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VfL Bochum 1848 v FC Nurnberg : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 20th Feb, 17:30 BST, Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

Miroslav Klose pays counterpart Uwe Rösler a visit on Friday evening in the Bundesliga 2, as their FC Nurnberg and VfL Bochum 1848 sides face each other at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds are also given.


In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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VfL Bochum
48%
--
Draw
24%
--
Nurnberg
27%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
VfL Bochum 1-0
10%
--
VfL Bochum 2-1
9%
--
VfL Bochum 2-0
8%
--
Nurnberg 1-0
7%
--
Nurnberg 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
VfL Bochum 3-1
5%
--
VfL Bochum 3-0
4%
--
Nurnberg 2-0
4%
--
VfL Bochum 3-2
3%
--
Nurnberg 3-1
3%
--
Nurnberg 3-2
2%
--
VfL Bochum 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
56%
--
BTTS - No
44%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
52%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
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Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
44%
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VfL Bochum win to nil
25%
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Nurnberg win to nil
13%
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

VfL Bochum have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Bundesliga 2 league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. VfL Bochum have outscored their opponents by 30 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

VfL Bochum have played 10 games at home winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Nurnberg are in 10th position in the Bundesliga 2 on 26 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Nurnberg have conceded 17 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
Nurnberg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Darmstadt2111821841 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
4-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
2
Schalke2112451040 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
May 9
l
 
1-0A
3
Paderborn211236939 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1A
4
Elversberg2111551438 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Hannover2111551038 
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
May 17
6
H.Berlin21975834 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 14
l
 
0-3A
Mar 1
7
Kaiserslautern21948431 
Mar 7
l
 
3-2A
Mar 21
d
 
1-1A
8
VfL Bochum21768327 
-
-
w
 
2-1F
Feb 20
9
Karlsruher21768-727 
d
 
2-2F
May 17
Feb 13
l
 
2-1A
10
Nurnberg21759-626 
Feb 20
l
 
2-1A
-
-
11
Arminia21669324 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
12
Holstein21669-324 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 14
13
Dusseldorf217311-1124 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
Mar 7
w
 
2-3F
14
E. Braun217311-1224 
Apr 11
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 4
15
Magdeburg217212-623 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
16
Preussen Munster21579-722 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
17
Dresden215610-721 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
18
Greuther215412-2019 
Apr 25
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2F
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Nurnberg have lost 4 consecutive away league games
VfL Bochum 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
Nurnberg 10TH
20 league games
Away
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
VfL Bochum have not lost to Nurnberg in 5 consecutive home league meetings
League games at VfL Bochum since 2015
VfL Bochum
Nurnberg
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
4 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
1 / 5
BOC
4
D
1
League games at Nurnberg since 2016
Nurnberg
VfL Bochum
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
BOC
1
D
3
NUR
2
Goal Statistics

VfL Bochum 1848's fans will be hoping for goals on Friday evening, not least because FC Nurnberg have conceded in each of their last 8 Bundesliga 2 outings. A PG of 1.7 for U. Rösler's side suggests that run should continue.

VfL Bochum 8th Nurnberg 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that VfL Bochum will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Nurnberg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
VfL Bochum’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-3
Nurnberg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
Nurnberg
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
23%
better
BOC
NUR
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Games scored18
14
Failed to score3
7
Scored first11
8
Goals scored30
24
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
12
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
21%
better
BOC
NUR
view stats
Games conceded14
19
Clean sheets7
2
Conceded first9
12
Goals conceded27
30
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.3
KickOff rating
+21%

VfL Bochum v Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 lLine ups will show here when available.

VfL Bochum Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21758
T HornF. OnyekaP HofmannC. Lenz
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Horn GLK21
1
-
L Morgalla DEF20
5
-
M Wittek DEF203
4
-
C. Lenz MID202
8
-
P Hofmann FWD2055
4
-
F. Onyeka MID1871
1
-
K. Wätjen MID181
4
-
P Strompf DEF171
4
-
N Loosli DEF171
2
-
F Passlack DEF161
2
-
M Pannewig MID1611
4
-
F. Alfa-Ruprecht FWD15
4
-
G Holtmann FWD1542
3
-
M Bero MID13
6
-
K Miyoshi  MID1021
4
-
M Kwarteng MID91
-
M. Clairicia FWD9
-
K. Koscierski DEF81
2
-
K Vogt DEF7
2
-
E Masovic DEF6
2
-
I Sissoko MID63
2
-
I Sissoko FWD61
1
-
R Roesch DEF5
1
-
M Obafemi FWD2
-
O. Darnell Keumo DEF1
-
C Kleine-Bekel DEF1
-
Nurnberg Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21568
J ReichertR. LubachJ JustvanA Markhiyev
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Reichert GLK21
1
-
L Lochoshvili DEF202
6
-
B. Yilmaz DEF205
5
-
F. Gruber DEF20
5
-
J Justvan MID2036
2
-
R. Lubach MID205
5
2
F Becker MID1831
5
-
T. Janisch DEF171
4
-
A Grimaldi FWD1612
-
A Markhiyev MID15
8
-
T. Drexler DEF131
1
-
A. Stepanov FWD131
-
R Knoche DEF111
-
M Biron FWD11
1
-
P Diop MID10
2
-
T Baack MID8
1
-
P. Lasse Scobel FWD82
1
-
S Telalović FWD8
1
-
N. Le Bret Maboulou FWD6
-
H Koudossou DEF41
1
-
O Karafiat DEF3
1
-
D Soares DEF2
1
-
E. Porstner DEF2
-
W. Osawe MID1
-
E. Grzywacz MID1
1
-
A. Chaikhoun MID1
-