Stumbling VfL Bochum 1848 are keen to pull off a surprise when they greet top team RB Leipzig in the next league match. It’s 14th vs 3rd and the home supporters will have so-so expectations.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (56) in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Bundesliga
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League. That game, against Manchester City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for RB Leipzig.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
When playing at home in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848, who have the most conceded goals (56) in Bundesliga, have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 5 defeats from 11 games. When VfL Bochum 1848 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern München, Union Berlin and Freiburg), they have won 2 of 4 matches! We have seen two home losses in a row now for VfL Bochum 1848, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
A strong away win for VfL Bochum 1848 against Köln the last match, as Stöger and Mašović were on target. At last, a league victory after four fixtures without. Riemann, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.33 out of 10 in that game. Riemann topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Schalke 04 (0-2).Some betting-related information: This side have played 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.
The VfL Bochum 1848 fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded. When Bochum hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Schalke 04, Hoffenheim, Hertha BSC, Stuttgart and Augsburg), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
RB Leipzig form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Two away games in a row for RB Leipzig, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-7 vs Manchester City in the Champions League. Midfielder Haidara was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.12. Haidara dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, RB Leipzig secured a home win against Borussia M'gladbach with the score 3-0.Observe that 10 of this team's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Leipzig has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. RB Leipzig struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 8 most recent matches featuring these two teams have all ended as RB Leipzig wins. Another one?This was the end result when the teams played each other previously this season; RB Leipzig - VfL Bochum 1848 4-0.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Nkunku 12 goals |  T. Werner 7 goals |   P. Hofmann 6 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
RB Leipzig missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | RB Leipzig | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 26 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 13 | 21 | 49 |
| 56 | 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 67% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 38% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 33% | 33% |
| 21% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 42% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 9% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 46% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 13.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.2 | 14.6 | 13.6 |
| 3.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 28% | 28% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 36% |
| 15.2 | 13.7 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.7 |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.2 | 3 |
- All of VfL Bochum 1848's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- RB Leipzig have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig have the most matches over the total-line (18) in Bundesliga
- RB Leipzig have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (56) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the the worst goal difference (-30) 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 | Bayern München | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 45 |
| 4 | Union Berlin | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 45 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 45 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolfsburg | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 25 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Köln | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -13 | 27 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -30 | 22 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 21 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 17 | Schalke 04 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Hoffenheim | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 19 |
