Having a home game feels safe and good for VfL Bochum 1848, but SC Freiburg are fully intent and able to win this one. What happens?
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (49) in Bundesliga
- SC Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what VfL Bochum 1848 have to build on here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga. When VfL Bochum 1848 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig, FC Bayern München and Union Berlin), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Ever since the Köln game Bochum has been unbeatable here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion producing five straight wins.
VfL Bochum 1848 lost their last game at FC Bayern München (placed 1st) after a 0-3 scoreline. VfL Bochum 1848's goalkeeper Riemann was extremely busy against FC Bayern München, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning nine saves. Hofmann, a natural forward, was the highest rated performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Hofmann hit one key pass.
Preceding that match, a home defeat in the DFB Pokal against Borussia Dortmund.
Lots of goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 11 of the 13 latest league matches with this team has had at least three goals.
The Bochum fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded 17 from these games. When Bochum hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Schalke 04, TSG Hoffenheim, Hertha BSC, Stuttgart and FC Augsburg), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
SC Freiburg form and stats
The visitors are W4-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Streich, the SC Freiburg manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Impressive finishing from Grifo (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Stuttgart in their previous game. Ginter was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.81. The defender Ginter hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
Earlier, the DFB Pokal victory away at Sandhausen.
SC Freiburg find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. The Freiburg manager Streich has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels. It's worth mentioning that 14 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier this campaign: SC Freiburg - VfL Bochum 1848 1-0. VfL Bochum 1848-SC Freiburg H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bochum four wins, SC Freiburg four wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Grifo 11 goals |  M. Gregoritsch 7 goals |   P. Hofmann 6 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
SC Freiburg missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | SC Freiburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 24 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 49 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 23 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 90% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | 80% |
| 75% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 70% | 60% |
| 45% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 70% | 50% |
| 25% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 50% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 40% | 50% |
| 10% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 30% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 14.1 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.2 | 10.9 | 13.1 |
| 4 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 33% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 37% | 30% |
| 15.7 | 13.6 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 15 | 13.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
- All of VfL Bochum 1848's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- SC Freiburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals (49) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Bundesliga
- VfL Bochum 1848 have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Bundesliga
- 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 | FC Bayern München | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 41 | 43 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | RB Leipzig | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 8 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Mainz 05 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Köln | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | FC Augsburg | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | TSG Hoffenheim | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 32 | -25 | 19 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -15 | 14 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -27 | 12 |
