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BOC Bochum Bochum - KSV Kiel Holstein Kiel

BOC

KSV

Vonovia Ruhrstadion(25,039 Spectators)

Patrick Alt

Full-time: Bochum 2-3 Holstein Kiel

And that's it! Kiel hold on to their lead and pick up three extremely important points. With this victory, they leave the direct relegation spots and jump up to the relegation play-off position.

Full-time

90'

+ 9

Second yellow card Tohumcu

After a huge chance for Harres to seal the points, Tohumcu is sent off.

90'

+ 9

Weiner!

Onyeka has a chance to make it 3-3, but his finish is too central and is easily dealt with by Weiner.

90'

+ 7

Another chance!

Kwarteng receives the ball on the right of the penalty area and takes a shot, but it goes well wide.

90'

+ 5

The final minute

Bochum are pushing forward, but Kiel are defending smartly.

90'

+ 5

Brief Uncertainty

Weiner is uncertain with a long cross, but in the end he manages to deal with the situation.

90'

+ 3

Running on fumes

Davidsen has cramp and is lying on the ground. The referee signals that this will be added to the clock.

90'

+ 3

Relief

Kiel win a free-kick in the opposition half, allowing them to see out important seconds.

90'

+ 2

All out attack

Bochum are pushing forward and want to equalise. Can Kiel hold on until the final whistle?

90'

+ 1

Stoppage time

There will be seven minutes added on.

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Gerrit Holtmann33.84km/h

Lasse Rosenboom33.79km/h

Oliver Olsen32.96km/h

89'

Free kick for Bochum

After a brief scramble, Morgalla receives the ball in the penalty area, but his shot goes wide.

89'

Yellow

Weiner takes a lot of time with the goal kick and receives a booking.

89'

Three minutes to go

Can Kiel hold on to their lead until the final whistle?

83'

The clock is ticking

Kiel are running down the clock and make another substitution.

83'

Substitution

Niklas Niehoff

Lasse Rosenboom

81'

Win Probability

This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange

Kick-off!

22.4 %

Now

87.4 %

80'

Brief treatment

Therkelsen and Olsen are on the ground after an aerial duel. After brief treatment for both, play continues.

77'

Substitution

Kjell Wätjen

Koji Miyoshi

77'

Back and forth

At the other end, Bochum clear the ball insufficiently, allowing Harres to get a shot away from 10 yards out, but he sends the ball well over the crossbar.

76'

What's going on here?

A Kiel player wants to play the ball back, but Hofmann intercepts. From about 50 yards, he tries to catch Weiner off guard, but the Kiel goalkeeper is alert and manages to catch the ball as he's backpedalling.

75'

Safe catch

Kwarteng delivers the ball to Strompf, whose header poses no problems for Weiner.

74'

Yellow card

Maximilian Wittek

73'

Yellow card

Davidsen fouls Miyoshi and receives a booking.

73'

Yellow card

Kasper Davidsen

71'

Substitution

Cajetan Lenz

Mats Pannewig

71'

Substitution

Leandro Morgalla

Erhan Mašović

Kiel lead again!

Therkelsen receives the ball in behind after a short corner, takes aim and curls into the far corner from around 25 yards. Brilliant goal!

70'

Jonas Therkelsen

GOAL!

2:3

Assist:Jonas Meffert

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

3 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

98.03 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

22.05 m

70'

Number 80

Hofmann now has 80 goals in Bundesliga 2 - the most amongst active players.

69'

Balanced

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Not only is the score level, but also the xGoals.

xGoals

1.02

Goals

68'

Rare joy

Hofmann now has his first Bundesliga 2 brace in over four years. His pair of goals for Bochum, meanwhile, was in May 2024 in the relegation play-off against Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Brace!

And the subsequent free-kick brings the equaliser! Wittek delivers the ball into the box, where Hofmann rises highest and nods it into the far corner.

66'

Philipp Hofmann

GOAL!

2:2

Assist:Maximilian Wittek

Goal probability

6 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

10.89 m

65'

Yellow Card

Tohumcu pulls down Wittek and is consequently shown a yellow.

65'

Yellow card

Umut Tohumcu

62'

Blocked

Therkelsen gets the ball on the edge of the opponent's penalty area and manages to get a shot away, but his effort is just about blocked by Strompf.

61'

Premiere

Bochum were the only second division club without a sending-off this season - that has now changed.

60'

Substitutions for both teams

Both Bochum and Kiel make changes. While Bochum are looking to provide extra impetus, Kiel are attempting to shore up the points.

59'

Substitution

Umut Tohumcu

Steven Skrzybski

59'

Substitution

Francis Onyeka

Callum Marshall

59'

Substitution

Moritz-Broni Kwarteng

Gerrit Holtmann

Second yellow!

Bero is sent off after stepping on Skrzybski's foot. Referee Patrick Alt has no choice and shows the second booking.

57'

Second yellow card

Matúš Bero

0:22

Great save by Weiner!

And there's the first chance of the second half. Wittek delivers a free-kick into the penalty area, where Strompf gets his head to it and forces Weiner into a brilliant save.

55'

Ten minutes played...

...and we're still waiting for the first exciting moment of the second half.

53'

Brief pause

Miyoshi stays down after a challenge and the visitors sportingly put the ball out. After dusting himself down, the Bochum player continues.

49'

Danger cleared

Therkelsen cleverly works his way through and penetrates into the penalty area, but Horn easily collects his cross.

47'

Yellow

Bero loses the ball and then earns a booking for a tactical foul.

47'

Yellow card

Matúš Bero

46'

We're back underway

The hosts kick us off at the start of this second half.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bochum 1-2 Holstein Kiel

The game started frantically, and Davidsen scored the opener after just eight minutes. Bochum, however, responded well and, after several chances, Hofmann equalised before the quarter-hour mark. For a long time, it looked like it would go into the break all square, but Harres put the finishing touch on an entertaining first half and scored just before the half-time whistle to restore the lead.

Half-time

0:14

Kiel celebrate Harres strike

No way!

That came out of nowhere. Therkelsen delivers a cross to the far post, where Kaprálik heads it across for Harres. The striker subsequently pushed the ball over the line to restore his side's advantage.

45'

+ 1

Phil Harres

GOAL!

1:2

Assist:Adrián Kaprálik

Goal probability

58 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

4.45 m

45'

Stoppage time

There will be three minutes added on.

45'

Lull in preceedings

There has been less goalmouth action in recent minutes. Bochum have control of the match, but they have not really threatened since the half-hour mark.

43'

Dominant

xGoals

Bochum deserved the equaliser and are closer to scoring a second goal than the visitors.

xGoals

0.91

0.32

Goals

42'

No danger

Mašović fouls Harres and gives the visitors a free-kick in a good position. However, Skrzybski's set-piece is clearly too long and goes out for a goal kick.

37'

Too imprecise

The industrious Holtmann receives the ball just outside the box and shoots immediately, only for it to clear the bar.

Equaliser delight

35'

First yellow

Roslyng eventually goes into the book after sliding in at the opponent's corner flag and taking down a Bochum player.

35'

Yellow card

Frederik Roslyng

33'

No foul

Hofmann runs into Roslyng and wants a free-kick. Nevertheless, for referee Patrick Alt, that was not enough.

31'

Good save

Hofmann serves Holtmann, who strikes it with his left foot, but Weiner is there and can parry the ball safely.

30'

Final warning

Roslyng holds back Miyoshi during a counter-attack and just narrowly avoids a yellow card.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Adrián Kaprálik32.83km/h

Gerrit Holtmann32.34km/h

Marko Ivezić32.14km/h

26'

Scraped away

Hofmann receives the ball at the edge of the penalty area and shoots, but Weiner stretches and just manages to keep the ball out.

25'

Down on the ground

Therkelsen and Olsen remain briefly on the ground after an aerial duel. Both are able to continue.

25'

Balanced

Both teams have required almost the same amount of time to win the ball back after losing possession.

25'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

BOC

KSV

13 s

12 s

24'

Good omen for Kiel?

Bochum have won only once after falling behind this season, albeit in their last home match against Kaiserslautern.

22'

Electric start

Only 20 minutes have been played, but there have already been a total of eight shots. That's not something you would have necessarily expected before the match.

Goal attempts

6off target

2on target

2off target

1on target

20'

First substitution

Komenda has a problem with his right knee and has to be substituted early. Roslyng comes on for him.

20'

Substitution

Frederik Roslyng

Marco Komenda

17'

Strong corner kick routine!

The set-piece is played low into the middle, where Harres strikes the ball first time. His effort, though, goes narrowly wide of the right post.

Equaliser!

Deserved equaliser! After Horn initially makes a brilliant save from Miyoshi, the ball ends up in the net from the subsequent corner. The Kiel players simply cannot clear the ball and, in the end, Hofmann is perfectly positioned to level the scores.

14'

Philipp Hofmann

GOAL!

1:1

Assist:Philipp Strompf

Goal probability

20 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

2.39 m

12'

Bochum again

Weiner clears the ball, but Wittek is there to take the ball out of the air. The shot, deflected by Mašović, is blocked again by Davidsen and goes over the goal as a result.

10'

Almost the equaliser!

At the other end, Holtmann has a great chance to equalise, but two Kiel players just manage to block his attempt. The goal probably wouldn't have counted, though, as the ball had already gone behind before the cross came in.

There's the early goal!

Marshall wants to chest the ball to his teammate on the halfway line, but a Kiel player intercepts and instead finds Kaprálik. He then sets up Skrzybski, who delivers the ball into the middle for Davidsen to slot home.

Kasper Davidsen

GOAL!

0:1

Assist:Steven Skrzybski

Goal probability

14 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.79 m

Clever tackle

Kaprálik marches towards the Bochum half, but Bero cleverly fouls him and stops the attack.

Bochum make their presence felt

Now the hosts move forward. Returnee Holtmann receives the ball down the left flank and unleashes a shot, but the ball flies wide of the right post.

Immediate threat

A first dangerous ball is delivered into the Bochum area, but the ball is cleared out of the danger zone.

Kick-off!

Kiel get us under way. They are playing in white, while Bochum are in blue.

Kick-off!

Borges in the squad for the first time

The winger is in the squad for the first time in Bundesliga 2. The 24-year-old has an interesting background, having already played for Bayern, Hamburg and AC Milan, but only in the youth teams or the reserve side. He has previously shared a pitch with Angelo Stiller, Josha Vagnoman and Josip Stanišić.

Kiel team news

There are also four changes for Kiel, as Komenda, Rosenboom, Skrzybski and Harres come in for Tolkin, Zec, Tohumcu and Bernhardsson. Rosenboom and Skrzybski are in the starting XI for the first time under Tim Walter.

Bochum team news

Uwe Rösler makes four changes to his starting line-up in four positions as Mašović, Holtmann, Marshall and Pannewig start in place of Loosli, Alfa-Ruprecht, Lenz and Onyeka.

Starting line-up: Holstein Kiel

Starting line-up: VfL Bochum 1848

Tim Walter on facing Bochum

"I'm trying to convince the lads that they're on the right track. They give their all in every training session and our fans are always behind us, which is a big positive. It's great to see what the players deliver week in, week out."

Uwe Rösler on facing Kiel

"It's going to be a high-intensity match. We're playing against one of the fastest teams in the league. We need to deliver our best performance of 2026 to win this match, I can guarantee that."

Horn extends

Goalkeeper Timo Horn has signed a one-year contract extension to stay at Bochum until summer 2028.

Good omen?

Kiel coach Tim Walter has never lost against Bochum (two wins, one draw), whereas Bochum coach Uwe Rösler has never won against Kiel (one draw, two defeats).

2:14

Watch: Bochum 1-1 Kiel - previous meeting

The two sides played out their third successive draw earlier in the season, after two 2-2 draws in last season's Bundesliga.

2:15

Watch: Hertha Berlin 1-1 Bochum - highlights

A late Leandro Morgalla leveller won Bochum a point in Berlin as they stay in ninth.

2:13

Watch: Kiel 2-3 Nuremberg - highlights

Kiel battled back from 2-0 down but lost at home on Matchday 26 and remain in the bottom two.

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