VfL Bochum 1848 vs 1. FC Union Berlin, Bundesliga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VfL Bochum 1848 vs 1. FC Union Berlin — Bundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.
- VfL Bochum 1848 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- 1. FC Union Berlin 34 games · 39 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Deniz Aytekin
- Assistant 1 Eduard Beitinger
- Assistant 2 Frederick Assmuth
17 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.1 goals/game 🟥 2 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 27 Apr 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–1 D 19 Apr SV Werder Bremen A 0–1 L 12 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–2 L 05 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 0–4 L 28 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 1–3 L 16 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt H 1–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Apr VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D 19 Apr VfB Stuttgart H 4–4 D 12 Apr Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–0 D 06 Apr VfL Wolfsburg H 1–0 W 30 Mar SC Freiburg A 2–1 W 15 Mar FC Bayern Munchen H 1–1 D Key Stats
71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
1. FC Union Berlin this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
1. FC Union Berlin0-151/216-30–/331-452/246-602/261-752/276+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FC Union Berlin is underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' 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 Tom Rothe suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' The travelling 1. FC Union Berlin supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' 1. FC Union Berlin is taking the lead after the goal scored by Benedict Hollerbach on 17.
- 20' Benedict Hollerbach is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
- 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.
- 30' It looks surprising 1. FC Union Berlin does not make any changes. Andrej Ilic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 35' It’s high time Dieter Hecking made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 36' It’s gonna be a card for Cristian Gamboa.
- 41' The referee shows 1. FC Union Berlin player a card on 41.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Georgios Masouras. He replaces Cristian Gamboa on 46 minute.
- 51' The referee calls foul for Matus Bero. He receives a card.
- 56' VfL Bochum 1848 started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
- 61' Dani de Wit has so much to prove this time. He replaces Philipp Hofmann on 61 minute.
- 64' It is a substitution in 1. FC Union Berlin team. Diogo Leite is replaced by Kevin Vogt on 64 minute.
- 68' GOAL! Matus Bero scores on 68.
- 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering 1. FC Union Berlin that had 433 games and scored 356 goals.
- 78' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 80' The whistle greets Tim Oermann as he departs to be replaced by Felix Passlack.
- 83' Laszlo Benes is replacing Janik Haberer for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
- 84' Tim Skarke is replacing Benedict Hollerbach for the 1. FC Union Berlin side.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' VfL Bochum 1848 player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' 1. FC Union Berlin manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. David Preu is hanging Andras Schafer on the field on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
VfL Bochum 1848 Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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- 5
- 19
- 1
- 32
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33
Philipp Hofmann ↓ Dani de Wit 61'
- 29
- 2
- 17
- 13
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14
Tim Oermann ↓ Felix Passlack 80'
Bench
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15
Felix Passlack ↑ 80'
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10
Dani de Wit ↑ 61'
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21
Gerrit Holtmann ↑ 61'
- 8
- 27
- 20
- 4
- 24
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11
Georgios Masouras ↑ 46'
Coach Dieter Hecking1. FC Union Berlin Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 5
- 8
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19
Janik Haberer ↓ Laszlo Benes 83'
- 1
- 28
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4
Diogo Leite ↓ Kevin Vogt 64'
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13
Andras Schafer ↓ David Preu 90'
- 16
- 15
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23
Andrej Ilic ↓ Marin Ljubicic 90'
- 14
Bench
- 29
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2
Kevin Vogt ↑ 64'
- 37
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20
Laszlo Benes ↑ 83'
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21
Tim Skarke ↑ 84'
- 9
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27
Marin Ljubicic ↑ 90'
- 41
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45
David Preu ↑ 90'
Coach Steffen Baumgart -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Grischa Promel 2 Maximilian Wittek 2 Taiwo Awoniyi 2 Benedict Hollerbach 2 Philipp Hofmann 2 Kevin Stoger 2 Chris Bedia 1 Gerrit Holtmann 1 Head to Head
VfL Bochum 1848 Form
1. FC Union Berlin Form
2025-04-27 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2025-04-19 1. FC Union Berlin 4–4 VfB Stuttgart D 2025-04-12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 1. FC Union Berlin D 2025-04-06 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 VfL Wolfsburg W 2025-03-30 SC Freiburg 1–2 1. FC Union Berlin W 2025-03-15 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 FC Bayern Munchen D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.32 VfL Bochum 1848 xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 1. FC Union Berlin xGI would bet for: VfL Bochum 1848 or 1. FC Union Berlin 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw 67%Draw or 1. FC Union Berlin 62%VfL Bochum 1848 or 1. FC Union Berlin 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: 1. FC Union Berlin win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 9.5%1 – 0 8.8%0 – 1 8.5%2 – 1 8%1 – 2 7.7%2 – 0 6.3%0 – 2 5.9%2 – 2 5.2%3 – 1 3.5%1 – 3 3.3%3 – 0 2.7%Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848
Handicap VfL Bochum 1848 covers Push 1. FC Union Berlin covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 11% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 20% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 66% — 34% +1 66% 19% 15% +1.5 85% — 15% +2 85% 10% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet 29% ✓1. FC Union Berlin keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

