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​

VfL Bochum 1848 II

2 - 0

Eintracht Frankfurt

  • 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

3'
Gonçalo Paciência(var)
10'
Gonçalo Paciência- missed penaltyGonçalo Paciência
11'
28'
45'
45'
Sebastian Rode - sub ->Kristijan Jakic
67'
73'
75'
75'
Christopher Antwi-Adjei - sub ->T. Asano
81'
81'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

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

VfL Bochum 1848 II
G
Manuel Riemann 1.Germany
8.2
D
Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica
6.8
89'
D
Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece
7.2
D
Danilo Soares 3.Brazil
8.6
D
Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia
7.1
M
Anthony Losilla 8.France
6.8
M
E. Löwen 38.Germany
6.4
81'
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 20.Kosovo
6.1
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
7.5
90'
F
Danny Blum 7.Germany
8.1
67' 3'
F
Takuma Asano 10.Japan
7.3
81'
Substitutes
G
Michael Esser 21.Germany
D
Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece
6.5
81'
D
A. Bella-Kotchap 37.Germany
89'
M
Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany
M
Raman Chibsah 13.Ghana
F
Milos Pantovic 27.Serbia
F
Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana
6.4
81'
F
Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines
7.1
67'
F
S. Novothny 15.Hungary

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 (8.2), Cristian Gamboa (6.8), Erhan Mašović (7.1), Vasilis Lampropoulos (7.2), Danilo Soares (8.6), Eduard Löwen (6.4), Anthony Losilla (6.8), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.1), Takuma Asano (7.3), Sebastian Polter (7.5) and Danny Blum (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Osterhage, Michael Esser, Raman Chibsah, Miloš Pantović, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.4), Konstantinos Stafylidis (6.5), Gerrit Holtmann (7.1), 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 (8.6) with 52 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 4 crosses.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt
G
Kevin Trapp 1.Germany
7.1
D
Makoto Hasebe 20.Japan
7.1
D
M. Hinteregger 13.Austria
6.2
D
Tuta 35.Brazil
6.6
M
Almamy Touré 18.Mali
6.4
75'
M
Filip Kostić 10.Serbia
7.4
73'
M
Djibril Sow 8.Switzerland
6.7
75' 45'
M
Kristijan Jakic 6.Croatia
6.8
45'
F
Daichi Kamada 15.Japan
7.3
F
Gonçalo Paciência 39.Portugal
6.1
28'
F
R. Borré 19.Colombia
6.4
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
D
Evan Ndicka 2.France
D
Erik Durm 37.Germany
M
Sebastian Rode 17.Germany
6.9
45'
M
Jesper Lindstrøm 29.Denmark
M
Ajdin Hrustić 7.Australia
6.4
75'
M
Stefan Ilsanker 3.Austria
F
Sam Lammers 9.Netherlands
6.4
28'
F
Jens Petter Hauge 23.Norway
6.4
75'

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 (7.1), Tuta (6.6), Makoto Hasebe (7.1), Martin Hinteregger (6.2), Almamy Touré (6.4), Djibril Sow (6.7), Kristijan Jakić (6.8), Filip Kostić (7.4), Daichi Kamada (7.3), Rafael Santos Borré (6.4) and Gonçalo Paciência (6.1).

They had on the bench: Sebastian Rode (6.9), Evan N’Dicka, Diant Ramaj, Erik Durm, Jesper Lindstrøm, Sam Lammers (6.4), Jens Petter Hauge (6.4), Ajdin Hrustić (6.4) 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 (7.4) 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.​