1. FC Nürnberg vs VfL Bochum

1. FC Nürnberg

2 - 1

VfL Bochum

🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Max-Morlock-Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Lars Erbst 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

1. FC Nürnberg 8 · VfL Bochum 9

Referee Stats

Lars Erbst

14 matches · 3.21 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.21
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.21
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	29%
Draws	29%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

1. FC Nürnberg outshot their opponent (20-13).
1. FC Nürnberg controlled possession (59%).
1. FC Nürnberg had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

1. FC Nürnberg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-4

Goals For / Against

27 / 17

Avg: 1.59 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

VfL Bochum (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 26

Avg: 1.12 / 1.53

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

1.82

PPG

0.88

1.59

1.12

1.00

1.53

53%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

71%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

1. FC Nürnberg rank8th

VfL Bochum rank9th

1. FC Nürnberg points46

VfL Bochum points44

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.

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.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

1. FC Nürnberg last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals7-3

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 last 5 away

W D L L D

Points5/15

Weighted index44

Goals5-9

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

1. FC Nürnberg trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

VfL Bochum trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

1. FC Nürnberg score at home71%

1. FC Nürnberg clean sheet at home29%

VfL Bochum score away82%

VfL Bochum clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

1. FC Nürnberg score first59%

1. FC Nürnberg win after scoring first60%

VfL Bochum score first35%

VfL Bochum win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: 1. FC Nürnberg 57% · VfL Bochum 22%

Avg first goal minute: 1. FC Nürnberg 36.1' · VfL Bochum 20.2'

Vs league average

1. FC Nürnberg score at home1.59 vs 1.63

1. FC Nürnberg concede at home1.00 vs 1.30

VfL Bochum score away1.12 vs 1.30

VfL Bochum concede away1.53 vs 1.63

1. FC Nürnberg score 3% below league average, while VfL Bochum score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: 1. FC Nürnberg are 23% below league average at home, and VfL Bochum are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

1. FC Nürnberg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

31-45 5

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

VfL Bochum goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 5

46-60 5

0-15 4

61-75 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

420

284

Passes Accurate

343

208

Passes %

82%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ VAR

F. Gruber

Goal cancelled

34'

34' E. Mašović

39'

39' K. Vogt

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ R. Lubach

1st substitution · For: A. Stepanov

45+4'

45+4' Cajetan Benjamin Lenz

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Mašović

1st substitution · For: K. WÃ¤tjen

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ P. Hofmann

2nd substitution · For: I. Sissoko

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ G. Holtmann

3rd substitution · For: M. Clairicia

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ K. Vogt

4th substitution · For: N. Loosli

61'

61' P. Strompf

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Justvan

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Becker

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. Strompf

5th substitution · For: R. Rösch

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ J. Justvan

2nd substitution · For: T. Janisch

76'

76' N. Loosli

85'

85' T. Janisch

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

I. Sissoko

Penalty

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ H. Koudossou

3rd substitution · For: T. Drexler

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Zoma

4th substitution · For: A. Grimaldi

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Grimaldi

Normal Goal · Assist: Berkay Yilmaz

1. FC Nürnberg vs VfL Bochum 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

1. FC Nürnberg beat VfL Bochum 2-1 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Lars Erbst. It was played at Max-Morlock-Stadion.

First half: VAR intervened at 32' for 1. FC Nürnberg (Goal cancelled). E. Mašović received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 34'. K. Vogt received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 39'. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 1st substitution at 43', with R. Lubach replacing A. Stepanov. Cajetan Benjamin Lenz received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 45+4'.

Second half: VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Mašović replacing K. WÃ¤tjen. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 60', with P. Hofmann replacing I. Sissoko. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 60', with G. Holtmann replacing M. Clairicia. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 60', with K. Vogt replacing N. Loosli. P. Strompf received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 61'. 1. FC Nürnberg extended the lead at 68' when J. Justvan scored, with the assist credited to F. Becker, making the score 2-0. VfL Bochum made their 5th substitution at 71', with P. Strompf replacing R. Rösch. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 2nd substitution at 74', with J. Justvan replacing T. Janisch. N. Loosli received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 76'. T. Janisch received a yellow card for 1. FC Nürnberg at 85'. VfL Bochum reduced the deficit at 86' when I. Sissoko scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 3rd substitution at 89', with H. Koudossou replacing T. Drexler. 1. FC Nürnberg made their 4th substitution at 89', with M. Zoma replacing A. Grimaldi. 1. FC Nürnberg added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when A. Grimaldi scored, with the assist credited to Berkay Yilmaz, making the score 3-1.

1. FC Nürnberg used 4 substitutions while VfL Bochum used 5 substitutions. 1. FC Nürnberg got 1 yellow card, while VfL Bochum got 5 yellow cards.