Highlights

Matchday 29

FINAL

Vonovia Ruhrstadion

FC Augsburg

90'

KömürMert Kömür

81'

MaierArne Maier

HofmannPhilipp Hofmann

60'

16'

EssendeSamuel Essende

M. Petersen

Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Full-time: Bochum 1-2 Augsburg

Somehow Augsburg have come away with three points today and much of that is down to Dahmen in the Augsburg goal. Bochum were fantastic in the second half and deservedly equalised through Hofmann. Maier was then sent off for Augsburg and it looked like Bochum were going to go on and win it, only for Kömür to break away in the 90th minute for Augsburg to score the winner. Heartbreak for the Bochum players and fans.

Full-time

90'

+ 6

Pannewig the latest to test Dahmen

Dahmen is having a fantastic game even despite his misfortunate for the Bochum goal. This time he gets down low to tip away a shot from Pannewig.

90'

+ 5

So close to an equaliser

Another floated cross and again Dahmen is able to get his body in the way.

Augsburg retake the lead!

Out of nowhere! Bochum have absolutely dominated this half and yet they may leave with no points. Augsburg venture forward for the first time in several minutes and find what could be the winner through Kömür. Tietz has the ball on the right and spots Kömür's run through the middle. His pass finds the teenager and he steadies himself and finishes to make it 2-1. Crazy!

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 Holtmann35.53km/h

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis35.29km/h

Chrislain Iris Aurel Matsima34.80km/h

90'

Mert Kömür

GOAL!

1:2

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.

34 %

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.

80.63 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.

15.41 m

89'

Pannewig hits the post!

Pannewig cuts inside his man well and hammers his shot against the post.

87'

Bochum want the winner

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).

Bochum have been fantastic in this second half and that is reflected in the xG statistics but not yet in the scoreline.

xGoals

2.09

0.67

Goals

87'

Substitution

Mats Pannewig

Tom Krauß

86'

Yellow card

Phillip Tietz

83'

Hofmann swivels and shoots

Sissoko sends in a cross that is well controlled by Hofmann. He spins and shoots but his shot is straight at Dahmen.

82'

Substitution

Gerrit Holtmann

Georgios Masouras

82'

Substitution

Moritz Broschinski

Felix Passlack

81'

Augsburg down to 10!

After a lengthy VAR check, Maier is shown a red card. Maier goes in to win the ball off Bernardo but he is late and catches Bernardo high on the shin. He is initially shown a yellow but after a check, the yellow is upgraded to a red.

81'

Substitution

Mert Kömür

Alexis Claude-Maurice

81'

Substitution

Henri Koudossou

Marius Wolf

81'

Red card

Arne Maier

78'

SituationNo red card

ReviewFoul?

DecisionRed card

78'

Augsburg finally getting a grip on the game again

After taking a battering for much of this half, Augsburg suddenly have two shots in quick succession. Firstly, through Maie,r whose shot is well blocked by Bernardo and then by Gouweleeuw who has his shot saved.

75'

Close again from Masouras

Wittek, this time is the one to put the cross in for Masouras but again Masouras can't quite hit the target.

72'

Just wide from Masouras

Sissoko again breaks forward for Bochum before putting a ball in towards Masouras. The Greek gets on the end of the cross but can't connect cleanly and his shot drifts narrowly wide.

71'

Bero to miss the Bremen game aswell

Bero becomes the second Bochum player to pick up a card that will keep him out of next week's game. That's Bero's tenth yellow of the season.

71'

Yellow card

Matúš Bero

66'

Almost a second

Krauß whips in a fantastic cross from the left that is inches away from finding the boot of Ordets just in front of the goal. If he had made contact with that, Dahmen would have struggled.

65'

Dominant Bochum

In the last 20 minutes, Bochum have had 8 shots. That goal was definitely coming.

65'

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).

VfL Bochum 1848

1st Half

2nd Half

17.5 s

9.3 s

61'

SituationGoal

ReviewOffside?

DecisionGoal

61'

Substitution

Arne Maier

Fredrik Jensen

61'

Substitution

Phillip Tietz

Samuel Essende

Bochum are level!

It's been coming. Bochum have been in complete control so far this half and now they have their equaliser. Hofmann gets on the end of a cross from Passlack that Dahmen initially tips against the bar but he is unlucky as the ball rebounds off the bar and against his head and goes in. Nothing less than Bochum have deserved.

60'

Philipp Hofmann

GOAL!

1:1

Goal probability

42 %

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.

7.31 m

59'

Hofman forces another save

Great effort from Hofmann as Dahmen is forced to tip the ball away.

58'

Off the bar

Again Bochum come close and again Ordets is involved. This time he nods the ball across to Sissoko but he can only head the ball onto the bar.

58'

All Bochum now

Augsburg are really having to weather a storm in the early stages of this half but are holding out so far.

55'

Substitution

Elvis Rexhbecaj

Kristijan Jakić

Bochum trying to battle back

The hosts are throwing players forward early in this half looking for a way back into the match.

51'

Masouras tests Dahmen again

Bochum win a free-kick some 25 yards from goal and Masouras opts to shoot under the wall. However, Dahmen reacts very quickly to get across to make the save. Promising from the hosts.

51'

Sissoko has been vital

Every attack from Bochum so far has seemingly come from Sissoko winning back the ball.

Duels won

Ibrahima Sissoko Alexis Claude-Maurice

47'

Double chance for Hofmann

Bochum have started this half with real intent. Ordets flicks on a cross to Hofmann who has two attempts at goal but both are well blocked. The latter would have certainly had Dahmen scrambling.

46'

Back underway

Bochum get the second half started.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Bochum 0-1 Augsburg

The visitors lead at the break through Essende, whose deflected shot beat Horn after 16 minutes. Bochum tried to answer back and would have were it not for a spectacular save from Dahmen to keep out Sissoko. Jakić then had one cleared off the line right at the end of the half that would have made it 2-0. Still anyone's game at the break.

Half-time

44'

So nearly 2-0

Wolf whips in an excellent delivery from a corner that is well flicked on by Jakić. Jakić thinks he has scored but at the last second, Ordets stretches out a long leg and clears the ball off the line.

42'

Masouras fires over

Masouras receives the ball on the edge of the box, steadies himself and then gets his shot all wrong. It flies harmlessly over the bar.

39'

Both sides looking to create chances

A slower last few minutes here as both sides look to create an opportunity.

33'

Heroic save from Dahmen!

How good is that! Ordets heads the ball back across the goal to Sissoko, who flicks it on from inside the six-yard box, but Dahmen is alert to the danger. He leaps backwards and tips the ball onto the crossbar. Absolutely fantastic!

31'

Ordets to miss the next match

Ordets brings down Essende and receives a yellow card. That's his fifth of the season so he will miss next week's game against Bremen.

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.

Dimitrios Christos Giannoulis32.23km/h

Fredrik Jensen31.70km/h

Georgios Masouras30.49km/h

30'

Yellow card

Ivan Ordets

27'

Augsburg in control of the ball

Lots of the ball for Augsburg so far and they deservedly lead.

Possession (%)

3862

25'

Claude-Maurice almost provides the second

Claude-Maurice picks up the ball just inside the Bochum half before running at the Bochum defence with real intent. He dips past a challenge and hits one, but Horn palms it away.

20'

Almost the leveller

Bochum work the ball forward well as Hofmann holds it up before feeding Bero. Bero then finds Passlack on the right, who strikes it first time, but his shot skims just wide of the left post.

Augsburg lead 1-0

Claude-Maurice feeds Essende on the edge of the box. He then rolls his man expertly before striking one from just inside the box. Bernardo dives across desperately to try and stop the chance but in the end, he inadvertently deflects the ball past Horn for the opener.

16'

Samuel Essende

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

9 %

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.

17.04 m

13'

Good effort

Sissoko nips the ball away from his man and strikes one from range with real power but it flies harmlessly over the bar.

11'

Ausburg cranking up the pressure

Augsburg win a series of corners to put the pressure on but none develop into real chances of note.

First sight of goal

Augsburg come forward well down the right with the clearance from Bochum only reaching Claude-Maurice. He strikes it but it goes narrowly wide. The ball looked like it was in for a second as it rippled against the side-netting.

First half chance

Passlack whips in a cross from the right towards Masouras. He gets his head on it but it doesn't go near the goal.

Slow start

Both teams are trying to get a foothold in this one but no chances as of yet.

We're underway

Augsburg get the game started.

Kick-off!

Teams on the pitch

Not long now until we get underway.

Big game for both teams

Both teams will be wanting the win today, but for very different reasons. Augsburg still maintain slim hopes of reaching the European places should they put together a winning run, whereas Bochum are fighting for their lives in 17th.

0:07

0:06

More on that Bochum team

Bochum make two changes from the side that were humbled 4-0 by Stuttgart last weekend with the big news being the return of Bernardo in defence. Masouras also replaces Boadu in attack.

More on that Augsburg team

The only change for Augsburg is a forced one as the suspended Zesiger misses out and is replaced by Schlotterbeck in defence.

Bochum starting XI

Horn - Oermann, Ordets, Bernardo - Passlack, Sissoko, Wittek - Bero, Krauß - Masouras, Hofmann (c)

Bochum subs

Drewes, Gamboa, Mašović, Medić, Losilla, de Wit, Pannewig, Holtmann, Broschinski

Aubsburg starting XI

Dahmen - Matsima, Gouweleeuw (c), Schlotterbeck - Wolf, Jakic, Onyeka, Giannoulis - Jensen, Claude-Maurice – Essende

Augsburg subs

Labrović, Gumny, Banks, Rexhbecaj, Maier, Kömür, Koudossou, Tietz, Berisha

Jess Thorup on facing Bochum

It's going to be a difficult game. This game will show what kind of a team we are. Unfortunately, we lost against Bayern despite having our chances, and now we'll see which direction we're heading in. We're only going there with one goal; we want to win the game."

Dieter Hecking on facing Augsburg

"Augsburg are difficult to play against, very compact, but also very dangerous in transitional moments. We have to remain patient. That's also my appeal to the spectators, that it won't help to get restless. We need to be calm and have a good approach to this game because it will be a task that will demand everything from us. Nevertheless, like in every other game, we will get our chances and then we have to be there to convert them and create an atmosphere here that makes it difficult for any opponent."

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

Bochum in a slump

The home side are on a run of three straight defeats and have won just one of their last six games – interestingly, that victory was against Bayern on Matchday 25. After 28 games Bochum have 20 points, making it their lowest Bundesliga tally ever by this stage. Three points would be hugely welcome.

Augsburg flying

A win for the visitors will guarantee their Bundesliga survival with five matches still to go. Jess Thorup's side are currently eight consecutive away games without defeat – one more would break an 11-year-old club record.

2:03

Watch: Bochum 0-4 VfB Stuttgart - highlights

Bochum fell to a heavy loss against Stuttgart, putting them six points adrift of safety. The relegation playoff place remains in reach though, as Heidenheim are just two points ahead of them.

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 1-3 Bayern Munich - highlights

Augsburg lost to local rivals Bayern last time out, ending a run of 11 games unbeaten. Nevertheless, they still remain in contention for European football next season, as they're five points off Gladbach in sixth.

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