BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 was finally too strong for Eintracht Frankfurt with the goal of P. Hofmann (71′), E. Ndicka (88′ own) and P. Forster (90′).

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 Martin Petersen with the assistance of Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Thomas Gorniak. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Eintracht Frankfurt that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Eintracht Frankfurt had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, VfL Bochum 1848 was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

VfL Bochum 1848 shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

VfL Bochum 1848 received 2 yellow cards (S. Zoller and I. Ordets). On the other side, Eintracht Frankfurt received 1 yellow card (J. Dina Ebimbe).

Standings

After this contest, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 4 points to sit in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Eintracht Frankfurt will stay with 14 points like TSG Hoffenheim to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfL Bochum 1848 will host Hertha BSC on the 21st of January with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

Eintracht Frankfurt will play away agasint FSV Mainz 05 on the 13th of November with a 9-9 head to head record.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann (6.9), Cristian Gamboa (6.5), Erhan Mašović (7.1), Ivan Ordets (7.0), Danilo Soares (6.5), Anthony Losilla (6.9), Patrick Osterhage (6.5), Simon Zoller (6.8), Philipp Förster (7.7), Gerrit Holtmann (6.7) and Philipp Hofmann (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Esser, Saidy Janko, Jordi Osei-Tutu (6.1), Jacek Góralski, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (7.0), Konstantinos Stafylidis (6.5), Vasilis Lampropoulos, Silvère Ganvoula (6.7) and Tim Oermann.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 4 changes: P. Osterhage for K. Stafylidis (60′), S. Zoller for C. Antwi-Adjei (72′), P. Hofmann for S. Ganvoula (81′) and G. Holtmann for J. Osei-Tutu (81′).

Best player: Philipp Förster​

The most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Philipp Förster.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 11 crosses.

Eintracht Frankfurt – Formation

Eintracht Frankfurt started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Oliver Glasner played with: Kevin Trapp (6.5), Kristijan Jakić (7.6), Tuta (7.0), Evan Ndicka (6.4), Luca Pellegrini (6.8), Djibril Sow (6.9), Junior Dina Ebimbe (6.5), Jesper Lindstrøm (6.2), Mario Götze (6.7), Rafael Santos Borré (7.0) and Lucas Alario (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daichi Kamada (6.4), Sebastian Rode (6.3), Christopher Lenz (6.1), Hrvoje Smolčić, Diant Ramaj, Ansgar Knauff, Marcel Wenig, Timothy Chandler (6.4) and Faride Alidou (6.8).

Substitutions

Eintracht Frankfurt made 5 changes: K. Jakic for T. Chandler (48′), D. Sow for S. Rode (60′), M. Gotze for D. Kamada (61′), L. Pellegrini for C. Lenz (79′) and J. Lindstrom for F. Alidou (79′).

Best player: Kristijan Jakić​

The most impressive player for Eintracht Frankfurt was Kristijan Jakić.

His rating is (7.6) with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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

• FC Augsburg – VfL Wolfsburg – 1-1
• VfL Bochum 1848 – Eintracht Frankfurt – 3-0
• FSV Mainz 05 – RB Leipzig – 1-1
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Schalke 04 – 4-0
• Borussia Dortmund – FC Bayern München – 2-2