VfL Bochum 1848 2-0 FSV Mainz 05: result and report

Bundesliga · Saturday 21 August 2021

Result

VfL Bochum 1848 2-0 FSV Mainz 05

Bundesliga · Saturday 21 August 2021, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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VfL Bochum 1848 2-0 FSV Mainz 05: match report

VfL Bochum 1848 won against FSV Mainz 05 2-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday 21 August 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Gerrit Holtmann opened the scoring in the 21st minute. VfL Bochum 1848's goals came from Gerrit Holtmann (21') and Sebastian Polter (56'). FSV Mainz 05 did not score.

Discipline: VfL Bochum 1848 received 4 yellow cards; FSV Mainz 05 received 3 yellow cards.

VfL Bochum 1848 went on to finish that season 13th with 42 points, and FSV Mainz 05 8th with 46.

VfL Bochum 1848 lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FSV Mainz 05 in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Armel Bella-Kotchap of VfL Bochum 1848 (8.3), ahead of Simon Zoller (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 VfL Bochum 1848 wins, 1 draw and 3 for FSV Mainz 05.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Gerrit HoltmannVfL Bochum 1848 · 1-0
  • 54'Yellow card · Elvis RexhbecajVfL Bochum 1848
  • 56'Goal · Sebastian PolterVfL Bochum 1848 · 2-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Jean-Paul BoëtiusFSV Mainz 05
  • 67'Yellow card · Leandro BarreiroFSV Mainz 05
  • 87'Yellow card · Manuel RiemannVfL Bochum 1848
  • 89'Yellow card · Dominik KohrFSV Mainz 05
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Takuma AsanoVfL Bochum 1848
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Simon ZollerVfL Bochum 1848

Head-to-head

4 meetings: VfL Bochum 1848 0, draws 1, FSV Mainz 05 3.

Team news

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VfL Bochum 1848 line-up (4-2-3-1)

Manuel Riemann, Cristian Gamboa, Konstantinos-Vassilios Lambropoulos, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Danilo Soares, Elvis Rexhbecaj, Anthony Losilla, Simon Zoller, Miloš Pantović, Gerrit Holtmann, Sebastian Polter

FSV Mainz 05 line-up (3-5-2)

Robin Zentner, Moussa Niakhaté, Stefan Bell, Alexander Hack, Silvan Widmer, Leandro Barreiro, Niklas Tauer, Paul Nebel, Aarón Martín, Jonathan Burkardt, Jae-sung Lee