VfL Bochum vs FC Schalke 04

VfL Bochum

2 - 0

FC Schalke 04

🕒 Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00 Europe/London 📍 Vonovia Ruhrstadion 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Bacher 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

VfL Bochum 9 · FC Schalke 04 1

Referee Stats

Michael Bacher

13 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	69%
Home wins	69%
Draws	23%
Away wins	8%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
FC Schalke 04 controlled possession (62%).
VfL Bochum had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

VfL Bochum (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 21

Avg: 1.76 / 1.24

Points

Avg: 1.71

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

FC Schalke 04 (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 17

Avg: 1.24 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

1.71

PPG

1.65

1.76

1.24

1.00

53%

O2.5

47%

65%

BTTS

47%

53%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

VfL Bochum rank9th

FC Schalke 04 rank1st

VfL Bochum points44

FC Schalke 04 points70

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.

FC Schalke 04: #1 · 70 pts · GD +19

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 33 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

VfL Bochum last 5 home

D W W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals12-8

Record3-1-1

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.

FC Schalke 04 last 5 away

L W W D D

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals7-8

Record2-2-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 18%

FC Schalke 04 trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 6% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

VfL Bochum score at home88%

VfL Bochum clean sheet at home29%

FC Schalke 04 score away71%

FC Schalke 04 clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

VfL Bochum score first53%

VfL Bochum win after scoring first78%

FC Schalke 04 score first47%

FC Schalke 04 win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: VfL Bochum 50% · FC Schalke 04 57%

Avg first goal minute: VfL Bochum 29.8' · FC Schalke 04 31.6'

Vs league average

VfL Bochum score at home1.76 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum concede at home1.24 vs 1.30

FC Schalke 04 score away1.24 vs 1.30

FC Schalke 04 concede away1.00 vs 1.63

VfL Bochum score 8% above league average, while FC Schalke 04 score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: VfL Bochum are 5% below league average at home, and FC Schalke 04 are 39% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

VfL Bochum goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

31-45 7

46-60 7

0-15 6

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

FC Schalke 04 goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

0-15 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

340

549

Passes Accurate

248

431

Passes %

73%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Miyoshi

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Holtmann

43' ⚽

⚽

43' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

P. Hofmann

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Holtmann

45+2'

45+2' G. Holtmann

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ G. Holtmann

1st substitution · For: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Wallentowitz

1st substitution · For: E. Džeko

47'

47' C. Marshall

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ K. Miyoshi

2nd substitution · For: F. Passlack

64'

64' Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Marshall

3rd substitution · For: M. Sobottka

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ C. Gomis

2nd substitution · For: A. Younes

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ VAR

K. Karaman

Goal cancelled

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Felipe Sánchez

3rd substitution · For: T. Dietrich

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka

4th substitution · For: E. Mašović

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M. Wittek

5th substitution · For: M. Rakneberg

90+2'

90+2' F. Passlack

VfL Bochum vs FC Schalke 04 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

VfL Bochum beat FC Schalke 04 2-0 on Saturday, 31 January 2026 in 2.Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Michael Bacher. It was played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

First half: VfL Bochum took an early lead at 1' when K. Miyoshi scored, with the assist credited to G. Holtmann, making the score 1-0. VfL Bochum extended the lead at 43' when P. Hofmann scored, with the assist credited to G. Holtmann, making the score 2-0. G. Holtmann received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 45+2'.

Second half: VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Holtmann replacing Farid Alfa-Ruprecht. FC Schalke 04 made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Wallentowitz replacing E. Džeko. C. Marshall received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 47'. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 62', with K. Miyoshi replacing F. Passlack. Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 64'. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 70', with C. Marshall replacing M. Sobottka. FC Schalke 04 made their 2nd substitution at 70', with C. Gomis replacing A. Younes. VAR intervened at 78' for FC Schalke 04 (Goal cancelled). FC Schalke 04 made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Felipe Sánchez replacing T. Dietrich. VfL Bochum made their 4th substitution at 82', with Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka replacing E. Mašović. VfL Bochum made their 5th substitution at 82', with M. Wittek replacing M. Rakneberg. F. Passlack received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 90+2'.

VfL Bochum used 5 substitutions while FC Schalke 04 used 3 substitutions. VfL Bochum got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-12).
FC Schalke 04 controlled possession (62%).
VfL Bochum had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

VfL Bochum vs FC Schalke 04 Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 VfL Bochum vs FC Schalke 04 2 - 0 23 Aug 2025 FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum 2 - 1