2. Bundesliga duel: Close contest expected between Dynamo Dresden and Bochum

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Competition: Germany 2. Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Heinz-Steyer-Stadion (24000 seats)

Dynamo Dresden are welcoming Bochum for another important game after their 0-0 result against 14th-placed St. Pauli.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Dynamo Dresden form and stats

Overall 2. Bundesliga stats at home this season for Dynamo Dresden are 4-2-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Dynamo Dresden manager M. Kauczinski and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus St. Pauli (placed 14th) in the 2. Bundesliga. Ahead of that match, Dynamo Dresden lost 2-3 at home to Darmstadt 98.

The Dynamo Dresden goalkeeper Kevin Broll was crucial in the match against St. Pauli last time out, making eight saves.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dynamo Dresden have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost seven.

Dynamo Dresden has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. On the other hand, Dynamo Dresden have conceded 15 goals.

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Bochum form and stats

Bochum have only collected 8 points from their away games in the 2. Bundesliga, after 2-2-6 (10 played).

The manager T. Reis was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Bundesliga match played at their home ground Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Bochum suffered a 0-1 loss to Stuttgart (placed 3rd). Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Wehen Wiesbaden.

Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann had a great day against Stuttgart, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bochum playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were two Bochum wins, four draws and seven defeats.

Bochum have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bochum have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bochum - Dynamo Dresden 2-2. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Dynamo Dresden, five draws and two wins for Bochum. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

BochumS. Ganvoula M'boussy
S. Ganvoula M'boussy
10 goals
BochumD. Blum
D. Blum
6 goals
BochumS. Zoller
S. Zoller
6 goals

Dynamo Dresden missing players

Bochum missing players

Dynamo Dresden Bochum
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 2 10 22
4 4 2 Won W 1 2 5
6 2 1 Drew D 1 2 8
12 5 1 Lost L 0 6 9
20 13 5 Scored S 2 10 34
37 15 4 Conceded C 1 17 40
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 64% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 86%
50% 45% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 64%
27% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 50%
18% 18% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 23%
50% 55% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 70% 77%
23% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 10% 9%
41% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 14%
 
3.7 4.3 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3 4
5 4.5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 11.5 7.5 6.5
2.5 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 2.5
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
233 132 52 Total Shots T S 20 104 304
78 51 19 Shots on Target S O 5 29 99
26% 25% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 34% 34%
Key stats in 2. Bundesliga this season:
  • Bochum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Bochum have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bochum haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Dynamo Dresden has the fewest scored goals (20)
  • Dynamo Dresden has the most conceded goals in the first half (20)
  • Dynamo Dresden has the the worst goal difference (-17)
  • Dynamo Dresden haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 22 12 8 2 47 23 10 4 5 1 20 10 12 8 3 1 27 13 24 44
2 Hamburger SV 22 11 8 3 46 22 10 8 1 1 25 6 12 3 7 2 21 16 24 41
3 Stuttgart 22 12 5 5 38 25 11 9 0 2 24 8 11 3 5 3 14 17 13 41
4 Heidenheim 22 9 8 5 30 23 12 6 4 2 19 10 10 3 4 3 11 13 7 35
5 Holstein Kiel 22 9 6 7 36 33 10 3 4 3 14 15 12 6 2 4 22 18 3 33
6 Jahn Regensburg 22 9 5 8 34 36 11 6 2 3 18 15 11 3 3 5 16 21 -2 32
7 Greuther Fürth 22 9 4 9 33 31 11 6 1 4 17 15 11 3 3 5 16 16 2 31
8 Erzgebirge Aue 22 8 6 8 30 32 11 7 3 1 21 11 11 1 3 7 9 21 -2 30
9 Darmstadt 98 22 6 11 5 27 30 11 3 7 1 16 14 11 3 4 4 11 16 -3 29
10 Osnabrück 22 7 7 8 29 26 11 5 2 4 16 10 11 2 5 4 13 16 3 28
11 Sandhausen 22 6 9 7 24 25 11 4 5 2 15 13 11 2 4 5 9 12 -1 27
12 Hannover 96 22 6 8 8 28 35 11 1 7 3 12 18 11 5 1 5 16 17 -7 26
13 Nürnberg 22 6 8 8 32 40 11 3 5 3 13 18 11 3 3 5 19 22 -8 26
14 St. Pauli 22 5 8 9 26 29 12 5 4 3 17 11 10 0 4 6 9 18 -3 23
15 Bochum 22 5 8 9 34 40 12 3 6 3 24 23 10 2 2 6 10 17 -6 23
16 Karlsruher SC 22 4 9 9 30 42 11 3 4 4 18 21 11 1 5 5 12 21 -12 21
17 Wehen Wiesbaden 22 5 6 11 24 39 11 2 3 6 10 23 11 3 3 5 14 16 -15 21
18 Dynamo Dresden 22 4 6 12 20 37 11 4 2 5 13 15 11 0 4 7 7 22 -17 18

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The 2. Bundesliga (Zweite Bundesliga) is the second level of German professional football. Like the Bundesliga it has 18 clubs playing a total of 306 fixtures to decide the final league table. The two top teams are promoted while number three has to qualify through a playoff. Two or three teams are relegated through a similar system.