BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 and VfB Stuttgart didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. VfB Stuttgart was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert who was helped by Christian Bandurski and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Christian Gittelmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation
VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thomas Reis decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann , Herbert Bockhorn , Erhan Mašović , Armel Bella-Kotchap , Danilo Soares , Anthony Losilla , Elvis Rexhbeçaj , Christopher Antwi-Adjei , Eduard Löwen , Gerrit Holtmann and Sebastian Polter .
The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Stafylidis , Miloš Pantović, Patrick Osterhage, Michael Esser, Takuma Asano , Vasilis Lampropoulos, Silvère Ganvoula, Robert Tesche and Danny Blum .
Best player: Manuel Riemann
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Bochum 1848 was the goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann. His rating is 7.64. He performed 3 saves.
VfB Stuttgart – Formation
VfB Stuttgart started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Florian Müller , Konstantinos Mavropanos , Atakan Karazor , Waldemar Anton , Borna Sosa , Wataru Endo , Tanguy Coulibaly , Orel Mangala , Mateo Klimowicz , Omar Marmoush and Hamadi Al Ghaddioui .
They had on the bench: Erik Thommy , Chris Führich , Daniel Didavi , Clinton Mola, Marc-Oliver Kempf , Philipp Klement, Fabian Bredlow, Roberto Massimo and Hiroki Ito.
VfB Stuttgart could not rely on the presence of M. O. Kempf (injured).
Best player: Atakan Karazor
The player that probably impressed the most for VfB Stuttgart was Atakan Karazor.
His rating is with 65 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 109 Attack 116
- 42 Dangerous attack 22
- 80 Ball safe 84
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
VfB Stuttgart was in firm control of the ball 56% while VfL Bochum 1848 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
VfL Bochum 1848 was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough VfL Bochum 1848 to win the match.
VfL Bochum 1848 shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (A. Bella-Kotchap and E. Masovic). On the other side, VfB Stuttgart received 5 yellow cards (B. Sosa, M. Klimowicz, H. Al Ghaddioui, W. Endo and T. Coulibaly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 4 points like DSC Arminia Bielefeld to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, VfB Stuttgart will have 5 points like FC Augsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt to stay in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away against RB Leipzig on the 2nd of October with a 0-0 head to head stats.
VfB Stuttgart will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 2nd of October with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of VfB Stuttgart (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.