VfL Bochum vs Holstein Kiel

VfL Bochum

2 - 3

Holstein Kiel

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Vonovia Ruhrstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Patrick Alt 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

VfL Bochum 9 · Holstein Kiel 12

Referee Stats

Patrick Alt

12 matches · 5.42 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.42
Reds avg	0.42
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	58%
Home wins	50%
Draws	17%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

VfL Bochum outshot their opponent (20-10).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
VfL Bochum had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

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

Holstein Kiel (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 29

Avg: 1.29 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.12

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

1.12

1.76

1.29

1.24

1.71

53%

O2.5

59%

65%

BTTS

71%

53%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

VfL Bochum rank9th

Holstein Kiel rank12th

VfL Bochum points44

Holstein Kiel points41

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.

Holstein Kiel: #12 · 41 pts · GD -4

21 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-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.

Holstein Kiel last 5 away

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals7-7

Record3-0-2

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.

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%

Holstein Kiel trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

VfL Bochum score at home88%

VfL Bochum clean sheet at home29%

Holstein Kiel score away88%

Holstein Kiel clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

VfL Bochum score first53%

VfL Bochum win after scoring first78%

Holstein Kiel score first35%

Holstein Kiel win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Bochum 50% · Holstein Kiel 36%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Bochum 29.8' · Holstein Kiel 26.0'

Vs league average

VfL Bochum score at home1.76 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum concede at home1.24 vs 1.30

Holstein Kiel score away1.29 vs 1.30

Holstein Kiel concede away1.71 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum score 8% above league average, while Holstein Kiel score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Bochum are 5% below league average at home, and Holstein Kiel are 5% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.40 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

Holstein Kiel goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

353

414

Passes Accurate

263

343

Passes %

75%

83%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' N. Thiede

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Davidsen

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Skrzybski

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

P. Hofmann

Normal Goal

20' ↑↓

↑↓

20' ⇄ M. Komenda

1st substitution · For: F. Roslyng

35'

35' F. Roslyng

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

P. Harres

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Kaprálik

47'

47' M. Bero

58'

58' M. Bero

58'

58' M. Bero

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ G. Holtmann

1st substitution · For: M. Kwarteng

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ C. Marshall

2nd substitution · For: Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Skrzybski

2nd substitution · For: U. Tohumcu

65'

65' U. Tohumcu

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

P. Hofmann

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Wittek

70' ⚽

⚽

70' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

J. Therkelsen

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Meffert

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ E. Mašović

3rd substitution · For: L. Morgalla

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Pannewig

4th substitution · For: Cajetan Benjamin Lenz

74'

74' M. Wittek

74'

74' K. Davidsen

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ K. Miyoshi

5th substitution · For: K. WÃ¤tjen

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ L. Rosenboom

3rd substitution · For: N. Niehoff

89'

89' T. Weiner

90+9'

90+9' U. Tohumcu

90+9'

90+9' U. Tohumcu

VfL Bochum vs Holstein Kiel 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Holstein Kiel beat VfL Bochum 3-2 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Patrick Alt. It was played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

First half: N. Thiede received a yellow card for VfL Bochum during the match. Holstein Kiel took an early lead at 8' when K. Davidsen scored, with the assist credited to S. Skrzybski, making the score 0-1. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 14' when P. Hofmann scored, making the score 1-1. Holstein Kiel made their 1st substitution at 20', with M. Komenda replacing F. Roslyng. F. Roslyng received a yellow card for Holstein Kiel at 35'. Holstein Kiel took the lead at 45' when P. Harres scored, with the assist credited to A. Kaprálik, making the score 1-2.

Second half: M. Bero received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 47'. M. Bero received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 58'. M. Bero received a red card for VfL Bochum at 58'. VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 59', with G. Holtmann replacing M. Kwarteng. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Marshall replacing Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka. Holstein Kiel made their 2nd substitution at 59', with S. Skrzybski replacing U. Tohumcu. U. Tohumcu received a yellow card for Holstein Kiel at 65'. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 65' when P. Hofmann scored, with the assist credited to M. Wittek, making the score 2-2. Holstein Kiel took the lead at 70' when J. Therkelsen scored, with the assist credited to J. Meffert, making the score 2-3. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 71', with E. Mašović replacing L. Morgalla. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 71', with M. Pannewig replacing Cajetan Benjamin Lenz. M. Wittek received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 74'. K. Davidsen received a yellow card for Holstein Kiel at 74'. VfL Bochum made their 5th substitution at 77', with K. Miyoshi replacing K. WÃ¤tjen. Holstein Kiel made their 3rd substitution at 83', with L. Rosenboom replacing N. Niehoff. T. Weiner received a yellow card for Holstein Kiel at 89'. U. Tohumcu received a yellow card for Holstein Kiel at 90+9'. U. Tohumcu received a red card for Holstein Kiel at 90+9'.

VfL Bochum used 5 substitutions while Holstein Kiel used 3 substitutions. VfL Bochum got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Holstein Kiel got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.