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

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2. Bundesliga · 2026-27

VfL Bochum 1848

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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 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Hertha BSC 7 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wolfgang Haslberger
Assistant 1 Tobias Endriss
Assistant 2 Martin Speckner

3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Hertha BSC	7	21
2	1. FC Nurnberg	7	17
3	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	7	14
4	1. FC Magdeburg	7	13
5	VfL Wolfsburg	7	12
6	1. FC Kaiserslautern	7	12
7	FC St. Pauli 1910	7	10
8	FC Energie Cottbus	7	8
9	Arminia Bielefeld	7	8
10	VfL Osnabruck	7	8
11	Eintracht Braunschweig	7	7
12	VfL Bochum 1848	7	7
13	Hannover 96	7	7
14	SV Darmstadt 98	7	7
15	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	7	6
16	SG Dynamo Dresden	7	5
17	Karlsruher SC	7	5
18	Holstein Kiel	7	4

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
#12	Position	#1
7	Points	21
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	7 / 0 / 0
5	Scored	19
7	Conceded	8
-2	GD	+11
1.00	PPG	3.00
29%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
VfL Bochum 1848 this season

14% Clean Sheets
Hertha BSC this season

VfL Bochum 1848 are 12th (7 pts). Hertha BSC are 1st (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfL Bochum 1848

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Hertha BSC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/2

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

VfL Bochum 1848

Koji Miyoshi	2 G	1 A
Philipp Hofmann	2 G

Hertha BSC

Josip Brekalo	4 G	3 A
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson	3 G	1 A
Oluwaseun Adewumi	3 G
Sebastian Gronning	2 G
Marten Winkler	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. VfL Bochum 1848 are looking to make home advantage count against Hertha BSC.
5' Hertha BSC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. VfL Bochum 1848 and Hertha BSC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Philipp Hofmann, as he is very good at scoring at Vonovia Ruhrstadion with 18 goals in the last 12 games.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfL Bochum 1848 and Hertha BSC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
34' The referee calls foul for Julian Eitschberger. He receives a card.
39' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Gronning makes it 0-1.
44' Yigit Karademir has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Yigit Karademir makes way for Karol Mets at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfL Bochum 1848.
48' It’s a booking for Hertha BSC player. Paul Seguin gets a card.
50' Maximilian Wittek has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 50.
55' Hungary international Marton Dardai has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
57' That looks like a foul for a card for Philipp Hofmann.
61' Alessandro Crimaldi makes way for Gerrit Holtmann at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from VfL Bochum 1848.
63' Jan Luca Schuler is replacing Sebastian Gronning for the Hertha BSC side.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' Josip Brekalo was booked on 73.
76' The crowd applauds Koji Miyoshi as he leaves the pitch. Christian Rasmussen steps in for VfL Bochum 1848.
78' Poor challenge from Deyovaisio Zeefuik. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
83' Marius Gersbeck is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Hertha BSC so far.
85' Time for substitution for Hertha BSC. Paul Seguin is replaced by Pascal Klemens.
86' Daniel Hanslik has so much to prove this time. He replaces Enis Cokaj on 86 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Hertha BSC player. Jon Dagur THorsteinsson gets a card.
Another three points for Hertha BSC.

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

3 / 4

1.08 VfL Bochum 1848 xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Hertha BSC xG

I would bet for: VfL Bochum 1848 or Hertha BSC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfL Bochum 184833% Draw29% Hertha BSC38%

Actual: Hertha BSC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw

62%

Draw or Hertha BSC

67%

VfL Bochum 1848 or Hertha BSC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

VfL Bochum 184821% Draw50% Hertha BSC29%

Actual: Hertha BSC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11.1%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.5%

1 – 2

8.3%

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848

Handicap	VfL Bochum 1848 covers	Push	Hertha BSC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	22%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Hertha BSC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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