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VfL Bochum 1848 vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2021-22
Sat 11 Dec 2021 · 14:30 UTC Vonovia Ruhrstadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Bochum 1848 vs Borussia DortmundBundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Timo Gerach
  • Referee Jonas Weickenmeier
  • Referee Philipp Huwe
  • Referee Matthias Jollenbeck
  • Referee Christof Gunsch

Head-to-Head

2
3
4
VfL Bochum 1848 9 games · Avg 3.4 goals Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Borussia Dortmund H 1–1 D
04 Dec FC Augsburg A 3–2 W
27 Nov SC Freiburg H 2–1 W
20 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
06 Nov TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–0 W
31 Oct Borussia Mönchengladbach A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–1 D
07 Dec Beşiktaş JK H 5–0 W
04 Dec FC Bayern München H 2–3 L
27 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 3–1 W
24 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–3 L
20 Nov VfB Stuttgart H 2–1 W

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' VfL Bochum 1848 is showing some good football. However, VfL Bochum 1848 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Robert Tesche needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' VfL Bochum 1848 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Bochum 1848 in their trying to find a way past Borussia Dortmund's compact .
  • 40' Against the run of play, Sebastian Polter has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dan-Axel Zagadou, as he is very good at scoring at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Borussia Dortmund come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 54' Marius Wolf adds to his 0 season tally! Borussia Dortmund lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' Nico Schulz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 58' Mats Hummels was booked on 58.
  • 63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mats Hummels is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VfL Bochum 1848.
  • 67' The VfL Bochum 1848 bench stirs into life. Sebastian Polter is withdrawn and Silvere Ganvoula gets his opportunity.
  • 68' A tactical swap from VfL Bochum 1848Silvere Ganvoula on, Sebastian Polter off on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Borussia Dortmund manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thorgan Hazard is hanging Mahmoud Dahoud on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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 Marco Reus suffering a number of foals already.
  • 79' Robert Tesche has so much to prove this time. He replaces Milos Pantovic on 79 minute.
  • 80' The VfL Bochum 1848 manager makes a substitution. Milos Pantovic departs to be replaced by Robert Tesche.
  • 85' What a strike from Julian Brandt! The score is 1-2.
  • 90' Another substitution for VfL Bochum 1848 to replace Kostas Stafylidis by Armel Bella Kotchap on 90 minute.
  • 90' The referee shows Borussia Dortmund player a Yellow card on 90.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 VfL Bochum 1848 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: VfL Bochum 1848 or Borussia Dortmund 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Bochum 184842% Draw29% Borussia Dortmund29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw
71%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
58%
VfL Bochum 1848 or Borussia Dortmund
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Bochum 184829% Draw49% Borussia Dortmund22%
Actual: VfL Bochum 1848 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848

Handicap VfL Bochum 1848 covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 7% 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% 81%
-1 19% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% 59%
+0.5 71% 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet
34%
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
27%

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