VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · Vonovia Ruhrstadion

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: VfL Bochum · 1. FC Heidenheim · Head-to-head

TACTIX’s free model pick for VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

VfL Bochum host 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 12:30 UK).

The key numbers

VfL Bochum have scored eight goals, the fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

VfL Bochum are unbeaten in the last six meetings with 1. FC Heidenheim, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

Five of VfL Bochum’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (33%). Both teams scored in nine of VfL Bochum’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, VfL Bochum have one win, three draws and three defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 0.86 points per game, scoring 0.71 and conceding 0.86. VfL Bochum have conceded 11 goals, the third-fewest of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games).

Nine of 1. FC Heidenheim’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 10 of 1. FC Heidenheim’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, 1. FC Heidenheim have two wins, two draws and four defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.00 points per game, scoring 1.75 and conceding 2.50. 1. FC Heidenheim have scored 17 goals, the sixth-most of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). 1. FC Heidenheim have conceded 18 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs.

VfL Bochum are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. 1. FC Heidenheim are winless in their last five matches in all competitions. VfL Bochum (11th) and 1. FC Heidenheim (sixth) are four points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have VfL Bochum the stronger side, 5 rating points above 1. FC Heidenheim (VfL Bochum 1491, 1. FC Heidenheim 1486, after at least 180 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 2 May 2025, finished 1. FC Heidenheim 0–0 VfL Bochum.

Team news

Predicted VfL Bochum XI (4-2-3-1): T. Horn, M. Steinwender, K. Mets, S. Klaiber, M. Wittek, M. Pannewig, T. Meyer, K. Miyoshi, G. Holtmann, B. Taz, P. Hofmann — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, P. Hofmann (3.5 per match over 12 appearances, five goals) and M. Pannewig (3.4 per match over 11 appearances, one assist) have been VfL Bochum’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for VfL Bochum (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), P. Hofmann averages 2.3 shots per 90 over 1018 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances. M. Pannewig averages 0.9 key passes per 90 over 865 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted 1. FC Heidenheim XI (4-4-2): T. Dähne, P. Mainka, J. Föhrenbach, M. Heule, O. Mhamdi, J. Schöppner, P. Hennrich, C. Conteh, J. Niehues, M. Kaufmann, B. Zivzivadze — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Michael Heule (6.6 per match over eight appearances, one assist) and J. Schöppner (4.8 per match over 11 appearances, three goals and one assist) have been 1. FC Heidenheim’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for 1. FC Heidenheim (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Michael Heule averages 3.8 tackles per 90 over 1029 minutes, with a tackle in eight of the last 10 appearances. J. Schöppner averages 1.0 key passes per 90 over 975 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Head-to-head (last 6): VfL Bochum 3 · draws 3 · 1. FC Heidenheim 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: VfL Bochum 2W 1D 2L · 1. FC Heidenheim 0W 3D 2L

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim (2. Bundesliga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.38 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 7

Corners

against 5.63 / 6.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 6.88

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 5.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

3 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	VfL Bochum for / against	Line	1. FC Heidenheim for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	19.38 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	6.88 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.88 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.75 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5

VfL Bochum

VfL Bochum Goalkeeper

VfL Bochum — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. Horn	12	911088 min	352.9 /90	100.8 /90	00 /90

VfL Bochum — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Bochum before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Horn n 8	90	3.4 6/6

VfL Bochum Defensive

VfL Bochum — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Steinwender	12	911088 min	121 /90	131.1 /90	141.2 /90	433.6 /90	90.7 /90	30.2 /90
Karol Mets	12	871043 min	70.6 /90	171.5 /90	30.3 /90	282.4 /90	121 /90	10.1 /90
M. Wittek	12	871038 min	141.2 /90	121 /90	40.3 /90	453.9 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90
S. Klaiber	8	81647 min	91.3 /90	101.4 /90	30.4 /90	233.2 /90	91.3 /90	30.4 /90
O. Olsen	5	65324 min	51.4 /90	113.1 /90	20.6 /90	164.4 /90	92.5 /90	10.3 /90
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VfL Bochum — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Bochum before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Steinwender n 8	90	0.9 6/1	0.1 1/0	—
T. Horn n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0	—
Karol Mets n 8	90	1.3 7/3	0.3 2/0	—
M. Wittek n 8	85.8	0.8 3/2	1.4 5/4	—
P. Hofmann n 8	81.3	2.2 7/5	0.7 5/0	—
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VfL Bochum — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Bochum before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Steinwender n 8	90	0.9 5/2
Karol Mets n 8	90	0.3 2/0
M. Wittek n 8	85.8	1.4 7/2
P. Hofmann n 8	81.3	0.6 3/1
K. Miyoshi n 8	74.5	1.1 4/1
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VfL Bochum Attacking

VfL Bochum — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Hofmann	12	851018 min	50.4 /90	00 /90	262.3 /90	131.1 /90	100.9 /90	10.1 /90
C. Rasmussen	12	55655 min	30.4 /90	10.1 /90	141.9 /90	81.1 /90	121.6 /90	111.5 /90
Jarne Steuckers	7	39276 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	82.6 /90	20.7 /90	20.7 /90	31 /90
Alessandro Crimaldi	4	33131 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90
K. Miyoshi	12	78931 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	181.7 /90	70.7 /90	151.5 /90	111.1 /90
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VfL Bochum — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Bochum before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Steinwender n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Horn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Karol Mets n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Wittek n 8	85.8	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
P. Hofmann n 8	81.3	2.2 8/3	1 5/2
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VfL Bochum — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for VfL Bochum before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Steinwender n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
T. Horn n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Karol Mets n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Wittek n 8	85.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
P. Hofmann n 8	81.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
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1. FC Heidenheim

1. FC Heidenheim Goalkeeper

1. FC Heidenheim — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
T. Dähne	8	90720 min	313.9 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90
Frank Feller	3	92277 min	82.6 /90	123.9 /90	00 /90

1. FC Heidenheim — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Heidenheim before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
T. Dähne n 8	90	3.9 7/6
Frank Feller n 8	83.4	3.4 5/5

1. FC Heidenheim Defensive

1. FC Heidenheim — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
P. Mainka	11	87952 min	161.5 /90	232.2 /90	100.9 /90	726.8 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90
J. Föhrenbach	10	91907 min	181.8 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90	404 /90	30.3 /90	00 /90
O. Mhamdi	10	65653 min	60.8 /90	71 /90	30.4 /90	202.8 /90	81.1 /90	20.3 /90
M. Heule	8	90716 min	384.8 /90	192.4 /90	30.4 /90	668.3 /90	70.9 /90	20.3 /90
M. Busch	8	68546 min	152.5 /90	50.8 /90	20.3 /90	264.3 /90	71.2 /90	10.2 /90
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1. FC Heidenheim — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Heidenheim before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Schöppner n 8	87.3	1.2 7/2	0.5 3/1	—
P. Mainka n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.6 3/2	—
J. Föhrenbach n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.8 5/1	—
O. Mhamdi n 8	68.6	0.7 4/0	0.8 3/2	—
M. Honsak n 8	49.6	0.7 2/1	1.1 3/1	—
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1. FC Heidenheim — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Heidenheim before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Schöppner n 8	87.3	2.3 6/5
P. Mainka n 8	90	1.3 6/2
J. Föhrenbach n 8	90	2.3 6/6
O. Mhamdi n 8	68.6	0.7 3/1
M. Honsak n 8	49.6	1.4 4/1
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1. FC Heidenheim Attacking

1. FC Heidenheim — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Honsak	10	50501 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	71.3 /90	20.4 /90	61.1 /90	10.2 /90
B. Zivzivadze	9	76686 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	212.8 /90	111.4 /90	111.4 /90	50.7 /90
M. Kaufmann	9	55499 min	10.2 /90	20.4 /90	152.7 /90	30.5 /90	91.6 /90	20.4 /90
A. Vogt	7	60423 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	214.5 /90	81.7 /90	61.3 /90	40.9 /90
M. Pieringer	3	86258 min	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	41.4 /90	10.3 /90	41.4 /90	10.3 /90
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1. FC Heidenheim — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Heidenheim before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Schöppner n 8	87.3	1 5/3	0.5 4/0
P. Mainka n 8	90	1.5 6/2	0.4 3/0
J. Föhrenbach n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
O. Mhamdi n 8	68.6	2.5 7/4	1.1 5/2
M. Honsak n 8	49.6	1.1 4/1	0.2 1/0
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1. FC Heidenheim — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for 1. FC Heidenheim before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Schöppner n 8	87.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
P. Mainka n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Föhrenbach n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
O. Mhamdi n 8	68.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Honsak n 8	49.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind VfL Bochum v 1. FC Heidenheim — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

VfL BochumLLDWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1 conceded per game

1. FC HeidenheimDDLDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

VfL Bochum 3 · 3 draws · 1. FC Heidenheim 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2025-05-02 1. FC Heidenheim 0–0 VfL Bochum
2024-12-22 VfL Bochum 2–0 1. FC Heidenheim
2024-04-13 Vfl Bochum 1–1 FC Heidenheim
2023-11-26 FC Heidenheim 0–0 Vfl Bochum
2021-04-21 FC Heidenheim 0–2 Vfl Bochum
2020-12-18 Vfl Bochum 3–0 FC Heidenheim

League standing · 2026/27

VfL Bochum#11 pos11 pts10 pl-3 GD

1. FC Heidenheim#6 pos15 pts10 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

VfL Bochum scored0.8

1. FC Heidenheim scored1.7

VfL Bochum conceded1.1

1. FC Heidenheim conceded1.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between VfL Bochum and 1. FC Heidenheim?: In their last 6 meetings, VfL Bochum won 3, 1. FC Heidenheim won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of VfL Bochum and 1. FC Heidenheim?: Recent form — VfL Bochum 2W 1D 2L; 1. FC Heidenheim 0W 3D 2L.

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