VfL Bochum 1848 have 36 points playing as the hosts. FC Augsburg have claimed 32 points as the visiting team. Could we look at anything else than a home win?
- FC Augsburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This should be an absorbing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
VfL Bochum 1848 have played 15 Bundesliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-4-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for VfL Bochum 1848's attacking players as they have now played 211 minutes without scoring in a league game. Asano was their last goal scorer.
The supporters are hoping that Bochum will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Freiburg (placed 5th). The gifted forward Blum outdid all the other players in that match and got a match rating of 7.13 out of 10. Blum hit one key pass.
In the match before that, VfL Bochum 1848 hosted Bayer 04 Leverkusen and drew the game 0-0.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 Bochum have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.
VfL Bochum 1848 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home 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 14 from 15 matches.
FC Augsburg form and stats
FC Augsburg have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Bundesliga, after 2-4-9 (15 played). Augsburg has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
FC Augsburg are looking to quickly end their 214 minutes long goal drought in the Bundesliga.
The manager Weinzierl was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground WWK Arena. FC Augsburg suffered a 0-1 loss to Hertha BSC (placed 15th). Defender Gouweleeuw was the best team player with a rating of 7.14. Gouweleeuw hit two key passes and won 2 of 10 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at FC Bayern München before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by FC Augsburg in our archives, and the results are: four wins for FC Augsburg, zero draws and zero defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Augsburg as they have only managed to score 12 times from 15 away games in the league. FC Augsburg have conceded 26 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Bochum and FC Augsburg have met before this season: FC Augsburg - VfL Bochum 1848 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): VfL Bochum 1848 two wins, one draw and FC Augsburg one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Polter 8 goals |   M. Gregoritsch 7 goals |  G. Holtmann 4 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
FC Augsburg missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | FC Augsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 30 | 19 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 34 |
| 43 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | 47 |
| 93% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | 73% |
| 43% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 47% | 50% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 33% | 30% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 43% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 47% | 57% |
| 23% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 33% | 27% |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 27% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 26% | 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 21% | 28% |
| 14.2 | 12.5 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
| 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
- FC Augsburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Augsburg have won significantly less corners away then 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 | FC Bayern München | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 89 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 60 | 72 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 76 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 33 | 63 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 34 | 54 |
| 4 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 68 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 52 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 51 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | FC Köln | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | TSG Hoffenheim | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 45 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 39 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 23 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Borussia M'gladbach | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 37 |
| 12 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | -13 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolfsburg | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 32 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 66 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 35 | -34 | 29 |
| 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | DSC Arminia Bielefeld | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -23 | 26 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 46 | -48 | 17 |
