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VfL Bochum vs Holstein Kiel is a close 2. Bundesliga matchup with Holstein Kiel holding a narrow edge and draws limiting separation. Kiel won 3-1 at home on 4 December 2020, while Bochum answered 2-1 at home on 3 April 2021. The teams drew 1-1 in Kiel on 25 October 2025, and Kiel won 3-2 in Bochum on 22 March 2026.
Past matches, VfL Bochum vs Holstein Kiel
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes VfL Bochum
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11M
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21M
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39D
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34M
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8M
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22G
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20D
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18D
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29F
Holstein Kiel Substitutes
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D
2
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M
8
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M
29
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G
21
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D
40
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D
43
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M
49
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F
18
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F
25
Match events
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-5'Niclas Thiede Yellow Card
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8'⚽K. Davidsen Normal Goal (Asst: S. Skrzybski)
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14'⚽P. Hofmann Normal Goal
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20'F. Roslyng M. Komenda
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35'Frederik Roslyng Yellow Card
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45'⚽P. Harres Normal Goal (Asst: A. Kapralik)
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47'Matúš Bero Yellow Card
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58'Matúš Bero Yellow Card
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58'Matúš Bero Red Card
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59'M. Kwarteng G. Holtmann
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59'F. Onyeka C. Marshall
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59'U. Tohumcu S. Skrzybski
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65'Umut Tohumcu Yellow Card
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65'⚽P. Hofmann Normal Goal (Asst: M. Wittek)
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70'⚽J. Therkelsen Normal Goal (Asst: J. Meffert)
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71'L. Morgalla E. Masovic
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71'C. Lenz M. Pannewig
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73'K. Davidsen Yellow Card
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74'Maximilian Wittek Yellow Card
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74'Kasper Davidsen Yellow Card
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77'K. Watjen K. Miyoshi
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82'N. Niehoff L. Rosenboom
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83'N. Niehoff L. Rosenboom
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85'N. Thiede Yellow Card
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89'Timon Weiner Yellow Card
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90' +9Umut Tohumcu Yellow Card
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90' +9Umut Tohumcu Red Card
Stats for this game
Matchup VfL Bochum VS Holstein Kiel
Kiel take the cross-venue lead
Holstein Kiel’s 3-1 home win over VfL Bochum on 4 December 2020 and 3-2 away victory on 22 March 2026 point to a slight advantage that travels. The two successes came at different venues and with different margins, so the balance is about direction rather than a single score pattern.
Bochum have a home answer
VfL Bochum beat Kiel 2-1 at home on 3 April 2021. That result is a direct counterweight to Kiel’s away success and keeps Bochum in the conversation when the fixture is played in Bochum. It also shows that a narrow home win can sit inside the wider edge.
Draws leave room for movement
The 1-1 draw in Kiel on 25 October 2025 adds another restraint to the picture. Taken with those wins, it suggests a matchup where Kiel have the firmer direction but Bochum can contest the margin. Another meeting will ask whether Bochum convert that resistance into a result or Kiel extend their cross-venue advantage.