VfL Bochum 1848 steals a 2-1 win against FC Union Berlin. HIGHLIGHTS

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 prevailed over FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. A goal from M. Pantovic was decisive in the 90min.

October 24, 2022

BOCHUM. VfL Bochum 1848 overcome FC Union Berlin to win 2-1. A goal from M. Pantovic was decisive in the 90min. It was VfL Bochum 1848 to strike first with a goal of P. Hofmann at the 44′. Then G. Holtmann scored again for VfL Bochum 1848 in the 71′ minute. Eventually, M. Pantovic reduced the distance for FC Union Berlin (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion stadium in Bochum on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Deniz Aytekin with the support of Christian Dietz and Thomas Stein. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.3 degrees Celsius or 66.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

VfL Bochum 1848

2 - 1

FC Union Berlin

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

8 Total 8
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 5
1 Shots blocked 2

96 Attack 91
48 Dangerous attack 50
85 Ball safe 90

0 Penalties 1
3 Corners 7
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. VfL Bochum 1848 was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Union Berlin that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Union Berlin was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, VfL Bochum 1848 was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

VfL Bochum 1848 shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Union Berlin shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

VfL Bochum 1848 received 1 yellow card (I. Ordets). On the opposite side, FC Union Berlin received 3 yellow cards (P. Jaeckel, J. Ryerson and T. Skarke).

Match Timeline

Ivan Ordets- Yellow

17'

20'

36'

Paul Jaeckel- Yellow

Philipp Hofmann(goal)

44'

62'

63'

62'

65'

70'

71'

78'

79'

Patrick Osterhage- sub ->C. Antwi-Adjei

79'

Tim Oermann- sub ->C. Gamboa

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Borussia Mönchengladbach

After playing this contest, VfL Bochum 1848 will have 7 points to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Union Berlin will stay with 23 points to sit in the 1st 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 statistic in favor of Hertha BSC (5 draws).

FC Union Berlin will host TSG Hoffenheim on the 21st of January with a 2-2 head to head record.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848

Manuel Riemann 1.Germany

7.3

Cristian Gamboa 2.Costa Rica

7.4

87'

Danilo Soares 3.Brazil

7.3

Ivan Ordets 20.Ukraine

7.1

17'

Erhan Masovic 4.Serbia

6.2

Anthony Losilla 8.France

7.0

Kevin Stöger 7.Austria

6.9

Philipp Förster 10.Germany

7.1

79'

Jordi Osei-Tutu 18.England

7.1

65'

Philipp Hofmann 33.Germany

7.4

65'

44'

Christopher Antwi-Adjei 22.Ghana

7.2

79'

Substitutes

Michael Esser 21.Germany

Konstantinos Stafylidis 16.Greece

7.0

79'

Jannes Horn 38.Germany

Dominique Heintz 30.Germany

Vasilios Lampropoulos 24.Greece

Tim Oermann 14.Germany

87'

Patrick Osterhage 6.Germany

6.7

79'

Gerrit Holtmann 17.Philippines

7.2

65'

71'

Silvere Ganvoula 35.Republic of the Congo

6.8

65'

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

The manager Thomas Letsch decided to play with the following team: Manuel Riemann (7.3), Cristian Gamboa (7.4), Erhan Mašović (6.2), Ivan Ordets (7.1), Danilo Soares (7.3), Anthony Losilla (7.0), Philipp Förster (7.1), Kevin Stöger (6.9), Jordi Osei-Tutu (7.1), Philipp Hofmann (7.4) and Christopher Antwi-Adjei (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Stafylidis (7.0), Michael Esser, Gerrit Holtmann (7.2), Jannes Horn, Dominique Heintz, Patrick Osterhage (6.7), Vasilis Lampropoulos, Tim Oermann and Silvère Ganvoula (6.8).

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: J. Osei-Tutu for G. Holtmann (65′), P. Hofmann for S. Ganvoula (65′), P. Forster for K. Stafylidis (79′), C. Antwi-Adjei for P. Osterhage (79′) and C. Gamboa for T. Oermann (87′).

Best player: Philipp Hofmann

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

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 18 passes (38% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15.

FC Union Berlin – Formation

FC Union Berlin

Frederik Rönnow 1.Denmark

6.8

Robin Knoche 31.Germany

5.9

Paul Jaeckel 3.Germany

6.4

36'

Diogo Leite 4.Portugal

6.8

Christopher Trimmel 28.Austria

7.3

71'

Niko Gießelmann 23.Germany

6.1

63'

Rani Khedira 8.Germany

7.1

Janik Haberer 19.Germany

6.8

20'

András Schäfer 13.Hungary

6.2

Sheraldo Becker 27.Suriname

6.7

62'

Jordan Siebatcheu 45.France

6.6

62'

Substitutes

Lennart Grill 37.Germany

Julian Ryerson 6.Norway

6.4

63'

70'

Timo Baumgartl 25.Germany

Paul Seguin 14.Germany

Tim Skarke 21.Germany

6.3

71'

78'

Milos Pantovic 32.Serbia

6.1

20'

90'

Genki Haraguchi 24.Japan

Jamie Leweling 40.Germany

6.7

62'

Kevin Behrens 17.Germany

6.5

62'

FC Union Berlin started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Urs Fischer played with: Frederik Rønnow (6.8), Paul Jaeckel (6.4), Robin Knoche (5.9), Diogo Leite (6.8), Christopher Trimmel (7.3), András Schäfer (6.2), Rani Khedira (7.1), Janik Haberer (6.8), Niko Giesselmann (6.3), Sheraldo Becker (6.5) and Jordan Siebatcheu (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jamie Leweling (6.6), Paul Seguin, Julian Ryerson (6.3), Tim Skarke (6.3), Miloš Pantović (6.1), Timo Baumgartl, Genki Haraguchi, Kevin Behrens (6.2) and Lennart Grill.

FC Union Berlin could not rely on the presence of M. Pantovic (injured).

Substitutions

FC Union Berlin made 5 changes: J. Haberer for M. Pantovic (20′), S. Becker for J. Leweling (63′), N. Giesselmann for J. Ryerson (63′), J. Siebatcheu for K. Behrens (63′) and C. Trimmel for T. Skarke (71′).