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
- 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
Standings
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 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann
, Saidy Janko , Ivan Ordets , Erhan Mašović , Dominique Heintz , Kevin Stöger , Anthony Losilla , Philipp Förster , Takuma Asano , Philipp Hofmann and Christopher Antwi-Adjei .The home team had on the bench: Simon Zoller
, Vasilis Lampropoulos, Cristian Gamboa, Patrick Osterhage , Moritz Broschinski , Danilo Soares, Keven Schlotterbeck , 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
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
Also Bayer 04 Leverkusen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký
, Jeremie Frimpong , Jonathan Tah , Edmond Tapsoba , Mitchel Bakker , Amine Adli , Exequiel Palacios , Nadiem Amiri , Florian Wirtz , Sardar Azmoun and Moussa Diaby .They had on the bench: Patrick Pentz, Adam Hložek
, Madi Monamay Nsosemo, Ayman Azhil, Leon Kohl, Ayman Aourir, Noah Mbamba, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Daley Sinkgraven and Leon Kohl.Substitutions
Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 2 changes: N. Amiri for Adam Hložek (78′) and Moussa Diaby for Noah Mbamba (90′).
Best player: Nadiem Amiri
The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Nadiem Amiri.
His rating is
with 28 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Eintracht Frankfurt – SC Freiburg – 2-1
- VfB Stuttgart – TSG Hoffenheim – 1-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Hertha BSC – 1-2
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – FC Augsburg – 2-0
- FC Köln – FC Bayern München – 1-2
- FC Union Berlin – Werder Bremen – 1-0
- RB Leipzig – Schalke 04 – 4-2
- Borussia Dortmund – FSV Mainz 05 – 2-2
- VfL Bochum 1848 – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 3-0