Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 1848, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2024-25
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
3 – 1
Full Time
VfL Bochum 1848
Fri 28 Mar 2025 · 19:30 UTC BayArena 30,210 HT 45' · FT 45'
Aleix Garcia 20' 1–0
1–1 26' Felix Passlack
Victor Boniface 60' 2–1
Amine Adli 87' 3–1
Sebastian Parilla 70' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Sven Jablonski
  • Assistant 1 Sascha Thielert
  • Assistant 2 Lasse Koslowski
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.2 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

5
2
1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals VfL Bochum 1848
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 2024-11-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-05-12 VfL Bochum 1848 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 2023-05-27 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Recent Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Mar VfL Bochum 1848 H 3–1 W
16 Mar VfB Stuttgart A 4–3 W
11 Mar FC Bayern München H 0–2 L
08 Mar SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
05 Mar FC Bayern München A 0–3 L
01 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt A 4–1 W
VfL Bochum 1848
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–3 L
16 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–3 L
08 Mar FC Bayern München 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 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to score. At the same time, VfL Bochum 1848 does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Aleix Garcia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The travelling VfL Bochum 1848 supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Granit Xhaka has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 57 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' GOAL! Aleix Garcia scores on 20. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Philipp Hofmann made 279 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 26' What a strike from Felix Passlack! The score is 1-1.
  • 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is showing some good football. However, Bayer 04 Leverkusen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Piero Hincapie, as he is very good at scoring at BayArena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 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.
  • 60' Goal! Victor Boniface scores his 54 goal in 61 matches.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' Bayer 04 Leverkusen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick is replaced by Amine Adli.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Moritz Broschinski. He replaces Philipp Hofmann on 75 minute.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Another change for VfL Bochum 1848 made on 85 minute. Ibrahima Sissoko leaves to be changed by Dani de Wit.
  • 87' Goal! Amine Adli scores his 33 goal in 420 matches.
  • 89' Time for substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong is replaced by Arthur Augusto.
  • 90' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Exequiel Palacios by Robert Andrich on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Bayer 04 Leverkusen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xabi Alonso

VfL Bochum 1848 Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dieter Hecking

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-03-28 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 VfL Bochum 1848 2024-11-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2024-05-12 VfL Bochum 1848 0–5 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2023-12-20 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 VfL Bochum 1848 2023-05-27 VfL Bochum 1848 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

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 München L 2025-03-08 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2025-03-05 FC Bayern München 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2025-03-01 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W

VfL 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 München 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 accuracy
4 / 4
1.72 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 VfL Bochum 1848 xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen51% Draw25% VfL Bochum 184824%
Actual: Bayer 04 Leverkusen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Bayer 04 Leverkusen34% Draw44% VfL Bochum 184822%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
3 – 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.