Bundesliga game preview and statistics: VfL Bochum 1848 welcome VfL Wolfsburg

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Competition: Germany Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Vonovia Ruhrstadion (27559 seats)

Bundesliga: What this fixture might lack in elegance it should make up for in tempo and enthusiasm. Get set for VfL Bochum 1848 - VfL Wolfsburg!

Insights:
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Wolfsburg is in the worst form (0-1-5)

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VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats

Overall Bundesliga statistics at home this season for VfL Bochum 1848 are 4-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Bochum are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 230 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Polter).

The Bochum crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Union Berlin here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in a Bundesliga match. Soares was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.41 out of 10. The defender Soares won 2 of 4 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Arminia Bielefeld (0-2).

Bochum has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. From these home matches, VfL Bochum 1848 have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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VfL Wolfsburg form and stats

The visitors are W3-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Bundesliga. With the Wolfsburg losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Two away games in a row for VfL Wolfsburg, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Bayern München in the Bundesliga. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Bayern München was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Defender Lacroix was the best team player with a rating of 7.2. Lacroix won 8 of 9 duels.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus FC Köln.

The visiting Wolfsburg have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. VfL Wolfsburg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have fought before this season: VfL Wolfsburg - VfL Bochum 1848 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): VfL Bochum 1848 two wins, two draws and VfL Wolfsburg five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VfL Bochum 1848S. Polter
S. Polter
6 goals
VfL WolfsburgW. Weghorst
W. Weghorst
6 goals
VfL WolfsburgL. Nmecha
L. Nmecha
6 goals

VfL Bochum 1848 missing players

VfL Wolfsburg missing players

VfL Bochum 1848 VfL Wolfsburg
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 3 8 17
6 4 0 Won W 1 3 6
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 2
9 2 0 Lost L 2 4 9
16 10 0 Scored S 2 9 17
26 6 0 Conceded C 6 15 29
94% 88% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
41% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 47%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 35%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
35% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 41%
29% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 29%
41% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 29%
 
3.4 3.4 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.6 4.7
6 6.1 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.2 5
1.6 1.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.5 12.9 16 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 11.5 13.2
3.7 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.4 4.2
25% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 24%
 
15.2 13.9 9 Shots against (avg) S A 11 12.1 11.9
5.6 4.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.6 4.2
Key stats in Bundesliga this season:
  • All of VfL Wolfsburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Bundesliga
  • VfL Wolfsburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VfL Wolfsburg have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • VfL Wolfsburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VfL Wolfsburg is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 17 14 1 2 56 16 9 8 0 1 29 6 8 6 1 1 27 10 40 43
2 Borussia Dortmund 17 11 1 5 41 26 9 8 0 1 26 12 8 3 1 4 15 14 15 34
3 Freiburg 17 8 5 4 28 16 8 4 2 2 13 9 9 4 3 2 15 7 12 29
4 Bayer Leverkusen 17 8 4 5 40 28 8 4 1 3 19 14 9 4 3 2 21 14 12 28
5 Hoffenheim 17 8 4 5 35 26 8 5 2 1 18 8 9 3 2 4 17 18 9 28
6 Eintracht Frankfurt 17 7 6 4 27 24 8 3 4 1 12 8 9 4 2 3 15 16 3 27
7 Union Berlin 17 7 6 4 23 21 9 5 3 1 12 8 8 2 3 3 11 13 2 27
8 FC Köln 17 6 7 4 27 27 9 5 3 1 18 11 8 1 4 3 9 16 0 25
9 Mainz 05 17 7 3 7 25 17 9 5 3 1 18 5 8 2 0 6 7 12 8 24
10 RB Leipzig 17 6 4 7 30 22 9 6 0 3 25 12 8 0 4 4 5 10 8 22
11 Hertha BSC 17 6 3 8 20 35 8 4 2 2 12 9 9 2 1 6 8 26 -15 21
12 VfL Bochum 1848 17 6 2 9 16 26 8 4 2 2 10 6 9 2 0 7 6 20 -10 20
13 VfL Wolfsburg 17 6 2 9 17 29 9 3 1 5 8 14 8 3 1 4 9 15 -12 20
14 Borussia M'gladbach 17 5 4 8 22 32 8 4 2 2 14 13 9 1 2 6 8 19 -10 19
15 Augsburg 17 4 6 7 17 26 8 3 2 3 12 15 9 1 4 4 5 11 -9 18
16 Stuttgart 17 4 5 8 22 31 9 3 2 4 16 18 8 1 3 4 6 13 -9 17
17 Arminia Bielefeld 17 3 7 7 14 22 9 1 5 3 8 13 8 2 2 4 6 9 -8 16
18 Greuther Furth 17 1 2 14 13 49 8 1 2 5 7 15 9 0 0 9 6 34 -36 5

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