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Highlights

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90'
+ 5

Honours even

Bochum looked on course to win after a brace from Philipp Hofmann completed either side of half-time, but Darmstadt dug deep and took a share of the spoils with goals from Tim Skarke and Oscar Vilhelmsson. How important could that share of the points prove come the end of the campaign?
Full-time
90'
+ 2

Big Broschinski chance

Broschinski gets the break of the ball and lets fly, his shot drifting past the far post. That was surely Bochum's last chance to rescue the win.
90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.
2.
Mathias Honsak
Mathias Honsak33.45km/h
3.
Braydon Manu
Braydon Manu33.19km/h
86'

Losilla blasts it

Stöger sets up Losilla with some quick feet on the edge of the box, the Frenchman turns and shoots but Schuhen is well placed to make the save.
85'

Fresh legs

Bochum have gone from controlling this game to attempting to keep Darmstadt's scoring down, with three changes to see the evening out.
81'

Free header

Gjasula had the freedom of the Ruhrpot there! His header is straight into Riemann's gloves, though.
77'

He deserved that

Vilhelmsson has been running hard at the point of the Darmstadt attack.
Duels won
11
10
Philipp Hofmann Oscar Vilhelmsson
76'

Honours even!

Vilhelmsson gets the equaliser, taking a fine touch on his right foot before lashing home on his left. Game on!
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
11 %
Shot speed
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Shot speed
Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.
104.88 km/h
Distance to Goal
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Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
13.15 m
74'

Asano again

Asano sits Schuhen down before trying to get around him but the keeper recovers to save his shot.
73'

Broschinski chance

Broschinski is on the field for a matter of seconds before landing his first chance, his low shot sailing wide of the far post.
73'

Standing ovation

Hofmann, on a hat-trick, makes way for Broschinski - still, not a bad way to celebrate turning 31 on Saturday!
68'

Acrobatic Asano

Asano attempts an overhead-kick in the box but Schuhen's able to collect comfortably.
63'

Attacking subs

Darmstadt have brought on two strikers for a midfielder and a defender there...
62'

Darmstadt reduce the deficit

Antwi-Adjei is denied by Shuchen at one end and Darmstadt go straight up the other before Skarke slots home for 2-1.
62'

Tim Skarke

GOAL!

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Tim Skarke
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
15 %
Distance to Goal
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Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
15.74 m
55'

Honsak!

A decent chance for Darmstadt who come forward with Honsak, but the shot at the end of his foray didn't do the run that preceded it justice.
54'

Penalty claim

Stöger goes down in the box after clashing with Skarke but the referee is disinterested before the flag goes up for offside anyway.
54'
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SituationNo penalty
ReviewFoul?
DecisionNo penalty
53'

No red?

Klarer and Losilla both go into the book after trying to stop a counter-attack in the most agricultural manner.
49'

Efficiency

Hofmann has scored two of his three attempts on goal.
Shots
3
2
Philipp Hofmann Tim Skarke
48'

Hofmann at the double

Hofmann heads home his second of the game after a fine whipped cross from centre-back Keven Schlotterbeck.
48'
Philipp Hofmann
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
7 %
Distance to Goal
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Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
10.87 m
46'

First change

Manu makes way for Holtmann - a player on loan at Darmstadt… from Bochum!
46'

Back underway

There's heavy rain here in the Ruhrpot. Are there more goals to pour in in the second half?
Kick-off!
45'
+ 3

Substitution

Half-time
44'

Darmstadt corner

Skarke goes across to take a corner on the far side - Die Lillien's first of the game. It's an outswinger and nobody is there to meet the delivery.
40'

Wasteful there, though...

Stöger has Antwi-Adjei in support but he goes for goal himself and it deflects off target.
35'

Influential Stöger

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Influential Stöger
Kevin Stöger has been at the heart of most of Bochum's attacking play so far.
Pass Efficiency
3.33
0.83
Kevin Stöger
Emir Karic
2.47
0.75
Manuel Riemann
Braydon Manu
0.58
0.64
Keven Schlotterbeck
Klaus Gjasula
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30'

A deserved lead

Stöger's ball into the box is flicked goalward by Hofmann, Schuhen parries but the striker is on hand to double his tally for the season on the rebound.
30'
Philipp Hofmann
Goal probability
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Goal probability
Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.
35 %
Distance to Goal
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Distance to Goal
The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.
4.88 m
30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

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Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
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25'

No foul!

Stöger is halved on the edge of the box by Müller but no foul is given!
20'

Getting closer

A fizzer from Antwi-Adjei - it would only have needed a touch to go in!
19'

Wide from Osterhage

The Darmstadt defence leave plenty of space on the edge of the box for Ostehage to shoot but he pulls his effort wide.
16'

End to end

Both teams have shown plenty of attacking intent in the opening quarter of an hour.
Goal attempts
3off target
0on target
3off target
0on target
15'

Passlack chance

Seconds later, Passlack gets the break of the ball at the other end but he fires into the outside side-netting from a tight angle.
15'

Ambitious

Skarke spots Riemann off his line on the counter-attack, but his attempted lob comes to nothing.
13'

Physical start

Antwi-Adjei goes down under duress from Klarer this time, but the referee's card stays in his pocket.
8'

First yellow

Mašović pulls down Antwi-Adjei and can have little complaint with the booking.
4'

Darmstadt denied!

Tim Skarke has what would have been his eighth goal of the season in the back of the net but it's ruled out for offside.
1'

Here we go!

We're underway at the Vonovia-Ruhrstadion, the nearly 28,000-strong crowd in full voice for this relegation six-pointer.
Kick-off!

More on Darmstadt's team

Illness has swept the Darmstadt dressing room, and Andreas Müller ruled out and captain Tobias Kempe only fit enough for the bench. Seven-goal top scorer Tim Skarke has to take one for the team, dropping to right midfield.

More on Bochum's team

Former Borussia Dortmund youngster Felix Passlack is preferred to Christian Gamboa at right-back, while Philipp Hofmann gets the nod over another former BVB youngster in Moritz Broschinski up front.

Darmstadt subs

Brunst, Zimmermann, Maglica, Bader, Riedel, Kempe, Seydel, Holtmann, Polter

Darmstadt starting XI

Schuhen (c) - J. Müller, Klarer, Isherwood - Skarke, Gjasula, Honsak, Karić - Manu, Justvan - Vilhelmsson

Bochum subs

Luthe, Gamboa, Ordets, Wittek, Loosli, Förster, Daschner, Bero, Broschinski

Bochum starting XI

Riemann - Passlack, Mašović, Schlotterbeck, Bernardo - Losilla (c), Osterhage - Stöger - Asano, Hofmann, Antwi-Adjei
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Letsch on Darmstadt

"We're not looking in our rear-view mirror. That doesn't help us. If Darmstadt want to have a chance, they need to win this game. But we also want to win it. It'll be an exciting game. It's never easy to know after an international break how a team will approach a game."
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Lieberknecht on Bochum

"What Bochum have achieved in recent years is also to do with the crowd, who always cheer on their team and give them an emotional push in a heated atmosphere. Bochum are known for their strength at home. Bochum have experience from past relegation battles. We'll need everything in this fight, with youthful freshness alongside experience."

Two leaky defences

There should be goals in this one, with Bochum's 54 goals conceded the second-highest in the division behind Darmstadt's 65.
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2:03
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Bochum are not out of the relegation woods yet. Five straight defeats - most recently away to struggling Mainz - have seen their cushion on the bottom three cut to six points.
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