickers in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Osnabruck.
Impressive finishing from Patrick Sontheimer, Martin Hašek and Douglas secured the home win 3-2 against Hamburger SV in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Greuther Furth wasn't a success with a 1-4 loss.
The attacking power of Würzburger when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Würzburger Kickers have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Bochum and Würzburger Kickers have met before this season: Würzburger Kickers - Bochum 2-3. Bochum-Würzburger Kickers H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Bochum two wins, Würzburger Kickers one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 11 goals |  R. Zulj 9 goals |   R. Munsy 6 goals |
Bochum missing players
Würzburger Kickers missing players
| Bochum | Würzburger Kickers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 40 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 25 |
| 23 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 46 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 82% |
| 59% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 32% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 32% |
| 50% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 36% | 55% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 14.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.2 | 11 |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 21% | 30% |
- Bochum has the most points from losing position (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.
- Bochum have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Würzburger Kickers have scored away.
- Würzburger Kickers has the most conceded goals (46) in 2. Bundesliga
- Würzburger Kickers has the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in 2. Bundesliga
- Würzburger Kickers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Würzburger Kickers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Würzburger Kickers 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 | Hamburger SV | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | Bochum | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Greuther Furth | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 33 |
| 8 | Heidenheim | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | Erzgebirge Aue | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Paderborn | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | St. Pauli | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 12 | Nurnberg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Jahn Regensburg | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Darmstadt 98 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Osnabruck | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 20 |
| 17 | Sandhausen | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | -19 | 18 |
| 18 | Würzburger Kickers | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -21 | 15 |
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