Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848 — Bundesliga at BayArena.
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- VfL Bochum 1848 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sven Jablonski
- Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
- Assistant 2 Lasse Koslowski
28 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Bayern Munchen 34 89 2 Borussia Dortmund 34 73 3 RB Leipzig 34 65 4 VfB Stuttgart 34 62 5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 61 6 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 59 7 SC Freiburg 34 47 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 44 9 FC Augsburg 34 43 10 1. FSV Mainz 05 34 40 11 1. FC Union Berlin 34 39 12 Borussia Monchengladbach 34 38 13 Hamburger SV 34 38 14 1. FC Koln 34 32 15 SV Werder Bremen 34 32 16 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29 17 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26 18 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 H 3–1 W 16 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 4–3 W 11 Mar FC Bayern Munchen H 0–2 L 08 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L 05 Mar FC Bayern Munchen A 0–3 L 01 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–3 L 16 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–3 L 08 Mar FC Bayern Munchen A 3–2 W 01 Mar TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 0–1 L 22 Feb VfL Wolfsburg A 1–1 D 15 Feb Borussia Dortmund H 2–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen0-152/216-302/131-454/346-602/161-752/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: VfL Bochum 1848 gets underway.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 15' The travelling VfL Bochum 1848 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' GOAL! Aleix Garcia scores on 20. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VfL Bochum 1848 needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 26' Goal! Felix Passlack scores his 9 goal in 368 matches.
- 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 539 games and scored 749 goals.
- 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tim Oermann made 332 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Robert Andrich suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' Granit Xhaka needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 63 Yellow cards this season.
- 51' It’s high time Xabi Alonso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 60' What a strike from Victor Boniface! The score is 2-1.
- 65' VfL Bochum 1848 is showing some good football. However, VfL Bochum 1848 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 70' It’s gonna be a card for Sebastian Parilla.
- 71' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes a substitution. Patrik Schick departs to be replaced by Amine Adli.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Moritz Broschinski. He replaces Philipp Hofmann on 75 minute.
- 80' It looks surprising Bayer 04 Leverkusen does not make any changes. Ivan Ordets has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 85' Dani de Wit has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ibrahima Sissoko on 85 minute.
- 87' GOAL! Amine Adli scores on 87. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios
- 89' The whistle greets Jeremie Frimpong as he departs to be replaced by Arthur Augusto.
- 90' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Exequiel Palacios is replaced by Robert Andrich on 90 minute.
- With this win, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups
4-4-1-1Starting XI
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- 4
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- 23
- 24
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14
Patrik Schick ↓ Amine Adli 71'
- 25
- 20
- 30
- 22
- 3
Bench
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16
Emiliano Buendia ↑ 89'
- 7
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8
Robert Andrich ↑ 90'
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21
Amine Adli ↑ 71'
- 17
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13
Arthur Augusto ↑ 89'
- 18
- 47
- 26
Coach Xabi AlonsoVfL Bochum 1848 Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
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- 19
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6
Ibrahima Sissoko ↓ Dani de Wit 85'
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21
Gerrit Holtmann ↓ Myron Boadu 75'
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- 32
- 33
- 20
- 17
- 14
- 11
Bench
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9
Myron Boadu ↑ 75'
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10
Dani de Wit ↑ 85'
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- 27
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29
Moritz Broschinski ↑ 75'
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- 4
- 13
- 24
Coach Dieter Hecking -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Patrik Schick 5 Amine Adli 4 Victor Boniface 3 Koji Miyoshi 1 Aleix Garcia 1 Adam Hlozek 1 Felix Passlack 1 Edmond Tapsoba 1 Head to Head
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2025-03-16 VfB Stuttgart 3–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2025-03-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 FC Bayern Munchen L 2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-03-05 FC Bayern Munchen 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-03-01 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen WVfL Bochum 1848 Form
2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 L 2025-03-16 VfL Bochum 1848 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2025-03-08 FC Bayern Munchen 2–3 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2025-03-01 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2025-02-22 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 VfL Bochum 1848 D 2025-02-15 VfL Bochum 1848 2–0 Borussia Dortmund W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.72 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 VfL Bochum 1848 xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.96Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 56% 44% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw 75%Draw or VfL Bochum 1848 49%Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Bochum 1848 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.9%2 – 1 9.1%1 – 0 8.1%2 – 0 7.5%0 – 0 6.9%1 – 2 6.6%2 – 2 5.7%0 – 1 5.6%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4%3 – 2 3.3%Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Handicap Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers Push VfL Bochum 1848 covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 21% 53% -0.5 47% — 53% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 15% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet 30% ✓VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet 19% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.