VfL Bochum 1848 have had problems winning points this league season. Will the team get something to cheer about when Bayer 04 Leverkusen come to visit Vonovia Ruhrstadion?
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (72) in Bundesliga
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
VfL Bochum 1848 are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Leverkusen are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
This looks to be an engaging game with lots of action and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
VfL Bochum 1848 have played 16 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-7 (wins-draws-losses). When VfL Bochum 1848 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Bayern München, Union Berlin and Freiburg), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
The VfL Bochum 1848 coach Letsch and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hertha BSC (placed 18th). Schlotterbeck was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Hertha BSC after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? Ordets was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Ordets hit two key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.
Ahead of that match, VfL Bochum 1848 won a home game hosting FC Augsburg (3-2).A decent goal production from Bochum in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 16 league matches.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen form and stats
Playing away, Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 6 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Bundesliga this season. Bayer 04 Leverkusen are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
There were no winners in Bayer 04 Leverkusen's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (placed 11th). It looked so good for Leverkusen vs Borussia Mönchengladbach, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfield player Demirbay was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Demirbay scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 65 successful passes (of 71 total).
Preceding that, 0-0 at home against Roma in the Europa League.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bayer 04 Leverkusen have conceded 23 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have pulled off a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (4-3-0) when playing Bochum.Bayer 04 Leverkusen - VfL Bochum 1848 2-0 was the outcome when these two teams formerly played each other, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Diaby 9 goals | ![]() J. Frimpong 8 goals | ![]() P. Hofmann 7 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
Bayer 04 Leverkusen missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 37 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 22 | 57 |
| 72 | 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 46 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 91% | 94% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 88% |
| 58% | 62% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 64% |
| 36% | 38% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 38% | 42% |
| 24% | 31% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 21% |
| 52% | 62% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| 12% | 12% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 36% | 25% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 38% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12.4 | 13.9 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.6 | 11.5 | 13.1 |
| 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 28% | 29% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| 15.8 | 15 | 18.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 13.8 | 11.9 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 7.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (72) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the the worst goal difference (-35) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- VfL Bochum 1848 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 | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 90 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 53 | 68 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 63 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 59 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 59 |
| 6 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Wolfsburg | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 51 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 47 |
| 9 | FSV Mainz 05 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -1 | 45 |
| 10 | Köln | 33 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 | -4 | 42 |
| 11 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 55 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 37 | -5 | 40 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 33 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 35 | -12 | 36 |
| 13 | TSG Hoffenheim | 33 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 61 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 37 | -19 | 34 |
| 15 | VfB Stuttgart | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 35 | -12 | 32 |
| 16 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 72 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 40 | -35 | 32 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | -34 | 31 |
| 18 | Hertha BSC | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 41 | -28 | 26 |