BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 prevails over Eintracht Frankfurt with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Blum (3′) and a goal from S. Polter (90′). Eintracht Frankfurt lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
G. Paciencia missed a decisive penalty (11′). That would have allowed Eintracht Frankfurt to draw the match.
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 19,510 spectators. The referee was Marco Fritz who had the assistance of Guido Kleve and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Florian Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 17 Total 18
- 5 On Target 6
- 12 Off Target 12
- 3 Shots blocked 4
- 107 Attack 129
- 41 Dangerous attack 52
- 88 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Eintracht Frankfurt was in firm control of the ball 59% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Eintracht Frankfurt was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, VfL Bochum 1848 found a way to find the solution to win this match.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt received 2 yellow cards (F. Kostic and D. Sow).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 10 points like VfB Stuttgart to stay in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 8 points to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away with 1. FC Union Berlin on the 14th of May with a 9-6 head to head record in favor of 1. FC Union Berlin (3 draws).
Eintracht Frankfurt will host RB Leipzig on the 30th of October with a 3-3 head to head.
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
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VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann
, Cristian Gamboa , Erhan Mašović , Vasilis Lampropoulos , Danilo Soares , Eduard Löwen , Anthony Losilla , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Takuma Asano , Sebastian Polter and Danny Blum .The home team had on the bench: Patrick Osterhage, Michael Esser, Raman Chibsah, Miloš Pantović, Christopher Antwi-Adjei
, Konstantinos Stafylidis , Gerrit Holtmann , Soma Novothny and Armel Bella-Kotchap.Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: D. Blum for G. Holtmann (67′), E. Lowen for K. Stafylidis (81′), T. Asano for C. Antwi-Adjei (81′) and C. Gamboa for A. Bella-Kotchap (89′).
Best player: Danilo Soares
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Danilo Soares even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation
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Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Talking about the opposition, Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp
, Tuta , Makoto Hasebe , Martin Hinteregger , Almamy Touré , Djibril Sow , Kristijan Jakić , Filip Kostić , Daichi Kamada , Rafael Santos Borré and Gonçalo Paciência .They had on the bench: Sebastian Rode
, Evan N’Dicka, Diant Ramaj, Erik Durm, Jesper Lindstrøm, Sam Lammers , Jens Petter Hauge , Ajdin Hrustić and Stefan Ilsanker.Eintracht Frankfurt could not rely on the presence of S. Rode (injured).
Substitutions
Eintracht Frankfurt made 4 changes: G. Paciencia for S. Lammers (28′), K. Jakic for S. Rode (45′), A. Toure for A. Hrustic (75′) and D. Sow for J. Hauge (75′).
Best player: Filip Kostić
The player that probably impressed the most for Eintracht Frankfurt was Filip Kostić.
His rating is
with 35 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 11 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FC Union Berlin – 1-1
- FC Köln – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 2-2
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 2-0