Bundesliga

Bundesliga | Gameweek 23

Mar 4, 2023 at 2.30pm UK

VfL Bochum
0 - 2
Schalke

Osterhage (59'), Forster (85')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Riemann (45' og.), Bulter (79')
Krauss (31')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Bundesliga clash between VfL Bochum and Schalke 04, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

VfL Bochum

All competitions

Bundesliga

Last Game: Werder Bremen 3-0 VfL Bochum
Saturday, February 25 at 2.30pm in Bundesliga

Goals
for

Top scorers

Schalke 04

All competitions

Last Game: Schalke 2-1 Stuttgart
Saturday, February 25 at 5.30pm in Bundesliga

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: VfL Bochum 0-0 Schalke 04

There is likely to be plenty of edge within this game considering both team's positions in the table and Reis' added motivation to secure revenge on the club which sacked him earlier this season, but it may be lacking quality at times. With the visitors involved in goalless draws in four of their last five matches, it would not be a surprise to see a similar outcome on Saturday, with both managers likely to be petrified of losing. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a VfL Bochum win with a probability of 43.34%. A win for Schalke 04 had a probability of 32.41% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a VfL Bochum win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.65%). The likeliest Schalke 04 win was 1-2 (7.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
VfL Bochum	Draw	Schalke 04
43.34% ( -0.11)	24.25% ( 0)	32.41% ( 0.11)

Both teams to score 59.43% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.94% (

0.02)

43.05% (

-0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.54% (

0.02)

65.45% (

-0.02)

VfL Bochum Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.96% (

-0.04)

20.04% (

0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.75% (

-0.06)

52.24% (

0.06)

Schalke 04 Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.33% (

0.08)

25.67% (

-0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.42% (

0.11)

60.58% (

-0.11)

Score Analysis

VfL Bochum 43.34%

Schalke 04 32.41%

Draw 24.24%

VfL Bochum	Draw	Schalke 04
2-1 @ 9.04% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 8.27% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 6.65% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 4.84% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 3.56% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 3.29% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.95% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 1.43% ( -0.01) 4-2 @ 1.32% ( -0) Other @ 2.99% Total : 43.34%	1-1 @ 11.24% 2-2 @ 6.15% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.14% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.49% ( 0) Other @ 0.22% Total : 24.24%	1-2 @ 7.65% ( 0.02) 0-1 @ 6.99% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 4.76% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 3.47% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.79% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.16% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.18% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 0.95% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.48% Total : 32.41%