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VfL Bochum 1848 vs 1. FC Köln, Bundesliga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2022-23
Sun 18 Sep 2022 · 15:30 UTC Vonovia Ruhrstadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Timo Hubers

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Bochum 1848 vs 1. FC Köln — Bundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Mitja Stegemann
  • Referee Marcel Unger
  • Referee Florian Exner
  • Referee Pascal Mueller
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep 1. FC Köln H 1–1 D
10 Sep FC Schalke 04 A 1–3 L
03 Sep SV Werder Bremen H 0–2 L
26 Aug SC Freiburg A 0–1 L
21 Aug FC Bayern Munchen H 0–7 L
13 Aug TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D
11 Sep 1. FC Union Berlin H 0–1 L
03 Sep VfL Wolfsburg A 4–2 W
28 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 0–0 D
21 Aug Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–1 D
13 Aug RB Leipzig A 2–2 D

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
1. FC Köln this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

1. FC Köln
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

1. FC Köln
Said El Mala 3 G
Thijs Dallinga 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for VfL Bochum 1848 to score. At the same time, 1. FC Koln does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' VfL Bochum 1848 is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 9' Goal! Benno Schmitz scores his 5 goal in 408 matches.
  • 14' Over 14 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 19' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Bochum 1848 in their trying to find a way past 1. FC Koln's compact .
  • 24' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FC Koln are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 29' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' Jonas Hector is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for 1. FC Koln tonight.
  • 44' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Fresh legs for VfL Bochum 1848! Jordi Osei-Tutu comes on to replace Gerrit Holtmann.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FC Koln are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The 24-year-old Eric Martel has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' It looks surprising 1. FC Koln does not make any changes. Florian Kainz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Ondrej Duda as he leaves the pitch. Eric Martel steps in for 1. FC Koln.
  • 68' Poor challenge from Timo Hubers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' VfL Bochum 1848 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
  • 74' Fresh legs for 1. FC Koln! Sargis Adamyan comes on to replace Florian Kainz.
  • 79' VfL Bochum 1848 make a change. Philipp Hofmann trudges off to be replaced by Christopher Antwi-Adjei on 79 minutes.
  • 83' VfL Bochum 1848 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Erhan Masovic is hanging Tim Oermann on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' GOAL! Linton Maina scores on 88.
  • 90' Fresh legs for VfL Bochum 1848! Vassilios Lambropoulos comes on to replace Ivan Ordets.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 VfL Bochum 1848 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 1. FC Köln xG
I would bet for: VfL Bochum 1848 or 1. FC Köln 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Bochum 184829% Draw27% 1. FC Köln44%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.92
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw
56%
Draw or 1. FC Köln
71%
VfL Bochum 1848 or 1. FC Köln
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Bochum 184821% Draw45% 1. FC Köln34%
Actual: VfL Bochum 1848 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.3%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
5.1%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848

Handicap VfL Bochum 1848 covers Push 1. FC Köln covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
1. FC Köln keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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