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FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum: result 2-1 and analysis

2. BundesligaMatchday 3Kick-off on August 23, 2025 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen

FC Schalke 04
2-1
VfL Bochum

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What was the result of FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum?

FC Schalke 04 won 2-1 on August 23, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 65′G. HoltmannVfL Bochum
  • 76′H. KuruçayFC Schalke 04
  • 79′B. LasmeFC Schalke 04

Official lineup for FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Schalke 04

3-4-2-1
  1. 9M. Sylla
  1. 19K. Karaman
  2. 18C. Antwi-Adjei
  1. 33Vitalie Becker
  2. 23S. El-Faouzi
  3. 6R. Schallenberg
  4. 17A. Gantenbein
  1. 4H. Kuruçay
  2. 25N. Katić
  3. 5T. Becker
  1. 1L. Karius

VfL Bochum

3-1-4-2
  1. 17G. Holtmann
  2. 33P. Hofmann
  1. 32M. Wittek
  2. 19M. Bero
  3. 8K. Wätjen
  4. 15F. Passlack
  1. 34Cajetan Benjamin Lenz
  1. 3P. Strompf
  2. 7K. Vogt
  3. 39L. Morgalla
  1. 1T. Horn
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Schalke 04 have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; VfL Bochum have 4, 3 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

FC Schalke 04
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2025Lokomotive Leipzig(away)1-0DFB Pokal
Aug 9, 20251. FC Kaiserslautern(away)0-12. Bundesliga
Aug 1, 2025Hertha BSC(home)2-12. Bundesliga
Jul 26, 2025Sevilla(home)2-4Friendlies Clubs
Jul 20, 2025Rot Weiss Ahlen(away)3-0Friendlies Clubs
VfL Bochum
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 16, 2025BFC Dynamo(away)3-1DFB Pokal
Aug 10, 2025SV Elversberg(home)2-02. Bundesliga
Aug 2, 2025SV Darmstadt 98(away)1-42. Bundesliga
Jul 27, 2025Bayer Leverkusen(home)0-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 19, 2025Metalist 1925 Kharkiv(home)0-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 3 FC Schalke 04 wins, 0 draws, 0 VfL Bochum wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 4, 2023VfL Bochum 0-2 FC Schalke 04Bundesliga
Sep 10, 2022FC Schalke 04 3-1 VfL BochumBundesliga
Sep 5, 2020FC Schalke 04 3-0 VfL BochumFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: VfL Bochum vs FC Schalke 04 on Mar 4, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

FC Schalke 04 score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; VfL Bochum score 1.1 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Schalke 041.11.447/158/15
VfL Bochum1.11.848/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
8VfL Bochum11425111314

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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