VfL Bochum 1848 and RB Leipzig will face on Sunday the 27th of February at 3:30 pm in the 24th week of the Bundesliga. The match is going to be staged in Bochum at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

VfL Bochum 1848 sits in the 11th place in the league with 29 points. It comes from a 1-1 draw against VfB Stuttgart in its last match in the Bundesliga. As of now, it has won 8 times, draw 5 times, and lost 10 times.​​

RB Leipzig is in the 5th place in the table with 37 points. It comes from a 1-6 win against Hertha BSC in its last match in the Bundesliga. Thus far, it has won 11 times, draw 4 times, and lost 8 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

VfL Bochum 1848​

Line - Ups​
3-4-1-2
14 May
FC Union Berlin-VfL Bochum 1848
3-2
4-3-3
06 May
VfL Bochum 1848-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
2-1
4-3-3
30 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-VfL Bochum 1848
3-4
4-3-3
24 Apr
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Augsburg
0-2
4-3-3
16 Apr
SC Freiburg-VfL Bochum 1848
3-0
4-2-3-1
10 Apr
VfL Bochum 1848-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
0-0
4-2-3-1
02 Apr
TSG Hoffenheim-VfL Bochum 1848
1-2
4-3-3
18 Mar
VfL Bochum 1848-Borussia Mönchengladbach
0-0
4-1-4-1
13 Mar
Eintracht Frankfurt-VfL Bochum 1848
2-1
4-3-3
05 Mar
VfL Bochum 1848-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
2-1
4-3-3
27 Feb
VfL Bochum 1848-RB Leipzig
0-1
4-3-3
19 Feb
VfB Stuttgart-VfL Bochum 1848
1-1
4-3-3
12 Feb
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Bayern München
4-2
4-1-4-1
04 Feb
Hertha BSC-VfL Bochum 1848
1-1
4-3-3
22 Jan
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Köln
2-2
4-3-3
15 Jan
FSV Mainz 05-VfL Bochum 1848
1-0
4-3-3
09 Jan
VfL Bochum 1848-VfL Wolfsburg
1-0
4-3-3
18 Dec
VfL Bochum 1848-FC Union Berlin
0-1
4-1-4-1
14 Dec
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-VfL Bochum 1848
2-0
4-1-4-1
11 Dec
VfL Bochum 1848-Borussia Dortmund
1-1
4-3-3
04 Dec
FC Augsburg-VfL Bochum 1848
2-3
4-3-3
27 Nov
VfL Bochum 1848-SC Freiburg
2-1
4-3-3
20 Nov
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-VfL Bochum 1848
1-0
4-3-3
06 Nov
VfL Bochum 1848-TSG Hoffenheim
2-0
4-3-3
31 Oct
Borussia Mönchengladbach-VfL Bochum 1848
2-1
4-3-3
24 Oct
VfL Bochum 1848-Eintracht Frankfurt
2-0
4-3-3
16 Oct
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-VfL Bochum 1848
0-1
4-2-3-1
02 Oct
RB Leipzig-VfL Bochum 1848
3-0
4-2-3-1
26 Sep
VfL Bochum 1848-VfB Stuttgart
0-0
4-2-3-1
18 Sep
FC Bayern München-VfL Bochum 1848
7-0
4-2-3-1
12 Sep
VfL Bochum 1848-Hertha BSC
1-3
4-3-3
28 Aug
FC Köln-VfL Bochum 1848
2-1
4-2-3-1
21 Aug
VfL Bochum 1848-FSV Mainz 05
2-0
4-3-3
14 Aug
VfL Wolfsburg-VfL Bochum 1848
1-0

VfL Bochum 1848 has mostly adopted the 4-3-3 line-up most used during the season (15 times or 65.22%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-3 (15 times), 4-2-3-1 (5 times) and 4-1-4-1 (3 times).

Thomas Reis is expected to play against RB Leipzig with the following players: M. Riemann, D. Soares, A. Bella-Kotchap, M. Leitsch, C. Gamboa Luna, E. Rexhbecaj, P. Osterhage, A. Losilla, G. Holtmann, C. Antwi-Adjej and J. Locadia.

Assuming that this will be the line-up, the resulting average age of VfL Bochum 1848 would be 28.18.

Thomas Reis will probably not be able to employ D. Blum because of injury.

S. Zoller will definitely miss the match.

RB Leipzig​

Line - Ups​
3-4-2-1
14 May
DSC Arminia Bielefeld-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
08 May
RB Leipzig-FC Augsburg
4-0
3-4-3
02 May
Borussia Mönchengladbach-RB Leipzig
3-1
3-1-4-2
23 Apr
RB Leipzig-FC Union Berlin
1-2
3-5-2
17 Apr
Bayer 04 Leverkusen-RB Leipzig
0-1
3-4-2-1
10 Apr
RB Leipzig-TSG Hoffenheim
3-0
3-5-2
02 Apr
Borussia Dortmund-RB Leipzig
1-4
3-4-1-2
20 Mar
RB Leipzig-Eintracht Frankfurt
0-0
3-4-1-2
13 Mar
SpVgg Greuther Fürth-RB Leipzig
1-6
3-4-1-2
05 Mar
RB Leipzig-SC Freiburg
1-1
3-4-1-2
27 Feb
VfL Bochum 1848-RB Leipzig
0-1
3-1-4-2
20 Feb
Hertha BSC-RB Leipzig
1-6
3-4-1-2
11 Feb
RB Leipzig-FC Köln
3-1
3-4-2-1
05 Feb
FC Bayern München-RB Leipzig
3-2
3-4-2-1
23 Jan
RB Leipzig-VfL Wolfsburg
2-0
3-4-2-1
15 Jan
VfB Stuttgart-RB Leipzig
0-2
3-4-1-2
08 Jan
RB Leipzig-FSV Mainz 05
4-1
3-5-2
18 Dec
RB Leipzig-DSC Arminia Bielefeld
0-2
3-4-1-2
15 Dec
FC Augsburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-1-2
11 Dec
RB Leipzig-Borussia Mönchengladbach
4-1
3-4-2-1
03 Dec
FC Union Berlin-RB Leipzig
2-1
4-3-1-2
28 Nov
RB Leipzig-Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1-3
3-4-2-1
20 Nov
TSG Hoffenheim-RB Leipzig
2-0
3-4-2-1
06 Nov
RB Leipzig-Borussia Dortmund
2-1
3-4-2-1
30 Oct
Eintracht Frankfurt-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
23 Oct
RB Leipzig-SpVgg Greuther Fürth
4-1
4-3-3
16 Oct
SC Freiburg-RB Leipzig
1-1
3-4-2-1
02 Oct
RB Leipzig-VfL Bochum 1848
3-0
3-4-2-1
25 Sep
RB Leipzig-Hertha BSC
6-0
4-2-3-1
18 Sep
FC Köln-RB Leipzig
1-1
4-2-3-1
11 Sep
RB Leipzig-FC Bayern München
1-4
4-2-3-1
29 Aug
VfL Wolfsburg-RB Leipzig
1-0
4-2-3-1
20 Aug
RB Leipzig-VfB Stuttgart
4-0
4-2-3-1
15 Aug
FSV Mainz 05-RB Leipzig
1-0

RB Leipzig has mostly adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up most used during the season (10 times or 43.48%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 3-4-2-1 (10 times), 4-2-3-1 (5 times), 3-4-1-2 (4 times), 3-1-4-2 (once), 3-5-2 (once), 4-3-1-2 (once) and 4-3-3 (once).

Domenico Tedesco is expected to play against VfL Bochum 1848 with the following players: P. Gulácsi, W. Orban, M. Simakan, L. Klostermann, K. Laimer, A. Haidara, B. Henrichs, D. Olmo Carvajal, C. Nkunku and A. Valente Silva.

If the line up is confirmed, the estimate average age of RB Leipzig would be 26.00.

Domenico Tedesco will probably not be able to employ M. Halstenberg because of injury.

Domenico Tedesco will not be able to have the presence of J. Gvardiol who is suspended​​.