These two sides, who are desperate to get off the mark, will view this fixture as a good opportunity to end their poor starts to the new season. Considering both sides look vulnerable at the back, we expect both teams to find the net on Saturday, but Schalke may just do enough to claim a slender victory. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Schalke 04 win with a probability of 39.2%. A win for VfL Bochum had a probability of 37.46% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Schalke 04 win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.51%) and 2-0 (5.31%). The likeliest VfL Bochum win was 1-2 (8.23%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.35%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Schalke 04 would win this match.

Result
Schalke 04	Draw	VfL Bochum
39.2% ( -0.01)	23.34% ( 0)	37.46% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 64.02% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

62.44% (

-0.01)

37.55% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

40.21% (

-0.01)

59.78% (

0.01)

Schalke 04 Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.42% (

-0.01)

19.57% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.5% (

-0.01)

51.5% (

0.01)

VfL Bochum Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.61% (

-0)

20.39%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.18% (

-0)

52.81%

Score Analysis

Schalke 04 39.2%

VfL Bochum 37.46%

Draw 23.33%

Schalke 04	Draw	VfL Bochum
2-1 @ 8.44% ( -0) 1-0 @ 6.51% 2-0 @ 5.31% 3-1 @ 4.59% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.65% ( -0) 3-0 @ 2.89% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.87% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.49% 4-0 @ 1.18% Other @ 3.28% Total : 39.2%	1-1 @ 10.35% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 6.71% ( -0) 0-0 @ 3.99% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.93% Other @ 0.35% Total : 23.33%	1-2 @ 8.23% ( 0) 0-1 @ 6.35% ( 0) 0-2 @ 5.05% ( 0) 1-3 @ 4.36% ( 0) 2-3 @ 3.56% 0-3 @ 2.67% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.73% 2-4 @ 1.41% 0-4 @ 1.06% Other @ 3.04% Total : 37.46%