The big picture

VfL Bochum come in 8th on the ladder with 14 points; Kaiserslautern are 3rd on 21. Kaiserslautern are the side higher up the table.

Form

VfL Bochum have won one of their last five and most recently beat St. Pauli 2–0.

Kaiserslautern have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Hannover 96 1–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 4 times on our records since 2003: VfL Bochum 2, Kaiserslautern 0, 2 drawn.

Last time out (2004-05), VfL Bochum won 2–1 at Fritz-Walter Stadion.

Biggest margin between these two: VfL Bochum by 4 goals in 2003-04 (4–0).

Players to watch

For VfL Bochum, watch Myron Boadu (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2024-25) and Matús Bero (0.2 goals a game, 2 assists in 2024-25).

For Kaiserslautern, watch Etey Shechter (0.1 goals a game in 2011-12) and Pierre De Wit (0.1 goals a game, 1 assist in 2011-12).

At Vonovia Ruhrstadion

VfL Bochum have won 4 of their last 20 at Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.