Bundesliga · 2023

VfL Bochum 1848 2–2 1. FSV Mainz 05 · Bundesliga

2–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 drew 2–2.

Shots
129
Shots on target
43
Expected goals
1.450.43
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

VfL Bochum 1848 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (VfL Bochum 1848 – 1. FSV Mainz 05): shots 12–9, shots on target 4–3, expected goals 1.45–0.43, possession 50%–50%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

VfL Bochum 1848 have a visible home split

weak

VfL Bochum 1848's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

19.5 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season14.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots19.5 shots/match14.3 shots/match13.2 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

1. FSV Mainz 05's recent record differs from the season

weak

1. FSV Mainz 05's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1 goal/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match1 goal/match1.56 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

13.9 fouls/matchFoulsVfL Bochum 1848 · 1. FSV Mainz 0515 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricVfL Bochum 18481. FSV Mainz 05Baseline
Fouls13.9 fouls/match15 fouls/match11.8 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots9 shotsVfL Bochum 1848 12 shots, 1. FSV Mainz 05 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots3 shotsVfL Bochum 1848 4 shots, 1. FSV Mainz 05 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.45 xG0.43 xGVfL Bochum 1848 1.45 xG, 1. FSV Mainz 05 0.43 xG
  • Possession50%50%VfL Bochum 1848 50%, 1. FSV Mainz 05 50%
  • Corners5 corners4 cornersVfL Bochum 1848 5 corners, 1. FSV Mainz 05 4 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls21 foulsVfL Bochum 1848 14 fouls, 1. FSV Mainz 05 21 fouls

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: VfL Bochum 1848 favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 6 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

VfL Bochum 18489 matches1. FSV Mainz 059 matches
0.89 goals/matchGoals scored9/9▲ 1 goal/match
2.56 goals/matchGoals allowed9/92.67 goals/match
1.19 xG/match ▲Expected goals9/90.93 xG/match
14.3 shots/match ▲Shots9/912.3 shots/match
4.33 shots/match ▲Shots on target9/93.78 shots/match
44.2%Possession9/9● 46.6%
3.56 corners/matchCorners9/9● 3.89 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls9/915 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples9 / 9home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 27 Oct 2023, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

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