VfL Bochum vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Vonovia Ruhrstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Max Burda 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
VfL Bochum 9 · 1. FC Kaiserslautern 6
Referee Stats
14 matches · 5.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.36
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.57
Over 4.5 cards 64%
Home wins 57%
Draws 29%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

VfL Bochum (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 21
Avg: 1.76 / 1.24

Points

29
Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2
1. FC Kaiserslautern (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 28
Avg: 1.00 / 1.65

Points

18
Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 2.Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.71
PPG
1.06
1.76
GF
1.00
1.24
GA
1.65
53%
O2.5
53%
65%
BTTS
35%
53%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

VfL Bochum rank9th
1. FC Kaiserslautern rank6th
VfL Bochum points44
1. FC Kaiserslautern points52
VfL Bochum: #9 · 44 pts · GD +2
18 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1. FC Kaiserslautern: #6 · 52 pts · GD +5
10 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

VfL Bochum last 5 home

D W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals12-8
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

1. FC Kaiserslautern last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals2-7
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

VfL Bochum trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

1. FC Kaiserslautern trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

VfL Bochum score at home88%
VfL Bochum clean sheet at home29%
1. FC Kaiserslautern score away53%
1. FC Kaiserslautern clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

VfL Bochum score first53%
VfL Bochum win after scoring first78%
1. FC Kaiserslautern score first41%
1. FC Kaiserslautern win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Bochum 50% · 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0%
Avg first goal minute: VfL Bochum 29.8' · 1. FC Kaiserslautern 39.9'

Vs league average

VfL Bochum score at home1.76 vs 1.63
VfL Bochum concede at home1.24 vs 1.30
1. FC Kaiserslautern score away1.00 vs 1.30
1. FC Kaiserslautern concede away1.65 vs 1.63
VfL Bochum score 8% above league average, while 1. FC Kaiserslautern score 23% below league average.
Defensive side: VfL Bochum are 5% below league average at home, and 1. FC Kaiserslautern are 1% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

VfL Bochum goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
31-45 7
46-60 7
0-15 6
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
61-75 2

1. FC Kaiserslautern goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
31-45 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
9'
9' Goal · 1-0
P. Hofmann
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Wittek
30'
30' Goal · 1-1
N. Bassette
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Joly
43'
43' Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
46'
46' M. Pannewig
50'
50' Goal · 1-2
M. Ritter
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Redondo
58'
58' Farid Alfa-Ruprecht
1st substitution · For: K. Wätjen
58'
58' M. Bero
2nd substitution · For: C. Marshall
61'
61' K. Redondo
61'
61' N. Bassette
62'
62' C. Marshall
63'
63' P. Joly
1st substitution · For: S. Asta
63'
63' N. Bassette
2nd substitution · For: M. Berisha
66'
66' Goal · 2-2
C. Marshall
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Miyoshi
69'
69' Goal · 3-2
M. Pannewig
Normal Goal
76'
76' K. Redondo
3rd substitution · For: S. Şahin
78'
78' Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
3rd substitution · For: Cajetan Benjamin Lenz
80'
80' Leon Robinson
83'
83' L. Sirch
4th substitution · For: D. Hanslik
83'
83' M. Ritter
5th substitution · For: M. Emreli
85'
85' O. Olsen
4th substitution · For: L. Morgalla
85'
85' M. Wittek
5th substitution · For: M. Rakneberg
90+4'
90+4' M. Berisha

VfL Bochum vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Bochum beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3-2 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Max Burda. It was played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

First half: VfL Bochum took an early lead at 9' when P. Hofmann scored, with the assist credited to M. Wittek, making the score 1-0. 1. FC Kaiserslautern leveled the score at 30' when N. Bassette scored, with the assist credited to P. Joly, making the score 1-1. Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 43'.

Second half: M. Pannewig received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 46'. 1. FC Kaiserslautern took the lead at 50' when M. Ritter scored, with the assist credited to K. Redondo, making the score 1-2. VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 58', with Farid Alfa-Ruprecht replacing K. Wätjen. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 58', with M. Bero replacing C. Marshall. K. Redondo received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 61'. N. Bassette received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 61'. C. Marshall received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 62'. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 1st substitution at 63', with P. Joly replacing S. Asta. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 2nd substitution at 63', with N. Bassette replacing M. Berisha. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 66' when C. Marshall scored, with the assist credited to K. Miyoshi, making the score 2-2. VfL Bochum took the lead at 69' when M. Pannewig scored, making the score 3-2. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 3rd substitution at 76', with K. Redondo replacing S. Şahin. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 78', with Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka replacing Cajetan Benjamin Lenz. Leon Robinson received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 80'. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 4th substitution at 83', with L. Sirch replacing D. Hanslik. 1. FC Kaiserslautern made their 5th substitution at 83', with M. Ritter replacing M. Emreli. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 85', with O. Olsen replacing L. Morgalla. VfL Bochum made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Wittek replacing M. Rakneberg. M. Berisha received a yellow card for 1. FC Kaiserslautern at 90+4'.

VfL Bochum used 5 substitutions while 1. FC Kaiserslautern used 5 substitutions. VfL Bochum got 3 yellow cards, while 1. FC Kaiserslautern got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS4 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

VfL Bochum vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern Head-to-Head History by Season