BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 finds the way to recover against FC Köln with a goal on the T. Hubers 36′ and a goal on the A. Modeste 45′.

The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the help of Christof Günsch and Jonas Weickenmeier. The 4th official was Benedikt Kempkes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

VfL Bochum 1848

2 - 2

FC Köln

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 108 Attack 93
  • 48 Dangerous attack 36
  • 85 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. FC Köln that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

VfL Bochum 1848 had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough VfL Bochum 1848 to win the match​.

VfL Bochum 1848 shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

VfL Bochum 1848 didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, FC Köln received 3 yellow cards (J. Hector, J. Horn and M. Uth).

Match Timeline

25'
36'
Timo Hübers(goal)
45'
56'
60'
61'
61'
Jan Thielmann- sub ->L. Schaub
65'
Mark Uth- sub ->D. Ljubicic
Takuma Asano- sub ->M. Pantovic
65'
Cristian Gamboa- sub ->K. Stafylidis
65'
Takuma Asano(goal)S. Polter
70'
80'
80'
Patrick Osterhage- sub ->E. Rexhbecaj
82'
Christopher Antwi-Adjei - sub ->G. Holtmann
82'
85'
90'
Mark Uth- Yellow

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
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 this match, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 24 points to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, FC Köln will have 29 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will play away with Hertha BSC on the 4th of February with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Hertha BSC (4 draws).

FC Köln will host SC Freiburg on the 5th of February with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of SC Freiburg (4 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848
G
Manuel Riemann 1.Germany
6.6
D
Danilo Soares 3.Brazil
7.6
D
Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece
6.2
65'
D
Maxim Leitsch 29.Germany
6.5
D
A. Bella-Kotchap 37.Germany
6.9
M
Anthony Losilla 8.France
6.8
M
E. Löwen 38.Germany
7.2
M
Elvis Rexhbecaj 20.Kosovo
6.6
82'
F
Milos Pantovic 27.Serbia
6.9
65'
F
Jürgen Locadia 19.Curaçao
7.1
56'
F
Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines
7.4
82' 25'
Substitutes
G
Michael Esser 21.Germany
D
Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece
D
Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica
6.8
65'
M
Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany
6.3
82'
M
Robert Tesche 23.Germany
M
Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia
F
Sebastian Polter 40.Germany
6.9
56'
F
Takuma Asano 10.Japan
7.1
65' 70'
F
Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana
6.6
82'

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 (6.6), Konstantinos Stafylidis (6.2), Armel Bella-Kotchap (6.9), Maxim Leitsch (6.5), Danilo Soares (7.6), Eduard Löwen (7.2), Anthony Losilla (6.8), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (6.6), Miloš Pantović (6.9), Jürgen Locadia (7.1) and Gerrit Holtmann (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Osterhage (6.3), Vasilis Lampropoulos, Sebastian Polter (6.9), Robert Tesche, Cristian Gamboa (6.8), Takuma Asano (7.1), Michael Esser, Erhan Mašović and Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.6).

VfL Bochum 1848 could not rely on the presence of S. Polter (injured).

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: J. Locadia for S. Polter (56′), M. Pantovic for T. Asano (65′), K. Stafylidis for C. Gamboa (65′), E. Rexhbecaj for P. Osterhage (82′) and G. Holtmann for C. Antwi-Adjei (82′).

Best player: Danilo Soares​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Danilo Soares.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 20.Germany
7.4
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.4
80'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.7
36'
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
6.4
D
Jonas Hector 14.Germany
7.0
60'
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.1
80'
M
Louis Schaub 21.Austria
7.4
61'
M
Salih Özcan 6.Turkey
6.9
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
6.8
65'
F
Ondrej Duda 18.Slovakia
6.6
61'
F
A. Modeste 27.France
7.7
45'
Substitutes
G
J. Urbig 40.Germany
D
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
6.8
80'
D
Jannes Horn 23.Germany
6.1
61' 85'
M
Tim Lemperle 25.Germany
M
Jan Thielmann 29.Germany
6.7
61'
M
K. Schindler 17.Ghana
6.4
80'
M
T. Ostrák 31.Czech Republic
F
Sebastian Andersson 9.Sweden
F
Mark Uth 13.Germany
6.4
65' 90'

FC Köln started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe (7.4), Benno Schmitz (6.4), Luca Kilian (6.4), Timo Hübers (7.7), Jonas Hector (7.0), Salih Özcan (6.9), Florian Kainz (7.1), Dejan Ljubičić (6.8), Louis Schaub (7.4), Ondrej Duda (6.6) and Anthony Modeste (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tim Lemperle, Kingsley Ehizibue (6.8), Jannes Horn (6.1), Jonas Urbig, Jan Thielmann (6.7), Sebastian Andersson, Kingsley Schindler (6.4), Mark Uth (6.4) and Tomáš Ostrák.

FC Köln could not rely on the presence of M. Uth (injured).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: O. Duda for J. Horn (61′), L. Schaub for J. Thielmann (61′), D. Ljubicic for M. Uth (65′), F. Kainz for K. Schindler (80′) and B. Schmitz for K. Ehizibue (80′).

Best player: Timo Hübers​

The most impressive player for FC Köln was Timo Hübers.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 60 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​