STUTTGART. VfB Stuttgart demolishes VfL Bochum 1848 4-1 with goals of Silas (3′ pen), N. Ahamada (22′), Silas (65′) and W. Endo (72′). On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 scored with ​S. Zoller (29′).

The match was played at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena stadium in Stuttgart on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Christian Dingert with the collaboration of Benedikt Kempkes and Timo Gerach. The 4th official was Rafael Foltyn. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

VfB Stuttgart

4 - 1

VfL Bochum 1848

• 48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

• 18 Total 15
• 7 On Target 2
• 11 Off Target 13
• 3 Shots blocked 2

• 84 Attack 119
• 37 Dangerous attack 51
• 122 Ball safe​ 106

• 1 Penalties 0
• 3 Corners 3
• 4 Off Sides 1

Fouls

• 6 Total 17
• 0 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. VfB Stuttgart was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. VfL Bochum 1848 that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

VfL Bochum 1848 had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, VfB Stuttgart was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

VfB Stuttgart shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

VfB Stuttgart didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 received 3 yellow cards (P. Forster, C. Gamboa and K. Stoger).

Standings

After this contest, VfB Stuttgart will have 8 points like Hertha BSC and Bayer 04 Leverkusen to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 4 points to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, VfB Stuttgart will host FSV Mainz 05 on the 21st of January with a 10-10 head to head stats.

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

VfB Stuttgart – Formation

VfB Stuttgart

G

Florian Müller 1.Germany

6.3

D

Waldemar Anton 2.Germany

6.8

D

Borna Sosa 24.Croatia

7.3

D

Dan-Axel Zagadou 23.France

6.8

D

Konstantinos Mavropanos 5.Greece

6.9

75'

M

Silas Katompa Mvumpa 14.Congo DR

9.1

3', 65'

M

Wataru Endo 3.Japan

7.5

72'

M

Enzo Millot 8.France

7.2

76'

M

Naouirou Ahamada 32.France

7.4

52' 22'

F

Tiago Tomás 10.Portugal

6.4

75'

F

Luca Pfeiffer 20.Germany

7.1

84'

Substitutes

G

Fabian Bredlow 33.Germany

D

Hiroki Ito 21.Japan

6.2

75'

D

Pascal Stenzel 15.Germany

84'

M

Nikolas Nartey 28.Denmark

6.8

76'

M

Chris Führich 22.Germany

6.6

52'

M

Lilian Egloff 25.Germany

M

Tanguy Coulibaly 7.France

F

Juan José Perea 11.Colombia

6.4

75'

F

Thomas Kastanaras 39.Germany

VfB Stuttgart started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Florian Müller (6.3), Konstantinos Mavropanos (6.9), Waldemar Anton (6.8), Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.8), Borna Sosa (7.3), Wataru Endo (7.5), Silas Katompa Mvumpa (9.1), Naouirou Ahamada (7.4), Enzo Millot (7.2), Luca Pfeiffer (7.1) and Tiago Tomás (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Nikolas Nartey (6.8), Chris Führich (6.6), Hiroki Ito (6.2), Lilian Egloff, Pascal Stenzel, Juan José Perea (6.4), Tanguy Coulibaly, Thomas Kastanaras and Fabian Bredlow.

Substitutions

VfB Stuttgart made 5 changes: N. Ahamada for C. Fuhrich (52′), K. Mavropanos for H. Ito (75′), T. Tomas for J. J. Perea (75′), E. Millot for N. Nartey (76′) and L. Pfeiffer for P. Stenzel (84′).

Best player: Silas Katompa Mvumpa​

The most impressive player for VfB Stuttgart was Silas Katompa Mvumpa.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848

G

Manuel Riemann 1.Germany

5.2

D

Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica

6.3

72'

D

Danilo Soares 3.Brazil

6.2

D

Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine

5.3

D

Erhan Mašović 4.Serbia

6.6

M

Anthony Losilla 8.France

6.7

70'

M

Kevin Stöger 7.Austria

6.9

73'

M

Philipp Förster 10.Germany

6.4

90' 16'

F

Simon Zoller 9.Germany

7.1

46' 29'

F

Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany

7.1

90'

F

Gerrit Holtmann 17.Germany

6.1

78'

Substitutes

G

Marko Johansson 26.Sweden

D

Tim Oermann 14.Germany

D

Vasilis Lampropoulos 24.Greece

90'

D

Jannes Horn 38.Germany

D

Dominique Heintz 30.Germany

D

Jordi Osei-Tutu 18.England

90'

M

Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany

6.1

78'

F

Silvère Ganvoula 35.Congo

6.4

70'

F

Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Germany

6.4

46'

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

Thomas Letsch played with: Manuel Riemann (5.2), Cristian Gamboa (6.3), Erhan Mašović (6.6), Ivan Ordets (5.3), Danilo Soares (6.2), Kevin Stöger (6.9), Anthony Losilla (6.7), Philipp Förster (6.4), Simon Zoller (7.1), Philipp Hofmann (7.1) and Gerrit Holtmann (6.1).

They had on the bench: Tim Oermann, Vasilis Lampropoulos, Silvère Ganvoula (6.4), Jannes Horn, Dominique Heintz, Marko Johansson, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (6.4), Jordi Osei-Tutu and Patrick Osterhage (6.1).

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: S. Zoller for C. Antwi-Adjei (46′), A. Losilla for S. Ganvoula (70′), G. Holtmann for P. Osterhage (78′), P. Hofmann for J. Osei-Tutu (90′) and P. Forster for V. Lampropoulos (90′).

Best player: Philipp Hofmann​

The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Bochum 1848 was Philipp Hofmann.

His rating is (7.1) with 14 passes (57% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

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

• Werder Bremen – FSV Mainz 05 – 0-2
• VfB Stuttgart – VfL Bochum 1848 – 4-1
• VfL Wolfsburg – Borussia Mönchengladbach – 2-2
• Eintracht Frankfurt – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 5-1
• RB Leipzig – Hertha BSC – 3-2