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VfL Bochum 1848 vs VfL Wolfsburg, Bundesliga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2023-24
Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 14:30 UTC Vonovia Ruhrstadion 24,000 HT 45' · FT 45'
Patrick Osterhage 19' 1–0
Bernardo 39' 2–0
2–1 45+1' Mattias Svanberg

Overview

Match Preview

VfL Bochum 1848 vs VfL WolfsburgBundesliga at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Schroder
  • Assistant 1 Norbert Grudzinski
  • Assistant 2 Jan Neitzel

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec VfL Wolfsburg H 3–1 W
26 Nov 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 A 0–0 D
11 Nov 1. FC Köln H 1–1 D
03 Nov SV Darmstadt 98 A 2–1 W
27 Oct 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 2–2 D
21 Oct SC Freiburg A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec VfL Bochum 1848 A 1–3 L
25 Nov RB Leipzig H 2–1 W
10 Nov Borussia Mönchengladbach A 0–4 L
05 Nov SV Werder Bremen H 2–2 D
31 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
28 Oct FC Augsburg A 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Vonovia Ruhrstadion!
  • 5' Cristian Gamboa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. VfL Bochum 1848 must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 19' What composure from Patrick Osterhage! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Aster Vranckx. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VfL Bochum 1848 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' VfL Bochum 1848 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 39' A stunning finish from Bernardo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 44' It looks surprising VfL Bochum 1848 does not make any changes. Tiago Tomas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kevin Stoger.
  • 46' Jonas Wind adds to his 0 season tally! VfL Wolfsburg lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 51' Anthony Losilla needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 53' It’s a booking for VfL Wolfsburg player. Moritz Jenz gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. VfL Bochum 1848 in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past VfL Wolfsburg's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 59' Another change for VfL Bochum 1848 made on 59 minute. Philipp Hofmann leaves to be changed by Moritz Broschinski.
  • 62' Takuma Asano was booked on 62.
  • 63' The VfL Wolfsburg bench stirs into life. Lovro Majer is withdrawn and Yannick Gerhardt gets his opportunity.
  • 68' VfL Wolfsburg is showing some good football. However, VfL Wolfsburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Fresh legs for VfL Bochum 1848! Moritz-Broni Kwarteng comes on to replace Takuma Asano.
  • 76' Kevin Paredes gets the nod from VfL Wolfsburg. He replaces Vaclav Cerny and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' VfL Bochum 1848 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Cristian Gamboa as he leaves the pitch. Tim Oermann steps in for VfL Bochum 1848.
  • 86' Maximilian Wittek was booked on 86.
  • 87' The Ghana left winger Christopher Antwi-Adjei breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 3-1!
  • 90' Keven Schlotterbeck picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.72 VfL Bochum 1848 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 VfL Wolfsburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VfL Bochum 184848% Draw25% VfL Wolfsburg27%
Actual: VfL Bochum 1848 win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

VfL Bochum 1848 or Draw
73%
Draw or VfL Wolfsburg
52%
VfL Bochum 1848 or VfL Wolfsburg
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VfL Bochum 184834% Draw44% VfL Wolfsburg22%
Actual: VfL Bochum 1848 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — VfL Bochum 1848

Handicap VfL Bochum 1848 covers Push VfL Wolfsburg covers
-2.5 11% 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% 75%
-1 25% 21% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 72% 28%
+1 72% 16% 12%
+1.5 88% 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

VfL Bochum 1848 keeps clean sheet
28%
VfL Wolfsburg keeps clean sheet
19%

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