VfL Bochum vs 1. FC Nürnberg

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🕒 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Vonovia Ruhrstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Patrick Ittrich 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

VfL Bochum 9 · 1. FC Nürnberg 8

Referee Stats

Patrick Ittrich

5 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.60
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.60
Over 4.5 cards	60%
Home wins	40%
Draws	60%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (8-9).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

VfL Bochum (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 21

Avg: 1.76 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

1. FC Nürnberg (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

20 / 28

Avg: 1.18 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

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

0.88

1.76

1.18

1.24

1.65

53%

O2.5

53%

65%

BTTS

76%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

VfL Bochum rank9th

1. FC Nürnberg rank8th

VfL Bochum points44

1. FC Nürnberg points46

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 Nürnberg: #8 · 46 pts · GD +2

16 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-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 Nürnberg last 5 away

D D D D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals9-8

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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 Nürnberg trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

VfL Bochum score at home88%

VfL Bochum clean sheet at home29%

1. FC Nürnberg score away76%

1. FC Nürnberg clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

VfL Bochum score first53%

VfL Bochum win after scoring first78%

1. FC Nürnberg score first41%

1. FC Nürnberg win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Bochum 50% · 1. FC Nürnberg 22%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Bochum 29.8' · 1. FC Nürnberg 16.6'

Vs league average

VfL Bochum score at home1.76 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum concede at home1.24 vs 1.30

1. FC Nürnberg score away1.18 vs 1.30

1. FC Nürnberg concede away1.65 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum score 8% above league average, while 1. FC Nürnberg score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Bochum are 5% below league average at home, and 1. FC Nürnberg are 1% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

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 Nürnberg goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

470

426

Passes Accurate

391

334

Passes %

83%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ↑↓

↑↓

17' ⇄ L. Morgalla

1st substitution · For: O. Olsen

23'

23' M. Wittek

25'

25' A. Marhiev

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Zoma

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Baack

43'

43' Berkay Yilmaz

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ VAR

P. Hofmann

Penalty cancelled

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ R. Nzingoula

1st substitution · For: F. Becker

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ Farid Alfa-Ruprecht

2nd substitution · For: M. Kwarteng

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka

Penalty

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Zoma

2nd substitution · For: N. Le Bret

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Grimaldi

3rd substitution · For: P. Scobel

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Cajetan Benjamin Lenz

3rd substitution · For: M. Rakneberg

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Wittek

4th substitution · For: M. Bero

87'

87' L. Lochoshvili

VfL Bochum vs 1. FC Nürnberg 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Bochum drew 1-1 with 1. FC Nürnberg on Friday, 20 February 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Patrick Ittrich. It was played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

First half: VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 17', with L. Morgalla replacing O. Olsen. M. Wittek received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 23'. A. Marhiev received a yellow card for 1. FC Nürnberg at 25'. 1. FC Nürnberg took the lead at 38' when M. Zoma scored, with the assist credited to T. Baack, making the score 0-1. Berkay Yilmaz received a yellow card for 1. FC Nürnberg at 43'. VAR intervened at 45+2' for VfL Bochum (Penalty cancelled).

Second half: 1. FC Nürnberg made their 1st substitution at 54', with R. Nzingoula replacing F. Becker. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 63', with Farid Alfa-Ruprecht replacing M. Kwarteng. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 72' when Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 2nd substitution at 81', with M. Zoma replacing N. Le Bret. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Grimaldi replacing P. Scobel. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Cajetan Benjamin Lenz replacing M. Rakneberg. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Wittek replacing M. Bero. L. Lochoshvili received a yellow card for 1. FC Nürnberg at 87'.

VfL Bochum used 4 substitutions while 1. FC Nürnberg used 3 substitutions. VfL Bochum got 1 yellow card, while 1. FC Nürnberg got 3 yellow cards.