| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum 1848 | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9/15 | 24-3 |
| Cardiff City | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 8-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VfL Bochum 1848 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 8 | DWWWW | 298 | -274 |
| Cardiff City | 255 | 1 | 0 | -1 | L | 1763 | -1508 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2016-07-26
13 points for VfL Bochum 1848 (24th), 0 for Cardiff City (255th): a 13-point gap. Cardiff City ranked just 1763rd in the league on five-round form despite their 255th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: VfL Bochum 1848 2.4 scored and 0.8 conceded per game, Cardiff City 0 and 1, with the league averaging 1.75.
Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum, capacity 27,559, hosted the game.
