Perhaps a welcome break from league football as RB Leipzig & Bochum face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Leipzig and Bochum.
RB Leipzig form and stats
Leipzig have reached this DFB Pokal stage through battling and winning against Nurnberg and Augsburg. Last season, Leipzig's DFB Pokal journey ended in the 3rd round.This stadium, Red Bull Arena, has been a fortress for RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-1. Hopes of three in a row are alive for RB Leipzig after consecutive victories at their own ground.
RB Leipzig's last game was hosting Bayer Leverkusen and winning 1-0. Heartbreak before that as Leipzig lost 2-3 at Mainz 05's place.
The manager J. Nagelsmann will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Schalke 04 in only three days.
Leipzig have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Red Bull Arena with 19 goals in 10 league matches. Leipzig have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bochum form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated FV Engers 07 and Mainz 05 in order to reach 3rd Round of DFB Pokal. Bochum's mission in DFB Pokal last season failed in the 2nd round.5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Bochum playing as the away team in the 2. Bundesliga this season.
The manager T. Reis was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Bundesliga match played at their home ground Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Bochum suffered a 1-2 loss to Karlsruher SC. Preceding that game was the away 2. Bundesliga victory against St. Pauli with the score of 3-2.
Bochum has another fixture away, a 2. Bundesliga game, against Osnabruck in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Bochum are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. Bochum have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): RB Leipzig won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Bochum has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 10 goals |  R. Zulj 9 goals |   E. Forsberg 4 goals |
RB Leipzig missing players
Bochum missing players
| RB Leipzig | Bochum | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 26 | 48 | ||
| 28 | 8 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.1 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 12.8 | ||
| 5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsburg | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Borussia M'gladbach | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 29 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Stuttgart | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Hoffenheim | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 22 |
| 13 | Augsburg | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Köln | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| 15 | Hertha BSC | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Arminia Bielefeld | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 17 |
| 17 | Mainz 05 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -22 | 10 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 | -34 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hamburger SV | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 40 |
| 2 | Bochum | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 36 |
| 3 | Holstein Kiel | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Greuther Furth | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Karlsruher SC | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Erzgebirge Aue | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Paderborn | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Heidenheim | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Jahn Regensburg | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Osnabruck | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 22 |
| 14 | Nurnberg | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | St. Pauli | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Sandhausen | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 18 |
| 17 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 17 |
| 18 | Wurzburger Kickers | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -18 | 12 |