Match Report
15 points separated the sides: FC Union Berlin 13th on 40, VfL Bochum 1848 18th on 25. VfL Bochum 1848's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, VfL Bochum 1848 ran at 0.97 scored and 1.97 conceded, FC Union Berlin at 1.03 and 1.5.
VfL Bochum 1848 had been beaten in four straight games. Defeat had not touched FC Union Berlin in 6 games. Over the last five, VfL Bochum 1848 had taken 3 of 15 points to FC Union Berlin's 9.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for VfL Bochum 1848, 1 draw and 2 for FC Union Berlin, at 3.43 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
Vonovia Ruhrstadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,559. On the scoreboard, FC Union Berlin led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
VfL Bochum 1848: Matúš Bero (68') · FC Union Berlin: Benedict Hollerbach (17')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Bochum 1848 66% · FC Union Berlin 34% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 10-4