VfL Bochum 1848 vs Hertha BSC, 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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2. Bundesliga · 2026-27

VfL Bochum 1848

0 – 1

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Hertha BSC

Fri 7 Aug 2026 · 18:30 UTC Vonovia Ruhrstadion 26,000 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 39' Sebastian Gronning

Y 34' Julian Eitschberger

Y 48' Paul Seguin

Maximilian Wittek 50' Y

Philipp Hofmann 57' Y

Y 73' Josip Brekalo

Y 78' Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Y 90' Jon Dagur THorsteinsson

Overview

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VfL Bochum 1848 vs Hertha BSC — 2. Bundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

VfL Bochum 1848 34 games · 44 pts (2026/27)
Hertha BSC 34 games · 51 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wolfgang Haslberger
Assistant 1 Tobias Endriss
Assistant 2 Martin Speckner

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Schalke 04	34	70
2	SV 07 Elversberg	34	62
3	SC Paderborn 07	34	62
4	Hannover 96	34	60
5	SV Darmstadt 98	34	52
6	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	52
7	Hertha BSC	34	51
8	1. FC Nurnberg	34	46
9	VfL Bochum 1848	34	44
10	Karlsruher SC	34	44
11	SG Dynamo Dresden	34	41
12	Holstein Kiel	34	41
13	Arminia Bielefeld	34	39
14	1. FC Magdeburg	34	39
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	37
16	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	34	37
17	TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf	34	37
18	SC Preußen Münster	34	30

Head-to-Head

VfL Bochum 1848 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals Hertha BSC

Last 5 meetings

2026-08-07 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 Hertha BSC 2026-03-14 Hertha BSC 1–1 VfL Bochum 1848 2025-10-18 VfL Bochum 1848 3–2 Hertha BSC 2023-05-20 Hertha BSC 1–1 VfL Bochum 1848 2023-01-21 VfL Bochum 1848 3–1 Hertha BSC

Recent Form

VfL Bochum 1848

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	Hertha BSC	H	0–1	L
17 May	Karlsruher SC	A	2–1	W
09 May	Hannover 96	H	1–1	D
02 May	Arminia Bielefeld	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	2–1	W
18 Apr	SG Dynamo Dresden	A	0–2	L

Hertha BSC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Aug	VfL Bochum 1848	A	1–0	W
17 May	Arminia Bielefeld	A	1–6	L
10 May	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	2–1	W
03 May	1. FC Magdeburg	A	0–1	L
25 Apr	Holstein Kiel	H	0–1	L
19 Apr	Eintracht Braunschweig	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

VfL Bochum 1848		Hertha BSC
#9	Position	#7
44	Points	51
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	14 / 9 / 11
49	Scored	47
47	Conceded	44
+2	GD	+3
1.29	PPG	1.50
32%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
VfL Bochum 1848 this season

100% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

VfL Bochum 1848 are 9th (44 pts). Hertha BSC are 7th (51 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Hertha BSC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' VfL Bochum 1848 have kicked off against Hertha BSC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marius Gersbeck made 465 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Hertha BSC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Bochum 1848 and Hertha BSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Germany international Philipp Hofmann has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Bochum 1848 must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' That looks like a foul for a card for Julian Eitschberger.
39' The Denmark Sebastian Gronning breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-1!
44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
46' Karol Mets is replacing Yigit Karademir for the VfL Bochum 1848 side.
48' A moment of madness from Paul Seguin on 48 minutes earns him a card. Hertha BSC will be frustrated.
50' Maximilian Wittek was booked on 50.
55' Hertha BSC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sebastian Gronning scoring 1 goals.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Philipp Hofmann.
61' The supporters are chanting for Gerrit Holtmann. He replaces Alessandro Crimaldi on 61 minute.
63' Hertha BSC ring the changes. Sebastian Gronning has done his job and it is now time for Jan Luca Schuler to step up.
68' VfL Bochum 1848 are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Hertha BSC backline.
73' That looks like a foul for a card for Josip Brekalo.
76' Koji Miyoshi makes way for Christian Rasmussen at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfL Bochum 1848.
78' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
83' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Bochum 1848 and Hertha BSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' Time for substitution for Hertha BSC. Paul Seguin is replaced by Pascal Klemens.
86' The VfL Bochum 1848 bench stirs into life. Enis Cokaj is withdrawn and Daniel Hanslik gets his opportunity.
90' Jon Dagur THorsteinsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

VfL Bochum 1848 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Jean-Manuel Mbom ↓ Mats Pannewig 46'
1
Timo Horn
10
Berkan Taz
32
Maximilian Wittek
33
Philipp Hofmann
23
Koji Miyoshi ↓ Christian Rasmussen 76'
13
Oliver Olsen
6
Enis Cokaj ↓ Daniel Hanslik 86'
15
Michael Steinwender
4
Yigit Karademir ↓ Karol Mets 46'
37
Alessandro Crimaldi ↓ Gerrit Holtmann 61'

Bench

Hertha BSC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

42
Deyovaisio Zeefuik
7
Josip Brekalo ↓ Oluwaseun Adewumi 86'
30
Paul Seguin ↓ Pascal Klemens 86'
35
Marius Gersbeck
8
Kevin Sessa
44
Linus Gechter
22
Marten Winkler
2
Julian Eitschberger ↓ Marton Dardai 86'
27
Niklas Kolbe
17
Sebastian Gronning ↓ Jan Luca Schuler 63'
33
Soufian Gouram ↓ Jon Dagur THorsteinsson 63'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Philipp Hofmann	4
Suat Serdar	3
Keven Schlotterbeck	3
Lucas Tousart	2
Simon Zoller	1
Myziane Maolida	1
Sebastian Polter	1
Ishak Belfodil	1

Head to Head

VfL Bochum 1848 Form

2026-08-07 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 Hertha BSC L 2026-05-17 Karlsruher SC 1–2 VfL Bochum 1848 W 2026-05-09 VfL Bochum 1848 1–1 Hannover 96 D 2026-05-02 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 VfL Bochum 1848 D 2026-04-26 VfL Bochum 1848 2–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2026-04-18 SG Dynamo Dresden 2–0 VfL Bochum 1848 L

Hertha BSC Form

2026-08-07 VfL Bochum 1848 0–1 Hertha BSC W 2026-05-17 Arminia Bielefeld 6–1 Hertha BSC L 2026-05-10 Hertha BSC 2–1 SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 W 2026-05-03 1. FC Magdeburg 1–0 Hertha BSC L 2026-04-25 Hertha BSC 0–1 Holstein Kiel L 2026-04-19 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 Hertha BSC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.52 VfL Bochum 1848 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: VfL Bochum 1848 or Hertha BSC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Bochum 184844% Draw28% Hertha BSC28%

Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw

72%

Draw or Hertha BSC

56%

VfL Bochum 1848 or Hertha BSC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Bochum 184832% Draw47% Hertha BSC21%

Actual: Hertha BSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848

Handicap	VfL Bochum 1848 covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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