Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between VfL Wolfsburg (11th, 43 pts) and VfL Bochum 1848 (18th, 25 pts). VfL Bochum 1848 ranked 12th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.65/1.59 for VfL Wolfsburg and 0.97/1.97 for VfL Bochum 1848 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.57.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 6 VfL Wolfsburg wins, 2 for VfL Bochum 1848, 1 draw, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Volkswagen Arena, with room for 30,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
VfL Wolfsburg: Mattias Svanberg (81') · VfL Bochum 1848: Erhan Mašović (49')
Key stats
Possession: VfL Wolfsburg 55% · VfL Bochum 1848 45% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-5