VfL Bochum have gone over 2.5 goals in 2 of 8 league games this season (25%) — 0% at home, 50% away. They've scored 5 and conceded 9, so their matches average 1.75 goals, and both teams have scored in 38% of them. Record: 2-1-5 in the 2. Bundesliga, where the division average is 58% over 2.5.
Full VfL Bochum season view in the app →They are on the tighter end of the division: 25% over 2.5 against a league average of 58%, 33 points below it. That ranks them 18th of 18 for goals in their matches, 18th for scoring (0.63 a game) and 16th for goals conceded (1.13). They've kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in 8 games — the goals dry up more often than the back line holds.
Across 8 matches with half-time data, 29% of the goals in their games have come after the break (10 before, 4 after). VfL Bochum themselves have scored 4 in first halves and 1 in second — they do their damage early.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 25% | 0% | 38% |
| Home | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| Away | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 50% | 0% | 50% |
Home/away splits are small samples — our 30,582-match study found ~94% of such gaps are indistinguishable from chance, which is why the app's ratings pool them rather than trusting the split.
Their most common result this season is 0–1 (3 times). Biggest win: 2–1 away at Dynamo Dresden (Sat 5 Sept). Heaviest defeat: 0–2 away at 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
In 34 league games last season VfL Bochum's matches went over 2.5 goals 50% of the time. This season they're running tighter at 25%, down 25 points on 8 games.
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