VfL Bochum sit 8th in the 2. Bundesliga on 14 points from 11 matches, having scored 11 and conceded 13. On the model's scale they rate 0.61 in attack and 1.29 in defence (1.00 = an average top-flight side, lower defence is better), against 2. Bundesliga averages of 0.71 and 1.42: below the division's average in attack, about average at the back. Across their last 5 league matches they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, most recently beating Karlsruher SC 3-2 at home. That is 1.27 points a match, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.18 per game across 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That leaves them 17 points behind Hertha BSC at the top, in a table of 18. Among the 18 rated sides in the division that is the 13th-best attack and the 4th-best defence. They scored in 3 of those 5 and kept 0 clean sheets. Next they travel to FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga on 21 November 2026, a match the model gives them 32%.
Model rating
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2. Bundesliga table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Last 5 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25:9 | +16 | WDWWW | 31 |
| 2 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26:13 | +13 | DDLWW | 24 |
| 3 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10:7 | +3 | DWWLW | 21 |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25:14 | +11 | WLWDW | 20 |
| 5 | VfL Wolfsburg | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26:16 | +10 | DWDWL | 19 |
| 6 | Arminia Bielefeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18:16 | +2 | WWLWW | 17 |
| 7 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19:20 | -1 | DLDLD | 16 |
| 8 | VfL Bochum | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11:13 | -2 | LLDWW | 14 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13:16 | -3 | WDDLL | 12 |
| 10 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13:19 | -6 | LWLWL | 12 |
| 11 | Hannover 96 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12:18 | -6 | LDLWD | 12 |
| 12 | Energie Cottbus | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18:20 | -2 | LDDLD | 11 |
| 13 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16:18 | -2 | WLWLD | 11 |
| 14 | VfL Osnabrück | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14:18 | -4 | DLWLL | 11 |
| 15 | Dynamo Dresden | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15:20 | -5 | DWLLW | 11 |
| 16 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15:24 | -9 | LWLWL | 11 |
| 17 | SV Darmstadt 98 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9:21 | -12 | WLDDL | 9 |
| 18 | Holstein Kiel | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11:14 | -3 | LDWLL | 8 |
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VfL Bochum sit 8 of 18, as the table stands today. Every competition we cover.
Position by match
VfL Bochum have been between 6th and 18th after each of their 11 2. Bundesliga matches; 8th now. Rebuilt from the season's results after each of VfL Bochum's matches (x-axis); ties split on goal difference, then goals scored.
Recent league form
- W3-2Karlsruher SC8 November 2026
- W2-1away to Energie Cottbus30 October 2026
- D1-1VfL Wolfsburg23 October 2026
- L0-2away to 1. FC Kaiserslautern17 October 2026
- L0-1Arminia Bielefeld11 October 2026
Last 5 league matches, most recent first.
Next match: VfL Bochum vs FC St. Pauli
VfL Bochum travel to FC St. Pauli at Millerntor-Stadion, Hamburg on 21 November 2026, 19:30 UTC. The model makes it 32% VfL Bochum, 29% draw and 39% FC St. Pauli, with a most likely scoreline of 1-0. It projects 1.18 expected goals for VfL Bochum against 1.34. Beyond the result it puts both teams to score at 52% and over 2.5 goals at 46%.
Full preview and model analysis for VfL Bochum vs FC St. Pauli
Recent meetings with FC St. Pauli
- 17 May 2025FC St. Pauli 0–2 VfL BochumBundesliga
- 15 January 2025VfL Bochum 1–0 FC St. PauliBundesliga
- 28 January 2021FC St. Pauli 2–3 VfL Bochum2. Bundesliga
- 21 September 2020VfL Bochum 2–2 FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga
- 5 June 2020VfL Bochum 2–0 FC St. Pauli2. Bundesliga
The last 5 meetings between the two, most recent first.
Upcoming fixtures
Recent results
Leading scorer
P. Hofmann, with 5 league goals this season, is the club's only player among the 20 names on the division's scorer list.