Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Bundesliga · 2023-24
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848 — Bundesliga at BayArena.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Schlager
  • Assistant 1 Sven Waschitzki
  • Assistant 2 Arno Blos
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Bayern München 9 21
2 Borussia Dortmund 9 21
3 SC Freiburg 9 19
4 RB Leipzig 9 18
5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 16
6 SV Werder Bremen 9 15
7 SV 07 Elversberg 9 13
8 VfB Stuttgart 9 12
9 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 12
10 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 12
11 Hamburger SV 9 12
12 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 10
13 SC Paderborn 07 9 10
14 FC Augsburg 9 9
15 1. FC Köln 9 9
16 1. FC Union Berlin 9 7
17 FC Schalke 04 9 6
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 9 4

Head-to-Head

5
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Köln H 1–1 D

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-15
4/4
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Patrik Schick 8 G 2 A
Ibrahim Maza 3 G 3 A
Christian Kofane 2 G
Facundo Medina 1 G
Nicolas Ezequiel Fernandez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Danilo Soares, a Brazil defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' VfL Bochum 1848 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' VfL Bochum 1848 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' A goal from the Czech Republic international Patrik Schick! He fires home on 30 to make it 1-0!
  • 32' Patrik Schick with the second goal in the match!
  • 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 39' Controversy at the stadium! Erhan Masovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 44' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thomas Letsch might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Patrik Schick is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 13 goals this season for the .
  • 46' The crowd applauds Takuma Asano as he leaves the pitch. Danilo Soares steps in for VfL Bochum 1848.
  • 51' Controversy at the stadium! Keven Schlotterbeck argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bayer 04 Leverkusen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' Moritz Broschinski has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 62' A goal from the Germany international Robert Andrich! He fires home on 62 to make it 4-0!
  • 63' VfL Bochum 1848 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Philipp Forster is hanging Goncalo Paciencia on the field on 63 minute.
  • 67' Another change for Bayer 04 Leverkusen made on 67 minute. Patrik Schick leaves to be changed by Victor Boniface.
  • 69' A change in the VfL Bochum 1848 ranks — Erhan Masovic exits the field as Anthony Losilla enters on 69.
  • 69' Victor Boniface makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are in front.
  • 73' Bayer 04 Leverkusen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Hlozek is hanging Jonas Hofmann on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' It’s high time Thomas Letsch made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Nadiem Amiri. He replaces Florian Wirtz on 87 minute.
  • VfL Bochum 1848 will have plenty to reflect on. Bayer 04 Leverkusen were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

VfL Bochum 1848 Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Patrik Schick 5
Amine Adli 4
Victor Boniface 3
Aleix Garcia 1
Adam Hlozek 1
Felix Passlack 1
Edmond Tapsoba 1
Takuma Asano 1

Head to Head

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

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 Köln 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
6%
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.