Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2023-24

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

4 – 0

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VfL Bochum 1848

Wed 20 Dec 2023 · 19:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'

Patrik Schick pen 30' 1–0

Patrik Schick 32' 2–0

Patrik Schick 45+1' 3–0

Victor Boniface 69' 4–0

Y 39' Erhan Masovic

Y 51' Keven Schlotterbeck

Overview

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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 Daniel Schlager
Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
Assistant 2 Arno Blos

20 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals VfL Bochum 1848

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 2023-05-27 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-01-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 VfL Bochum 1848 2022-04-10 VfL Bochum 1848 0–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2021-11-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 VfL Bochum 1848

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	VfL Bochum 1848	H	4–0	W
17 Dec	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	3–0	W
14 Dec	Molde FK	H	5–1	W
10 Dec	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
06 Dec	SC Paderborn 07	H	3–1	W
03 Dec	Borussia Dortmund	H	1–1	D

VfL Bochum 1848

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Dec	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	0–4	L
16 Dec	1. FC Union Berlin	H	3–0	W
08 Dec	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–3	L
02 Dec	VfL Wolfsburg	H	3–1	W
26 Nov	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	A	0–0	D
11 Nov	1. FC Koln	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848 — let the football do the talking.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Xabi Alonso will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The 32-year-old Christopher Antwi-Adjei has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Cristian Gamboa, a Costa Rica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen have won 751 goals from 541 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Bernardo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
30' A stunning finish from Patrik Schick — that came from absolutely nowhere!
32' Patrik Schick doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
37' It is a cagey affair so far. Bayer 04 Leverkusen in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past VfL Bochum 1848's compact 4-3-3.
39' The referee has no hesitation. Erhan Masovic is booked for VfL Bochum 1848 — Yellow card on 39.
44' Jeremie Frimpong is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VfL Bochum 1848 tonight.
46' What composure from Patrik Schick! The Czech Republic international strokes it home. 3-0.
46' Takuma Asano makes way for Danilo Soares at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfL Bochum 1848.
51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keven Schlotterbeck on 51.
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bayer 04 Leverkusen and VfL Bochum 1848 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
62' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Robert Andrich makes it 4-0.
63' Goncalo Paciencia makes way for Philipp Forster at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfL Bochum 1848.
67' Victor Boniface has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrik Schick on 67 minute.
69' The whistle greets Erhan Masovic as he departs to be replaced by Anthony Losilla.
69' Victor Boniface adds to his 0 season tally! Bayer 04 Leverkusen lead 5-0 — and this changes everything.
73' The Bayer 04 Leverkusen bench stirs into life. Jonas Hofmann is withdrawn and Adam Hlozek gets his opportunity.
78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' Germany international Nadiem Amiri has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
87' Nadiem Amiri gets the nod from Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He replaces Florian Wirtz and will look to change the dynamic.
Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

11
Nadiem Amiri ↑ 87'
23
Adam Hlozek ↑ 73'
12
Edmond Tapsoba ↑ 67'
21
Amine Adli
17
Matej Kovar
19
Nathan Tella
22
Victor Boniface ↑ 67'
6
Odilon Kossounou
32
Gustavo Puerta ↑ 73'

Coach Xabi Alonso

VfL Bochum 1848 Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

5
Bernardo
19
Matus Bero
11
Takuma Asano ↓ Danilo Soares 46'
31
Keven Schlotterbeck
9
Goncalo Paciencia ↓ Philipp Forster 63'
1
Manuel Riemann
8
Anthony Losilla ↓ Tim Oermann 87'
22
Christopher Antwi-Adjei ↓ Moritz Broschinski 63'
2
Cristian Gamboa
4
Erhan Masovic
6
Patrick Osterhage

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	5
Amine Adli	4
Victor Boniface	3
Takuma Asano	1
Philipp Forster	1
Kevin Stoger	1
Alejandro Grimaldo	1
Josip Stanisic	1

Head to Head

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2023-12-17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2023-12-14 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–1 Molde FK W 2023-12-10 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D 2023-12-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 SC Paderborn 07 W 2023-12-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Dortmund D

VfL Bochum 1848 Form

2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 L 2023-12-16 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 1. FC Union Berlin W 2023-12-08 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 L 2023-12-02 VfL Bochum 1848 3–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2023-11-26 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 0–0 VfL Bochum 1848 D 2023-11-11 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 1. FC Koln D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.91 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.78 VfL Bochum 1848 xG

I would bet for: Bayer 04 Leverkusen to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bayer 04 Leverkusen62% Draw23% VfL Bochum 184815%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or Draw

85%

Draw or VfL Bochum 1848

38%

Bayer 04 Leverkusen or VfL Bochum 1848

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bayer 04 Leverkusen44% Draw44% VfL Bochum 184812%

Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.3%

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

7.6%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.4%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Handicap	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers	Push	VfL Bochum 1848 covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	20%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	24%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

46% ✗

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.