The home followers bank on a win and three points in this match, and the home advantage could be decisive versus a stumbling visitor. VfL Bochum 1848 are in 11th spot while the guesting Borussia Mönchengladbach lose sleep at 13th.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Bundesliga
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
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.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
VfL Bochum 1848 have collected 24 points from their Bundesliga home games so far after 7-3-3.
VfL Bochum 1848 lost their last game at Eintracht Frankfurt (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. The versatile forward Polter outshone all teammates in that fixture and received a match rating of 7.43 out of 10. Polter scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Greuther Furth.The Bochum fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. VfL Bochum 1848 are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Borussia Mönchengladbach form and stats
Borussia Mönchengladbach have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 2-3-8 (13 played). Mönchengladbach seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The club members enjoyed Borussia Mönchengladbach's previous game versus Hertha BSC (placed 17th), a 2-0 win played at home. Thuram, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.01. Thuram hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 10 times.
A 2-3 defeat away at Stuttgart before that.The Mönchengladbach manager Hütter has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other before this season: Borussia Mönchengladbach - VfL Bochum 1848 2-1. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): VfL Bochum 1848 won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Borussia Mönchengladbach have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
![]() S. Polter 8 goals | ![]() J. Hofmann 8 goals | ![]() A. Pléa 6 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
Borussia Mönchengladbach missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 28 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 36 |
| 37 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 30 | 51 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 42% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 65% |
| 19% | 23% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 31% | 27% |
| 46% | 46% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 69% | 69% |
| 23% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 35% | 23% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.7 | 13.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 13.1 | 15.2 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 27% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 22% | 27% |
| 14.4 | 12.7 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Borussia Mönchengladbach haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 49 | 60 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 53 |
| 3 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 64 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 23 | 45 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 44 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 44 |
| 6 | Hoffenheim | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 44 |
| 7 | Köln | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 23 | -2 | 39 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 37 |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -9 | 32 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -15 | 30 |
| 14 | Augsburg | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 26 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 23 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -34 | 23 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 46 | -46 | 14 |