BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 bested Hertha BSC 3-1 thanks to P. Hofmann who scored in the 22nd and 57th minute. VfL Bochum 1848 was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Philipp Hofmann (22′), K. Schlotterbeck (45′) and Philipp Hofmann (57′). Hertha BSC reduced the distance with a goal (87′) by Suat Serdar, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 26,000 spectators. The referee was Martin Petersen assisted by Alexander Sather and Thomas Gorniak. The 4th official was Robin Braun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.5 degrees Celsius or 32.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 4
- 120 Attack 112
- 45 Dangerous attack 52
- 105 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Hertha BSC that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Hertha BSC was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, VfL Bochum 1848 was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hertha BSC shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 received 1 yellow card (Danilo Soares). Regarding the opposition, Hertha BSC received 1 yellow card (Marc Oliver Kempf).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 16 points like VfB Stuttgart to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Hertha BSC will stay with 14 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away against Werder Bremen on the 25th of February with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Werder Bremen (2 draws).
Hertha BSC will play away agasint Borussia Dortmund on the 19th of February with a 17-7 head to head stats in favor of Borussia Dortmund (10 draws).
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann
, Saidy Janko , Ivan Ordets , Keven Schlotterbeck , Danilo Soares , Philipp Förster , Anthony Losilla , Kevin Stöger , Simon Zoller , Philipp Hofmann and Christopher Antwi-Adjei .The home team had on the bench: Jordi Osei-Tutu, Pierre Kunde
, Patrick Osterhage, Erhan Mašović, Silvère Ganvoula, Takuma Asano , Marko Johansson, Gerrit Holtmann and Vasilis Lampropoulos.Substitutions
VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: Philipp Förster for Pierre Kunde (59′), Simon Zoller for Takuma Asano (72′), Christopher Antwi-Adjei for Gerrit Holtmann (72′), Philipp Hofmann for Silvère Ganvoula (80′) and Kevin Stöger for Patrick Osterhage (80′).
Best player: Philipp Hofmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Philipp Hofmann.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.Hertha BSC – Formation
Hertha BSC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sandro Schwarz played with: Oliver Christensen
, Jonjoe Kenny , Agustín Rogel , Marc-Oliver Kempf , Maximilian Mittelstädt , Lucas Tousart , Ivan Šunjić , Marco Richter , Jean-Paul Boëtius , Derry Scherhant and Wilfried Kanga .They had on the bench: Myziane Maolida
, Marvin Plattenhardt, Márton Dárdai, Tjark Ernst, Suat Serdar , Kevin-Prince Boateng, Peter Pekarík, Jessic Ngankam and Filip Uremović.Substitutions
Hertha BSC made 3 changes: Ivan Sunjic for Myziane Maolida (64′), Jean-Paul Boëtius for Suat Serdar (64′) and Derry Scherhant for Jessic Ngankam (64′).
Best player: Suat Serdar
The player that probably impressed the most for Hertha BSC was Suat Serdar.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 64′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- VfB Stuttgart – FSV Mainz 05 – 1-1
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Hertha BSC – 3-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – SC Freiburg – 6-0
- FC Köln – Werder Bremen – 7-1
- FC Union Berlin – TSG Hoffenheim – 3-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Schalke 04 – 3-0