VfL Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld — 2. Bundesliga: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 23′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Foul
- 39′Arminia Bielefeld, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 63′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 64′Arminia Bielefeld, substitution:off
- 64′Arminia Bielefeld, substitution:off
- 72′Arminia Bielefeld, yellow card:Foul
- 78′Arminia Bielefeld, goal:0–1assist
- 81′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 82′Arminia Bielefeld, substitution:off
- 86′VfL Bochum, substitution:off
- 87′VfL Bochum, yellow card:Time wasting
- 90′Arminia Bielefeld, substitution:off
- 90′Arminia Bielefeld, yellow card:Time wasting
- Full-time0 – 1
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Match report
Arminia Bielefeld win at VfL Bochum through late Bediako Boakye goal
Arminia Bielefeld won 1-0 at VfL Bochum in a 2. Bundesliga Matchday 7 fixture at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion on 11 October. The match was goalless at half-time and stayed that way until the 78th minute, when the contest was finally settled by a single goal.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Benjamin Bediako Boakye scored it, converting a chance created by Joel Grodowski to put the visitors in front. Bochum, managed by Uwe Rösler, were unable to find an equaliser in the time that remained, and Oliver Kirch's side held on for the three points. There were no red cards, with two yellows shown to the hosts and three to the visitors.
The result lifted Bielefeld from 15th to ninth, with eight points from seven games. Bochum, who had started the day 11th on seven points, slipped to 12th. It ended a run of three draws from Bielefeld's previous five league outings, in which they had not won.
Benjamin Bediako Boakye scored the only goal of the match and received the highest rating of any player, 7.91. Maximilian Wittek was Bochum's best-rated player at 7.4.
Bochum held 64 per cent of the possession, yet Bielefeld still won the match.
Arminia Bielefeld won 1–0 away against VfL Bochum (half-time 0–0).
VfL Bochum met Arminia Bielefeld in the 2. Bundesliga (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Sunday, 11 October 2026, 11:30 UTC at Vonovia Ruhrstadion. Referee: Konrad Oldhafer.
Team pages: VfL Bochum · Arminia Bielefeld · 2. Bundesliga
Key moments
- 78' Goal: Benjamin Boakye (assist: Joel Grodowski) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
VfL Bochum (4-2-3-1)
Arminia Bielefeld (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave VfL Bochum 46%, the draw 27%, Arminia Bielefeld 27%. It finished VfL Bochum 0–1 Arminia Bielefeld.
Level sides, only home ground separates them — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and VfL Bochum's 46% is home ground and little else. The draw at 27% is what level sides usually produce.
Why VfL Bochum in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1436 to 1402. Sides this close won 45.8% of 13,710 home games (draw 27.7%, visitors 26.6%).
Why only 46%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 27% and Arminia Bielefeld at 27%.
Why is the draw second, level with the Arminia Bielefeld win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.7%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,145.
What did we measure but not count?
VfL Bochum come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals and 15 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). VfL Bochum are 1 game into a new manager (U. Rösler), appointed 21 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777.
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About this match
On this page: the VfL Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this 2. Bundesliga fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the VfL Bochum and Arminia Bielefeld team pages or the 2. Bundesliga page.