Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hannover 96 (4th, 60 pts) held a 16-point advantage over VfL Bochum 1848 (9th, 44 pts). Hannover 96 ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: VfL Bochum 1848 1.44 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Hannover 96 1.76 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.47.
Hannover 96's unbeaten run stood at 8, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by VfL Bochum 1848, 2 by Hannover 96, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Vonovia Ruhrstadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,559. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
VfL Bochum 1848: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (55') · Hannover 96: Maik Nawrocki (50')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Bochum 1848 41% · Hannover 96 59% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 4-4