VfL Bochum 1848 3-2 Hertha BSC: result and report

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025

Result

VfL Bochum 1848 3-2 Hertha BSC

2. Bundesliga · Saturday 18 October 2025, 18:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

VfL Bochum 1848 · Hertha BSC · 2. Bundesliga predictions

VfL Bochum 1848 3-2 Hertha BSC: match report

VfL Bochum 1848 won against Hertha BSC 3-2 in the 2. Bundesliga on Saturday 18 October 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time.

VfL Bochum 1848's goals came from an own goal by Michal Karbownik (13'), Francis Onyeka (32') and Francis Onyeka (60'). Hertha BSC scored through Luca Schuler (72') and Fabian Reese (80', penalty).

Discipline: VfL Bochum 1848 received 4 yellow cards; Hertha BSC received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game VfL Bochum 1848 were 17th on 3 points from 8 and Hertha BSC 8th on 11 points from 8. VfL Bochum 1848 went on to finish that season 9th with 44 points, and Hertha BSC 7th with 51.

VfL Bochum 1848 lined up in a 4-3-3 and Hertha BSC in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Francis Onyeka of VfL Bochum 1848 (8.5), ahead of Fabian Reese (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 VfL Bochum 1848 wins, 4 draws and 4 for Hertha BSC.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

13'Own goal · Michal KarbownikVfL Bochum 1848 · 1-0
32'Goal · Francis OnyekaVfL Bochum 1848 · 2-0
60'Goal · Francis OnyekaVfL Bochum 1848 · 3-0
65'Yellow card · Leandro MorgallaVfL Bochum 1848
69'Yellow card · Mats PannewigVfL Bochum 1848
72'Goal · Luca SchulerHertha BSC · 3-1
80'Penalty goal · Fabian ReeseHertha BSC · 3-2
90'Yellow card · Julian EitschbergerHertha BSC
90+1'Yellow card · Diego DemmeHertha BSC
90+1'Yellow card · Fabian ReeseHertha BSC
90+4'Yellow card · Matus BeroVfL Bochum 1848
90+4'Yellow cardVfL Bochum 1848

Head-to-head

10 meetings: VfL Bochum 1848 2, draws 4, Hertha BSC 4.

Hertha BSC 1-1 VfL Bochum 1848Bundesliga · 20 May 2023
VfL Bochum 1848 3-1 Hertha BSCBundesliga · 21 Jan 2023
Hertha BSC 1-1 VfL Bochum 1848Bundesliga · 4 Feb 2022
VfL Bochum 1848 1-3 Hertha BSCBundesliga · 12 Sep 2021
Hertha BSC 0-0 VfL Bochum 1848Bundesliga · 30 Jan 2010
VfL Bochum 1848 1-0 Hertha BSCBundesliga · 23 Aug 2009

Team news

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Pascal KlemensHertha BSC · injury (Ankle Injury)
John BrooksHertha BSC · injury (Calf Muscle Tear)
Koji MiyoshiVfL Bochum 1848 · injury (Overstretching Of The Syndesmotic Ligament)
Ibrahima SissokoVfL Bochum 1848 · injury (Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation)

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

Timo Horn, Leandro-Noel Morgalla, Erhan Masovic, Philipp Strompf, Maximilian Wittek, Francis Onyeka, Matus Bero, Mats Pannewig, Kjell Wätjen, Philipp Hofmann, Gerrit Holtmann

Hertha BSC line-up (4-2-3-1)

Tjark Ernst, Linus Jasper Gechter, Toni Leistner, Márton Dárdai, Michal Karbownik, Kennet Eichhorn, Paul Seguin, Marten Winkler, Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson, Fabian Reese, Sebastian Grönning