SV Darmstadt 98 vs VfL Bochum

4 - 1
🕒 Sat, 02 Aug 2025 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor 🧑‍⚖️ Max Burda 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
SV Darmstadt 98 5 · VfL Bochum 9
Referee Stats
14 matches · 5.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.36
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.57
Over 4.5 cards 64%
Home wins 57%
Draws 29%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • SV Darmstadt 98 outshot their opponent (19-10).
  • VfL Bochum controlled possession (57%).
  • SV Darmstadt 98 had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

SV Darmstadt 98 (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-5-2

Goals For / Against

32 / 17
Avg: 1.88 / 1.00

Points

35
Avg: 2.06

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
VfL Bochum (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-6-8

Goals For / Against

19 / 26
Avg: 1.12 / 1.53

Points

15
Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this 2.Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.06
PPG
0.88
1.88
GF
1.12
1.00
GA
1.53
47%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
71%
71%
Score 1st
35%

League-position context

SV Darmstadt 98 rank5th
VfL Bochum rank9th
SV Darmstadt 98 points52
VfL Bochum points44
SV Darmstadt 98: #5 · 52 pts · GD +12
10 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 15 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.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

SV Darmstadt 98 last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals6-8
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.

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.

SV Darmstadt 98 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 29%

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

SV Darmstadt 98 score at home76%
SV Darmstadt 98 clean sheet at home41%
VfL Bochum score away82%
VfL Bochum clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

SV Darmstadt 98 score first71%
SV Darmstadt 98 win after scoring first75%
VfL Bochum score first35%
VfL Bochum win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: SV Darmstadt 98 50% · VfL Bochum 22%
Avg first goal minute: SV Darmstadt 98 25.3' · VfL Bochum 20.2'

Vs league average

SV Darmstadt 98 score at home1.88 vs 1.63
SV Darmstadt 98 concede at home1.00 vs 1.30
VfL Bochum score away1.12 vs 1.30
VfL Bochum concede away1.53 vs 1.63
SV Darmstadt 98 score 15% above league average, while VfL Bochum score 14% below league average.
Defensive side: SV Darmstadt 98 are 23% below league average at home, and VfL Bochum are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

SV Darmstadt 98 goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
0-15 7
31-45 7
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
16-30 3
46-60 3
0-15 2
61-75 1
76-90+ 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
7
3
Total Shots
19
10
Shots off Goal
6
6
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
15
7
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
5
8
Fouls
12
13
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
323
435
Passes Accurate
244
355
Passes %
76%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
5'
5' Goal · 1-0
I. Lidberg
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Hornby
6'
6' F. Nürnberger
16'
16' L. Morgalla
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
M. Broschinski
Normal Goal
45'
45' Goal · 2-1
I. Lidberg
Normal Goal
46'
46' H. Akiyama
1st substitution · For: M. Papela
46'
46' M. Broschinski
1st substitution · For: M. Clairicia
47'
47' Goal · 3-1
I. Lidberg
Normal Goal
50'
50' I. Sissoko
56'
56' Goal · 4-1
A. Vukotić
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Nürnberger
64'
64' P. Strompf
2nd substitution · For: K. Wätjen
64'
64' P. Hofmann
3rd substitution · For: I. Sissoko
68'
68' M. Bero
69'
69' M. Richter
2nd substitution · For: M. Maglica
76'
76' L. Marseiler
3rd substitution · For: L. Klassen
83'
83' M. Pannewig
4th substitution · For: Cajetan Benjamin Lenz
85'
85' I. Lidberg
4th substitution · For: F. Lakenmacher
85'
85' F. Nürnberger
5th substitution · For: F. Holland
90+2'
90+2' F. Hornby

SV Darmstadt 98 vs VfL Bochum 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

SV Darmstadt 98 beat VfL Bochum 4-1 on Saturday, 02 August 2025 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Max Burda. It was played at Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.

First half: SV Darmstadt 98 took an early lead at 5' when I. Lidberg scored, with the assist credited to F. Hornby, making the score 1-0. F. Nürnberger received a yellow card for SV Darmstadt 98 at 6'. L. Morgalla received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 16'. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 33' when M. Broschinski scored, making the score 1-1. SV Darmstadt 98 took the lead at 45' when I. Lidberg scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: SV Darmstadt 98 made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Akiyama replacing M. Papela. VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Broschinski replacing M. Clairicia. SV Darmstadt 98 extended the lead at 47' when I. Lidberg scored, making the score 3-1. I. Sissoko received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 50'. SV Darmstadt 98 extended the lead at 56' when A. Vukotić scored, with the assist credited to F. Nürnberger, making the score 4-1. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 64', with P. Strompf replacing K. Wätjen. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 64', with P. Hofmann replacing I. Sissoko. M. Bero received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 68'. SV Darmstadt 98 made their 2nd substitution at 69', with M. Richter replacing M. Maglica. SV Darmstadt 98 made their 3rd substitution at 76', with L. Marseiler replacing L. Klassen. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Pannewig replacing Cajetan Benjamin Lenz. SV Darmstadt 98 made their 4th substitution at 85', with I. Lidberg replacing F. Lakenmacher. SV Darmstadt 98 made their 5th substitution at 85', with F. Nürnberger replacing F. Holland. F. Hornby received a yellow card for SV Darmstadt 98 at 90+2'.

SV Darmstadt 98 used 5 substitutions while VfL Bochum used 4 substitutions. SV Darmstadt 98 got 2 yellow cards, while VfL Bochum got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • SV Darmstadt 98 outshot their opponent (19-10).
  • VfL Bochum controlled possession (57%).
  • SV Darmstadt 98 had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins2
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals7 (70.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)

SV Darmstadt 98 vs VfL Bochum Head-to-Head History by Season