VfL Bochum 1848 tops Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-0

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 was finally too strong for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

May 28, 2023

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 was in the end too good for Bayer 04 Leverkusen with the goal of Philipp Förster (19′), Takuma Asano (34′) and Kevin Stöger (86′).

The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Welz assisted by Robert Kempter and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Florian Exner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

VfL Bochum 1848 II

3 - 0

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

12 Total 12
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 10
2 Shots blocked 5

115 Attack 84
55 Dangerous attack 38
83 Ball safe 100

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

12 Total 12
5 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

VfL Bochum 1848 had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why VfL Bochum 1848 won the match.

VfL Bochum 1848 shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

VfL Bochum 1848 received 5 yellow cards (Kevin Stöger, Philipp Förster, Philipp Hofmann, Patrick Osterhage and Simon Zoller). On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 6 yellow cards (Edmond Tapsoba, Florian Wirtz, Xabi Alonso, M. Bakker, Moussa Diaby and Exequiel Palacios).

Also, Bayer 04 Leverkusen didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (8′).

Match Timeline

Amine Adli(var)

Amine Adli- Red

Philipp Förster(goal)

19'

Kevin Stöger- Yellow

21'

Philipp Förster- Yellow

28'

Takuma Asano(goal)Kevin Stöger

34'

Keven Schlotterbeck- sub ->Dominique Heintz

56'

Patrick Osterhage- sub ->Philipp Förster

56'

63'

Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow

67'

Florian Wirtz- Yellow

69'

71'

Philipp Hofmann- Yellow

72'

78'

Adam Hlozek- sub ->N. Amiri

Moritz Broschinski- sub ->Philipp Hofmann

81'

Patrick Osterhage- Yellow

84'

Kevin Stöger(goal)

86'

89'

Exequiel Palacios- Yellow

89'

90'

Noah Mbamba- sub ->Moussa Diaby

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After this match, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 35 points to sit in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will stay with 50 points like Eintracht Frankfurt to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 II

Manuel Riemann 1.Germany

7.0

Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine

7.4

Dominique Heintz 30.Germany

7.0

56'

Saidy Janko 23.Gambia

7.3

Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia

7.1

Anthony Losilla 8.France

7.3

Kevin Stöger 7.Austria

8.6

89'

21'

86'

Philipp Förster 10.Germany

7.5

56'

28'

19'

Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany

7.4

81'

72'

Takuma Asano 11.Japan

8.0

81'

34'

Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana

7.3

Substitutes

Michael Esser 21.Germany

Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece

89'

Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica

Danilo Soares 3.Brazil

Keven Schlotterbeck 31.Germany

6.7

56'

Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany

6.8

56'

84'

Simon Zoller 9.Germany

7.0

81'

89'

Moritz Broschinski 29.Germany

6.6

81'

Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines

VfL Bochum 1848 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann (7.0), Saidy Janko (7.3), Ivan Ordets (7.4), Erhan Mašović (7.1), Dominique Heintz (6.8), Kevin Stöger (8.6), Anthony Losilla (7.3), Philipp Förster (7.5), Takuma Asano (8.0), Philipp Hofmann (7.1) and Christopher Antwi-Adjei (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Zoller (7.0), Vasilis Lampropoulos, Cristian Gamboa, Patrick Osterhage (6.8), Moritz Broschinski (6.2), Danilo Soares, Keven Schlotterbeck (6.5), Michael Esser and Gerrit Holtmann.

VfL Bochum 1848 could not rely on the presence of Keven Schlotterbeck (injured), Patrick Osterhage (injured) and Vasilios Lampropoulos (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: Philipp Förster for Keven Schlotterbeck (56′), Dominique Heintz for Patrick Osterhage (56′), Philipp Hofmann for Moritz Broschinski (81′), Takuma Asano for Simon Zoller (81′) and Kevin Stöger for Vasilis Lampropoulos (89′).

Best player: Kevin Stöger

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Kevin Stöger.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 50 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland

5.8

Jonathan Tah 4.Germany

6.8

Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands

5.7

Mitchel Bakker 5.Netherlands

5.5

69'

Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso

6.6

63'

Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany

7.0

78'

Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina

6.4

89'

Amine Adli 21.France

6.1

Florian Wirtz 27.Germany

6.3

67'

Sardar Azmoun 9.Iran

6.7

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.6

90'

71'

Substitutes

Patrick Pentz 28.Austria

Madi Monamay 31.Belgium

Timothy Fosu-Mensah 24.Netherlands

Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands

Ayman Azhil 32.Morocco

Ayman Aourir 47.Germany

Noah Mbamba 18.Belgium

90'

Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic

6.2

78'

Also Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (5.8), Jeremie Frimpong (5.7), Jonathan Tah (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (6.6), Mitchel Bakker (5.5), Amine Adli (6.1), Exequiel Palacios (6.4), Nadiem Amiri (7.0), Florian Wirtz (6.3), Sardar Azmoun (6.7) and Moussa Diaby (6.6).

They had on the bench: Patrick Pentz, Adam Hložek (6.2), Madi Monamay Nsosemo, Ayman Azhil, Leon Kohl, Ayman Aourir, Noah Mbamba, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Daley Sinkgraven and Leon Kohl.