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VfL Bochum 1848 v FC Schalke 04 : Bundesliga 2 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Vonovia Ruhrstadion, Bochum

the Vonovia Ruhrstadion faithful welcome FC Schalke 04's supporters on Saturday lunch time, as Uwe Rösler's VfL Bochum 1848 take on Miron Muslić's charges in the Bundesliga 2. Statistics for our tip of under 3.5 goals are shown below, including head-to-head history. Flipping the market using the tabs below changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, so be sure to have a browse to find the best bet for you.

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VfL Bochum 1848's next match is v Paderborn at 12:30 on Sunday 15th February
FC Schalke 04's next match is v Holstein at 12:30 on Sunday 15th February
The last German Bundesliga 2 meeting between VfL Bochum and Schalke was on Saturday 31st January 2026
German Bundesliga 2
January 31st 2026
VfL Bochum 2
0 Schalke
 
K. Miyoshi 1'
P. Hofmann 43'
 
BOC
S04
Shots On
6
2
Shots Off
3
7
Corners
2
4
Possession
39%
61%
Fouls
15
13
Yellow/red cards
4/0
 
VfL BochumSchalke
 
T. Horn
P. Strompf
C. Marshall (M. Sobottka 70')
G. Holtmann (F. Alfa-Ruprecht 46')
N. Loosli
M. Wittek (M. Rakneberg 82')
K. Miyoshifootball icon (F. Passlack 62')
C. Lenz
P. Hofmannfootball icon
L. Morgalla
F. Onyeka (E. Mašović 82')
L. Karius
(T. Dietrich 81') F. Sanchez
T. Becker
R. Schallenberg
K. Karaman
D. Ljubicic
(A. Younes 70') C. Louis Gomis
N. Katić
S. El-Faouzi
M. Ayhan
(E. Džeko 46') M. Wallentowitz

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be no more than 3 goals scored by VfL Bochum and Schalke combined during 90 minutes. Latest form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this prediction, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 75% chance of it being a winning tip. The top price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.30.

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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Schalke coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
VfL Bochum
34%
31/201/1000
Draw
27%
23/1050/1
Schalke
39%
8/5750/1
Draw 1-1
13%
11/218/5
Schalke 1-0
11%
15/27/1
VfL Bochum 1-0
10%
15/218/5
Draw 0-0
8%
9/17/1
Schalke 2-1
8%
9/19/1
VfL Bochum 2-1
8%
9/111/2
Schalke 2-0
7%
12/112/1
VfL Bochum 2-0
6%
12/11/4
Draw 2-2
5%
14/133/1
Schalke 3-1
4%
20/122/1
VfL Bochum 3-1
3%
20/125/1
Schalke 3-0
3%
25/122/1
VfL Bochum 3-0
2%
25/113/2
Schalke 3-2
2%
28/1100/1
VfL Bochum 3-2
2%
28/180/1
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
1/111/2
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/51/12
Home 1st Goal
46%
20/2117/20
Away 1st Goal
48%
1/15/4
No 1st Goal
5%
9/17/1
BTTS - Yes
50%
4/517/2
BTTS - No
50%
10/111/25
BTTS - Home Win
15%
9/219/4
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/233/1
BTTS - Away Win
17%
9/2100/1
Home/draw
61%
1/21/1000
Away/draw
66%
1/266/1
Home/away
73%
1/31/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
3/102/13
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
12/57/2
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
5/233/1
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
2/71/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
6/180/1
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/101/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
14/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/201/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
10/113/2
Home DNB
53%
5/61/1000
Away DNB
58%
5/6100/1
VfL Bochum win to nil
19%
10/3-
Schalke win to nil
22%
7/2-
VfL Bochum / VfL Bochum
20%
10/31/11
VfL Bochum / Schalke
3%
28/118/1
VfL Bochum / Draw
6%
14/17/1
Draw / VfL Bochum
14%
5/1100/1
Draw / Schalke
13%
5/1125/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1100/1
Schalke / VfL Bochum
3%
25/11/50
Schalke / Schalke
18%
10/345/1
Schalke / Draw
6%
14/11/50
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga 2 table

VfL Bochum have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 2. VfL Bochum have conceded 21 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

VfL Bochum have played 9 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Schalke lay in 1st place on 39 points in the Bundesliga 2 league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 24 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Schalke have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Schalke have played 10 away games, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
VfL Bochum
Schalke
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Darmstadt2111821841 
d
 
3-3A
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
2
Schalke2112451040 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
-
-
3
Paderborn211236939 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
4
Elversberg2111551438 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
5
Hannover2111551038 
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
w
 
0-3F
6
H.Berlin21975834 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 14
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
7
Kaiserslautern21948431 
Mar 7
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
8
VfL Bochum21768327 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
9
Karlsruher21768-727 
d
 
2-2F
May 17
Apr 4
l
 
2-1F
10
Nurnberg21759-626 
Feb 20
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 9
11
Arminia21669324 
w
 
1-0F
May 2
Mar 6
w
 
1-2F
12
Holstein21669-324 
Mar 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 15
13
Dusseldorf217311-1124 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 27
May 2
w
 
0-2F
14
E. Braun217311-1224 
Apr 11
w
 
0-2F
May 17
l
 
2-1A
15
Magdeburg217212-623 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
16
Preussen Munster21579-722 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
17
Dresden215610-721 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
18
Greuther215412-2019 
Apr 25
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
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Win / draw / win form
VfL Bochum 10TH
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
VfL Bochum3 - 3Darmstadt
VfL Bochum2 - 2Karlsruher
VfL Bochum1 - 0Arminia
VfL Bochum1 - 2Dresden
VfL Bochum2 - 0Magdeburg
VfL Bochum3 - 2H.Berlin
VfL Bochum0 - 1Dusseldorf
VfL Bochum1 - 2Preussen Munster
VfL Bochum2 - 0Elversberg
VfL Bochum1 - 4Mainz
VfL Bochum1 - 1Union Berlin
VfL Bochum1 - 2Augsburg
VfL Bochum0 - 4Stuttgart
VfL Bochum1 - 3E.Frankfurt
VfL Bochum0 - 1Hoffenheim
VfL Bochum2 - 0Dortmund
VfL Bochum0 - 1Freiburg
VfL Bochum3 - 3RB Leipzig
VfL Bochum1 - 0St. Pauli
VfL Bochum2 - 0Heidenheim
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AVfL Bochum1 - 1Elversberg
HVfL Bochum3 - 3Darmstadt
HVfL Bochum2 - 2Karlsruher
AVfL Bochum0 - 0Hannover
HVfL Bochum1 - 0Arminia
AVfL Bochum3 - 0Greuther
HVfL Bochum1 - 2Dresden
AVfL Bochum2 - 0E. Braun
HVfL Bochum2 - 0Magdeburg
AVfL Bochum1 - 1Holstein
HVfL Bochum3 - 2H.Berlin
AVfL Bochum2 - 3Kaiserslautern
HVfL Bochum0 - 1Dusseldorf
AVfL Bochum1 - 2Nurnberg
AVfL Bochum0 - 1Paderborn
HVfL Bochum1 - 2Preussen Munster
AVfL Bochum1 - 2Schalke
HVfL Bochum2 - 0Elversberg
AVfL Bochum1 - 4Darmstadt
AVfL Bochum2 - 0St. Pauli
Schalke 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
H.Berlin0 - 0Schalke
E. Braun2 - 1Schalke
Dusseldorf0 - 2Schalke
Preussen Munster0 - 0Schalke
Karlsruher2 - 1Schalke
Hannover0 - 3Schalke
Arminia1 - 2Schalke
Magdeburg0 - 2Schalke
Dresden0 - 1Schalke
Kaiserslautern1 - 0Schalke
Dusseldorf2 - 0Schalke
Kaiserslautern2 - 1Schalke
Regensburg2 - 0Schalke
Greuther3 - 3Schalke
H.Berlin1 - 2Schalke
Darmstadt2 - 0Schalke
Köln1 - 0Schalke
E. Braun0 - 0Schalke
Elversberg1 - 4Schalke
Paderborn2 - 4Schalke
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSchalke2 - 2Kaiserslautern
ASchalke0 - 0H.Berlin
ASchalke1 - 2E. Braun
HSchalke1 - 0Nurnberg
ASchalke2 - 0Dusseldorf
HSchalke2 - 1Paderborn
ASchalke0 - 0Preussen Munster
HSchalke1 - 0Elversberg
ASchalke1 - 2Karlsruher
HSchalke1 - 0Darmstadt
ASchalke3 - 0Hannover
ASchalke2 - 1Arminia
HSchalke1 - 0Greuther
ASchalke2 - 0Magdeburg
HSchalke0 - 1Holstein
ASchalke1 - 0Dresden
HSchalke2 - 1VfL Bochum
ASchalke0 - 1Kaiserslautern
HSchalke2 - 1H.Berlin
HSchalke1 - 2Elversberg
Goal Statistics
VfL Bochum 10th Schalke 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that VfL Bochum will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Schalke will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
VfL Bochum have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
-7
Schalke’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga 2 - 2025/2026 season
VfL Bochum
PG (predicted goals)
Schalke
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
8%
better
BOC
S04
view stats
Games scored16
15
Failed to score3
4
Scored first10
11
Goals scored27
24
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.3
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.7
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
BOC
S04
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
9
Clean sheets6
10
Conceded first8
6
Goals conceded26
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded11
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
10
Conversion rate against13%
10%
Avg. XG against1.7
1
KickOff rating
+34%

VfL Bochum v Schalke 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
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Horn GLK21
1
-
L Morgalla DEF20
5
-
N Loosli DEF171
2
-
P Strompf DEF171
4
-
M Wittek DEF203
4
-
C. Lenz MID202
8
-
K Miyoshi  MID1021
4
-
F. Onyeka MID1871
1
-
G Holtmann MID1542
3
-
C Marshall FWD41
1
-
P Hofmann FWD2055
4
-
Subs
N Thiede GLK
-
E Masovic DEF6
2
-
F Passlack DEF161
2
-
M Rakneberg DEF2
-
K. Koscierski DEF81
2
-
K. Wätjen MID181
4
-
M Kwarteng MID91
-
M Sobottka MID1
-
F. Alfa-Ruprecht FWD15
4
-
Schalke Bundesliga 2 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21745
L KariusK KaramanS El-FaouziN Katic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Karius GLK21
3
-
T Becker DEF13
2
-
N Katic DEF2011
4
1
M. Ayhan DEF17
4
-
M. Wallentowitz MID111
1
-
S El-Faouzi MID2114
4
-
R Schallenberg MID201
3
-
F Sánchez MID18
2
-
D Ljubicic FWD2
-
K Karaman FWD2074
2
-
C. Louis Gomis FWD1211
1
-
Subs
K Müller GLK
-
J. Siebeking GLK
-
T Dietrich DEF1
-
M. Khadr DEF
-
F Porath MID1711
3
-
M. Grüger MID4
1
-
P. Pöpperl MID3
-
A Younes FWD5
1
-
E Dzeko FWD33
-