Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum

Bayer Leverkusen

3 - 1

VfL Bochum

🕒 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 BayArena 🧑‍⚖️ Sven Jablonski 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Bayer Leverkusen 2 · VfL Bochum 18

Referee Stats

Sven Jablonski

16 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	38%
Draws	44%
Away wins	19%

How the match was won

Bayer Leverkusen outshot their opponent (14-8).
Bayer Leverkusen controlled possession (66%).
Bayer Leverkusen had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bayer Leverkusen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-3

Goals For / Against

36 / 22

Avg: 2.12 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

VfL Bochum (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 35

Avg: 0.94 / 2.06

Points

Avg: 0.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.59

2.12

0.94

1.29

2.06

65%

O2.5

47%

65%

BTTS

53%

71%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Bayer Leverkusen rank2nd

VfL Bochum rank18th

Bayer Leverkusen points69

VfL Bochum points23

Bayer Leverkusen: #2 · 69 pts · GD +29

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

VfL Bochum: #18 · 23 pts · GD -36

46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts from safety.

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

Bayer Leverkusen last 5 home

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

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 W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bayer Leverkusen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 41%

VfL Bochum trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Bayer Leverkusen score at home76%

Bayer Leverkusen clean sheet at home29%

VfL Bochum score away59%

VfL Bochum clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Bayer Leverkusen score first71%

Bayer Leverkusen win after scoring first75%

VfL Bochum score first29%

VfL Bochum win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bayer Leverkusen 50% · VfL Bochum 18%

Avg first goal minute: Bayer Leverkusen 21.2' · VfL Bochum 28.6'

Vs league average

Bayer Leverkusen score at home2.12 vs 1.63

Bayer Leverkusen concede at home1.29 vs 1.50

VfL Bochum score away0.94 vs 1.50

VfL Bochum concede away2.06 vs 1.63

Bayer Leverkusen score 30% above league average, while VfL Bochum score 37% below league average.

Defensive side: Bayer Leverkusen are 14% below league average at home, and VfL Bochum are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Bayer Leverkusen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

0-15 8

46-60 8

31-45 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

VfL Bochum goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

16-30 4

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

46-60 9

61-75 9

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

690

356

Passes Accurate

611

270

Passes %

89%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Aleix García

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Palacios

26' ⚽

⚽

26' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

F. Passlack

Normal Goal

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

V. Boniface

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Hincapié

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ P. Schick

1st substitution · For: A. Adli

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Hofmann

1st substitution · For: M. Boadu

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ G. Holtmann

2nd substitution · For: M. Broschinski

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ I. Sissoko

3rd substitution · For: D. de Wit

87'

87' M. Boadu

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Adli

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Palacios

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ V. Boniface

2nd substitution · For: E. Buendía

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ J. Frimpong

3rd substitution · For: Arthur

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ E. Palacios

4th substitution · For: R. Andrich

Bayer Leverkusen vs VfL Bochum 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bayer Leverkusen beat VfL Bochum 3-1 on Friday, 28 March 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Sven Jablonski. It was played at BayArena.

First half: Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 20' when Aleix García scored, with the assist credited to E. Palacios, making the score 1-0. VfL Bochum leveled the score at 26' when F. Passlack scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Bayer Leverkusen took the lead at 60' when V. Boniface scored, with the assist credited to P. Hincapié, making the score 2-1. Bayer Leverkusen made their 1st substitution at 71', with P. Schick replacing A. Adli. VfL Bochum made their 1st substitution at 75', with P. Hofmann replacing M. Boadu. VfL Bochum made their 2nd substitution at 75', with G. Holtmann replacing M. Broschinski. VfL Bochum made their 3rd substitution at 85', with I. Sissoko replacing D. de Wit. M. Boadu received a yellow card for VfL Bochum at 87'. Bayer Leverkusen extended the lead at 87' when A. Adli scored, with the assist credited to E. Palacios, making the score 3-1. Bayer Leverkusen made their 2nd substitution at 89', with V. Boniface replacing E. Buendía. Bayer Leverkusen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with J. Frimpong replacing Arthur. Bayer Leverkusen made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with E. Palacios replacing R. Andrich.

Bayer Leverkusen used 4 substitutions while VfL Bochum used 3 substitutions. VfL Bochum got 1 yellow card.