Kaiserslautern 2-0 VfL Bochum: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

2. Bundesliga, Saturday, 17 October 2026: Kaiserslautern came out on top against VfL Bochum, winning 2-0. The margin of victory was 2 goals.

Kaiserslautern led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Fritz-Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Kaiserslautern have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 5 goals and let in 4 goals (W-L-W-D-D).

Over their last 5 games VfL Bochum have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 8 goals and let in 6 goals (W-D-L-W-L).

Kaiserslautern arrive in better form, taking 8 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for VfL Bochum.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was VfL Bochum 3-2 Kaiserslautern on Saturday, 7 March 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 2 goals.

31' - Milos Lukovic scored for Kaiserslautern (1-0). 75' - Semih Sahin converted a penalty for Kaiserslautern (2-0).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 4 yellow cards: 1 for Kaiserslautern and 3 for VfL Bochum.

Substitutions recorded: 6 substitutions for Kaiserslautern and 4 substitutions for VfL Bochum.

Match statistics

Kaiserslautern had 45.5% of possession, against 54.5% for VfL Bochum.

Kaiserslautern had 16 shots, 3 on target, while VfL Bochum had 8 shots, 2 on target. Kaiserslautern won 6 corners and VfL Bochum won 4 corners. Kaiserslautern committed 8 fouls and VfL Bochum committed 11 fouls.

Kaiserslautern had the most shots on target (3).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Kaiserslautern are 4th with 15 points from 8 matches, while VfL Bochum are 13th with 7 points from 8 matches. That leaves VfL Bochum 8 points behind Kaiserslautern.

More on this match

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