This campaign has been a rollercoaster for these squads so far, good and bad resulting in mid-table positions so far. Get ready for VfL Bochum 1848 - FC Köln!
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Bundesliga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VfL Bochum 1848 and FC Köln.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what VfL Bochum 1848 have to build on here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga. VfL Bochum 1848 has recorded two wins in a row here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Bochum last time playing, versus FSV Mainz 05. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Pantović (2) and Löwen scoring for the victors. Pantović, who usually features in attack, was the champion performer for the side in that match, earning a rating of 7.7 (out of 10). Pantović scored two goals and hit two key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting FSV Mainz 05 (0-1).VfL Bochum 1848 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded only 6 goals.
FC Köln form and stats
As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, FC Köln have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far. Momentum is building for FC Köln in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
FC Köln's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hamburger SV (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) that finished 1-1. Defender Hübers was the best team player with a rating of 7.83. Hübers won 10 of 18 duels.
A loss against Bayern München was the result prior to that, in a Bundesliga home game.Köln are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. FC Köln have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
FC Köln - VfL Bochum 1848 2-1 was the end result in these squads' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four VfL Bochum 1848 victories, zero draws and six FC Köln wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Modeste 12 goals |   S. Polter 6 goals |  M. Pantović 3 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
FC Köln missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 27 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 32 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 58% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 32% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.9 | 14.7 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 25% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 31% |
| 15.1 | 13.6 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 13.6 | 12.9 |
| 5.6 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
- All of FC Köln's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Köln have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Köln have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Bundesliga
- FC Köln haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 43 | 46 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Union Berlin | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | Freiburg | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 8 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | FC Köln | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | FSV Mainz 05 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 21 |
| 15 | Augsburg | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 18 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 36 | -36 | 7 |
