Osnabrück hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 35 points and a 13th position in the 2. Bundesliga table. Visiting Bochum holds 8th place with 39 pts.
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.
Relegation threatens Osnabrück who should definitely be looking for some points here. Bochum are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Osnabrück form and stats
5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Bundesliga numbers at home for Osnabrück so far this season.
Osnabrück manager D. Thioune and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Stuttgart (placed 2nd) in the 2. Bundesliga. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Jahn Regensburg.
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 Osnabrück have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
Osnabrück are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Bundesliga match at Hamburger SV awaits in three days.
Osnabrück has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Osnabrück have conceded 22 in these home matches.
Bochum form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bochum so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Bochum's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Bochum have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Manuel Riemann. It's been 196 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Bundesliga.
Bochum had fun at their own home (Stadio Comunale Mirco Aghetoni) last time out, beating St. Pauli 2-0. Robert Žulj and Maxim Leitsch scored. Before that, Bochum travelled to Nürnberg and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
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 14 relevant matches. Results were two Bochum wins, five draws and seven defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Bochum now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 2. Bundesliga game at Erzgebirge Aue is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Bochum when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. 18 goals have been conceded by Bochum in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Bochum - Osnabrück 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Osnabrück won two games, one match ended with a draw and Bochum has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  M. Álvarez 13 goals |   S. Ganvoula M'boussy 13 goals |  D. Blum 9 goals |
Osnabrück missing players
Bochum missing players
| Osnabrück | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 30 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 39 | 22 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 47 |
| 42 | 22 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 46 |
| 87% | 87% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 79% | 90% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 64% | 80% |
| 47% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 43% | 60% |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 21% | 40% |
| 13% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 20% |
| 50% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 57% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 29% | 23% |
| 30% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 383 | 193 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 56 | 146 | 397 |
| 124 | 64 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 39 | 129 |
| 31% | 34% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | 36% |
- Bochum have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Bochum have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Osnabrück have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 57 |
| 2 | Stuttgart | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 49 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Hamburger SV | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Heidenheim | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Darmstadt 98 | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 43 |
| 6 | Hannover 96 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | Erzgebirge Aue | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Bochum | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Greuther Fürth | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Holstein Kiel | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 28 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Sandhausen | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Jahn Regensburg | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | -3 | 39 |
| 13 | Osnabrück | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | St. Pauli | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -4 | 35 |
| 15 | Nürnberg | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 38 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 26 | -12 | 33 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 17 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 18 | Dynamo Dresden | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 28 |
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