FC Schalke 04 vs VfL Bochum — 2. Bundesliga 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on xG from last 10+ matches
FC Schalke 0456%
VfL Bochum21%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
FC Schalke 04 creates 77% more chances
Season form · 10 home / 11 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over55
- Under45
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes54
- No46
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
FC Schalke 04 ↓
Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
FC Schalke 04 at home — creates 1.72, concedes 0.80 · 10 matches
VfL Bochum away — creates 1.28, concedes 1.96 · 11 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
FC Schalke 04 attack 1.72 + VfL Bochum defence 1.96 → ÷2 → 1.84
VfL Bochum attack 1.28 + FC Schalke 04 defence 0.80 → ÷2 → 1.04
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 56%?"
FC Schalke 04 at 56% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 56% does not mean "FC Schalke 04 will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Player of the match
Match Events
VfL Bochum substitutes
Head to Head
4 previous meetings · small sampleFC Schalke 04
SV Elversberg
SC Paderborn 07
Hannover 96
SV Darmstadt 98
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Hertha BSC
1. FC NürnbergVfL Bochum
Karlsruher SC
Dynamo Dresden
Holstein Kiel
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Arminia Bielefeld
1. FC Magdeburg
Eintracht Braunschweig
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Preußen Münster
Rot-Weiß EssenIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
Possession
Shots
Pass accuracy
Statistics
FC Schalke 04 host VfL Bochum on Saturday, 23 August 2025 at 18:30. The match is part of the 2. Bundesliga 2018/2019 season.
2. Bundesliga: FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Bochum
FC Schalke 04 beat VfL Bochum 2-1 in 2. Bundesliga on August 23, 2025.
Goals: G. Holtmann (65'), H. Kurucay (76'), B. Lasme (79').
FC Schalke 04 controlled possession (52%) and registered 15 shots to 14.
The match was played at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen.