Perhaps a welcome break from league football as VfL Bochum 1848 & FC Augsburg face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the DFB Pokal. All the pre-match information is available here!
There have been limited time to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Bundesliga match only three days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Eintracht Frankfurt, was also a home game here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. The away team is better rested.
VfL Bochum 1848 form and stats
Bochum have not come this way in the DFB Pokal without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Wuppertaler SV. Last season their DFB Pokal adventure ended in the 3rd round.2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what VfL Bochum 1848 have to build on here at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in the Bundesliga.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Manuel Riemann not having conceded a league goal in 192 minutes.
Bochum's previous game was a Bundesliga match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Eintracht Frankfurt. The home side are looking to build on that result. Bochum goalkeeper Manuel Riemann did an outstanding job against Eintracht Frankfurt with six saves, so vital to securing the victory. Danilo Soares, defender, was given a rating of 8.51/10 in that game, top of the team. Soares hit two key passes and won 8 of 10 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the Bundesliga match versus Greuther Furth with a 1-0 scoreline.This is expected to be a close game, with VfL Bochum 1848 perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with VfL Bochum 1848 as a small favourite), we find eleven games. VfL Bochum 1848 has won six of these, drawn three and lost two.
There will be little rest for VfL Bochum 1848 after this match as they are travelling to Borussia M'gladbach for a Bundesliga game in only four days.
Bochum are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. VfL Bochum 1848 have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Augsburg form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Greifswalder FC in order to reach 2nd round of DFB Pokal. Augsburg's mission in DFB Pokal last season failed in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in Bundesliga matches, FC Augsburg have produced an overall stat of 0-2-3 so far. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Augsburg have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Mainz 05 game.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Augsburg, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Mainz 05. Attacker Daniel Caligiuri got a player rating of 7.74 in the game. "Man of the match" Caligiuri hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Arminia Bielefeld.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Augsburg in our archives, and the results are: four wins for FC Augsburg, zero draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting VfB Stuttgart in just four days.
Augsburg are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. Augsburg struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Augsburg H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Bochum one win, FC Augsburg one win, zero draws. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  S. Zoller 2 goals |  S. Polter 2 goals |   F. Niederlechner 2 goals |
VfL Bochum 1848 missing players
FC Augsburg missing players
| VfL Bochum 1848 | FC Augsburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 52 | 31 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 27 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Union Berlin | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 7 | Mainz 05 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | FC Köln | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Wolfsburg | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Hertha BSC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | Hoffenheim | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Borussia M'gladbach | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | VfL Bochum 1848 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Augsburg | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 6 |
| 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 1 |
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