Bundesliga: Schalke 04 conquers VfL Bochum 1848 3-1
GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 conquers VfL Bochum 1848 3-1.
GELSENKIRCHEN. Schalke 04 beats VfL Bochum 1848 3-1. VfL Bochum 1848 lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the VELTINS-Arena stadium in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Felix Zwayer who was helped by Stefan Lupp and Marco Achmüller. The 4th official was Sven Waschitzki. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.63 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.
Match Statistics
VfL Bochum 1848 was in firm control of the ball 56% while Schalke 04 was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
VfL Bochum 1848 was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Schalke 04 succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Schalke 04 shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Bochum 1848 shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Schalke 04 received 2 yellow cards (A. Schwolow and F. Flick). On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 received 3 yellow cards (S. Zoller, A. Losilla and D. T. Soares).
After playing this contest, Schalke 04 will have 3 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen to move up in the 17th place. On the other side, VfL Bochum 1848 will stay with 0 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
G. Holtmann
T. Asano
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9'9'
S. Zoller
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29'29'
A. Losilla
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38'38'
D. Drexler
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46'46'
S. Janko
C. Gamboa
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53'53'
S. Zoller
P. Hofmann
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57'57'
R. Zalazar
J. Larsson
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68'68'
S. Polter
D. Drexler
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73'73'
E. Masovic (OG)
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77'77'
P. Osterhage
S. Zoller
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77'77'
J. Osei-Tutu
P. Forster
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82'82'
D. T. Soares
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85'85'
S. Ganvoula
D. T. Soares
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86'86'
A. Schwolow
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86'86'
F. Flick
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87'87'
L. Greiml
T. Krauss
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87'87'
K. Karaman
S. Terodde
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90'90'
S. Polter
Next match
In the upcoming Bundesliga match, Schalke 04 will play away with Borussia Dortmund on the 17th of September with a 11-11 head to head stats.
VfL Bochum 1848 will host FC Köln on the 18th of September with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of FC Köln (3 draws).
Schalke 04: Formation and Lineups
Schalke 04 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Frank Kramer chose to play with the following team: Alexander Schwolow , Henning Matriciani , Sepp van den Berg , Maya Yoshida , Tobias Mohr , Tom Krauß , Florian Flick , Jordan Larsson , Dominick Drexler , Marius Bülter and Simon Terodde .
Substitutes
Schalke 04 made 4 changes: J. Larsson for R. Zalazar (57′), D. Drexler for S. Polter (68′), T. Krauss for L. Greiml (87′) and S. Terodde for K. Karaman (87′).
Top player: Dominick Drexler
Probably the most impressive player in Schalke 04 was Dominick Drexler.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
VfL Bochum 1848: Formation and Lineups
Also VfL Bochum 1848 adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Thomas Reis played with: Manuel Riemann , Cristian Gamboa , Erhan Mašović , Vasilis Lampropoulos , Danilo Soares , Anthony Losilla , Philipp Förster , Simon Zoller , Kevin Stöger , Takuma Asano and Philipp Hofmann .
Substitutes
VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: T. Asano for G. Holtmann (4′), C. Gamboa for S. Janko (46′), S. Zoller for P. Osterhage (77′), P. Forster for J. Osei-Tutu (77′) and D. T. Soares for S. Ganvoula (85′).
Best player: Manuel Riemann
The player that probably impressed the most for VfL Bochum 1848 was the goalkeeper: Manuel Riemann. His rating is 7.35. He performed 6 saves.
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