VfL Bochum vs VfL Wolfsburg: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

On Friday, 23 October 2026, VfL Bochum welcome VfL Wolfsburg for a 2. Bundesliga fixture set to start at 16:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Vonovia Ruhrstadion in Bochum. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows VfL Bochum in 16th place (7 points from 8 matches) and VfL Wolfsburg in 3rd place (15 points from 8 matches). VfL Wolfsburg hold a 8 points advantage over VfL Bochum in the standings.

VfL Bochum are currently in the play-off places. VfL Bochum have scored 5 goals and conceded 9 goals in the league, a goal difference of -4. VfL Wolfsburg are currently in the play-off places. VfL Wolfsburg have scored 22 goals and conceded 13 goals in the league, a goal difference of +9.

Recent form

VfL Bochum: 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-L-W-L-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 7 goals.

VfL Wolfsburg: 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-D-W), scoring 16 goals and conceding 8 goals.

VfL Wolfsburg arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 4 for VfL Bochum.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches VfL Bochum averaged 1.2 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while VfL Wolfsburg averaged 3.2 scored and 1.6 conceded.

VfL Wolfsburg have the sharper recent attack, averaging 3.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. VfL Bochum have been harder to score against, conceding 1.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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