VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98 prediction

2. Bundesliga · Sat, 28 Nov 2026 12:30 GMT · Vonovia Ruhrstadion

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

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TACTIX’s free model pick for VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98, 2. Bundesliga on Sat, 28 Nov 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 SV Darmstadt 98 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 28 November (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).

SV Darmstadt 98 are unbeaten in the last six meetings with VfL Bochum, 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).

Eight of SV Darmstadt 98’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in eight of SV Darmstadt 98’s last 15 results in all competitions (53%). Away from home, SV Darmstadt 98 have two wins, one draw and five defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.88 points per game, scoring 0.88 and conceding 2.13. SV Darmstadt 98 have scored nine goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). SV Darmstadt 98 have conceded 19 goals, the fourth-most of the 18 clubs.

VfL Bochum are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. SV Darmstadt 98 are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. VfL Bochum (11th) and SV Darmstadt 98 (16th) are two points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have VfL Bochum the stronger side, 97 rating points above SV Darmstadt 98 (VfL Bochum 1491, SV Darmstadt 98 1394, after at least 180 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 18 January 2026, finished VfL Bochum 3–3 SV Darmstadt 98.

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 SV Darmstadt 98 XI (4-2-3-1): M. Schuhen, R. Petretta, P. Pfeiffer, Y. Lührs, W. Mikelbrencis, K. Klefisch, N. Weißhaupt, H. Akiyama, M. Richter, L. Duijvestijn, M. Smit — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, K. Klefisch (3.7 per match over 11 appearances, two assists) and F. Kleinhansl (3.3 per match over six appearances) have been SV Darmstadt 98’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for SV Darmstadt 98 (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), K. Klefisch averages 0.6 key passes per 90 over 971 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances. F. Kleinhansl averages 4.8 tackles per 90 over 316 minutes, with a tackle in five of the last six appearances.

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

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Nov 2026 12:30 GMT · 2. Bundesliga · Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Head-to-head (last 6): VfL Bochum 2 · draws 2 · SV Darmstadt 98 2 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: VfL Bochum 2W 1D 2L · SV Darmstadt 98 2W 2D 1L

VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98 (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 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.88 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 4.25

Corners

against 5.63 / 8.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 3

Shots on target

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

over 8 matches

3 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.63 · 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	SV Darmstadt 98 for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 17.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.88 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.13 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.63 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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SV Darmstadt 98

SV Darmstadt 98 Goalkeeper

SV Darmstadt 98 — 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
M. Schuhen	12	901080 min	443.7 /90	181.5 /90	00 /90

SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 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+
M. Schuhen n 8	90	3.1 6/5

SV Darmstadt 98 Defensive

SV Darmstadt 98 — 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. Pfeiffer	12	871043 min	131.1 /90	211.8 /90	100.9 /90	544.7 /90	50.4 /90	00 /90
R. Petretta	10	83827 min	202.2 /90	171.9 /90	50.5 /90	465 /90	60.7 /90	50.5 /90
C. Lannert	8	87692 min	192.5 /90	70.9 /90	30.4 /90	384.9 /90	70.9 /90	00 /90
A. Vukotić	8	75597 min	132 /90	30.5 /90	81.2 /90	375.6 /90	50.8 /90	10.2 /90
Y. Lührs	8	69552 min	40.7 /90	61 /90	30.5 /90	182.9 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 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. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0.5 4/0	—
N. Weißhaupt n 8	69.3	0.6 4/0	4.1 6/6	—
K. Klefisch n 8	90	1.1 6/3	2.4 8/7	—
M. Smit n 8	86	1.8 6/3	0.5 4/0	—
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 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+
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	1.4 6/4
N. Weißhaupt n 8	69.3	0.8 4/1
K. Klefisch n 8	90	3.4 8/7
M. Smit n 8	86	0.8 4/2
R. Petretta n 8	84.6	2.3 7/4
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SV Darmstadt 98 Attacking

SV Darmstadt 98 — 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. Smit	11	86947 min	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	171.6 /90	80.8 /90	80.8 /90	40.4 /90
Lee Ho-Jae	10	50500 min	20.4 /90	10.2 /90	112 /90	40.7 /90	20.4 /90	20.4 /90
F. Lakenmacher	4	50201 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90	00 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
I. El Kadiri	1	1818 min	00 /90	00 /90	15 /90	15 /90	00 /90	00 /90
N. Weißhaupt	12	70837 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	111.2 /90	70.8 /90	91 /90	101.1 /90
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 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. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
N. Weißhaupt n 8	69.3	1.6 6/3	1 3/3
K. Klefisch n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0
M. Smit n 8	86	1.4 7/4	0.7 4/1
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SV Darmstadt 98 — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for SV Darmstadt 98 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. Schuhen n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
P. Pfeiffer n 8	85.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Weißhaupt n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Klefisch n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
M. Smit n 8	86	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind VfL Bochum v SV Darmstadt 98 — 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

SV Darmstadt 98WLDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

VfL Bochum 2 · 2 draws · SV Darmstadt 98 2 · 4.17 goals/game

2026-01-18 VfL Bochum 3–3 SV Darmstadt 98
2025-08-02 SV Darmstadt 98 4–1 VfL Bochum
2024-03-31 Vfl Bochum 2–2 SV Darmstadt 98
2023-11-03 SV Darmstadt 98 1–2 Vfl Bochum
2021-04-26 SV Darmstadt 98 3–1 Vfl Bochum
2021-01-02 Vfl Bochum 2–1 SV Darmstadt 98

League standing · 2026/27

VfL Bochum#11 pos11 pts10 pl-3 GD

SV Darmstadt 98#16 pos9 pts10 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

VfL Bochum scored0.8

SV Darmstadt 98 scored0.9

VfL Bochum conceded1.1

SV Darmstadt 98 conceded1.9

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between VfL Bochum and SV Darmstadt 98?: In their last 6 meetings, VfL Bochum won 2, SV Darmstadt 98 won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of VfL Bochum and SV Darmstadt 98?: Recent form — VfL Bochum 2W 1D 2L; SV Darmstadt 98 2W 2D 1L.

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