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Full-time: Bochum 1-3 Wolfsburg
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Full-time
Not enough
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90'
+ 4
Substitution
90'
+ 4
Time running out
Bochum need something miraculous from here to avoid leaving empty-handed.
88'
Wind completes his brace
Wolfsburg are awarded a penalty after Sissoko fouls Amoura in the area, and Wind steps up to take it. While Drewes kept his initial attempt out, he scores the rebound to surely wrap up the three points for his side.
88'
88'
Substitution
88'
Substitution
84'
SituationNo penalty
ReviewPrevious offside?
DecisionPenalty
82'
Bar
How are Wolfsburg not 3-1 up? From just yards out and with Drewes out of his goal, Wimmer hits the crossbar after Amoura drilled a shot towards goal.
81'
Amoura denied
Wolfsburg just can't find the third goal they are looking for this. On this occasion, Drewes parries Amoura's shot behind for a corner.
80'
Bar
Wimmer has an opportunity to restore his team's two-goal advantage, but his effort crashes off the crossbar.
79'
Substitution
79'
Substitution
77'
Past the post
Nothing for Grabara to worry as he watches Wittek's strike trickle behind.
73'
Bochum halve the deficit!
The hosts are right back in this one! Broschinski's ball across the face of goal beats everyone but Boadu, who taps home at the back post to breathe life into his side. Can they grab another?
73'
Substitution
73'
Substitution
68'
Grabara holds
An easy one for the shot-stopper as he gathers Daschner's low strike.
67'
Boadu denied
The Bochum striker tries to beat Grabara from a tight angle, put the Poland international stands firm as he blocks with his feet.
62'
xG tells the story
xGoals
0
0.41
1.43
2
Goals
61'
Wide
Sissoko can't get his shot on target as a chance goes begging for the home team.
60'
Substitution
60'
Substitution
54'
Post!
Amoura already has two assists to his name today, and he almost had a goal to cap his performance. However, he can only find the inside of the upright when one-on-one with Drewes.
50'
Wide
Wittek has been one of Bochum's most dangerous players going forward, and he now flashes a shot past the post.
46'
Back underway
Bochum have 45 minutes left to mount a comeback.
Kick-off!
Half-time: Bochum 0-2 Wolfsburg
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45'
+ 5
Win Probability
0'
33.8 %
Now
90.3 %
Half-time
45'
+ 3
Over
Kamiński isn't far away from finding the top corner as he curls an effort just past the post from the edge of the box.
Jonas on the spot
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45'
Amoura on song
The striker now has six goal contributions this season, with five of those assists. He has made a strong impact since his arrival in the summer.
41'
Clinical Wolfsburg
Goal attempts
3off target
2on target
5off target
2on target
37'
Wolfsburg two to the good!
Wind has his second Bundesliga goal in as many games! Amoura's clever ball back into the box finds the Dane unmarked at the back post, and he acrobatically volleys into the corner.
Big moment so far
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29'
Just over
De Wit jumps highest in the box but heads narrowly above the bar. Bochum are eager to get back on level terms as quickly as possible.
24'
Just wide
Wind's strike deflects into the side netting, and the subsequent corner comes to nothing.
22'
Wolves in front!
The visitors are ahead through Tomás, who hammers home a brilliant strike on the turn from inside the penalty area. That was Wolfsburg's first real chance of the match and boy, did they take it.
20'
No penalty
Vranckx was initially penalised for a handball in the area, but the spot-kick was rescinded following a VAR intervention.
19'
SituationPenalty
ReviewHandball?
DecisionNo penalty
15'
Grabara intervenes
Hofmann looks to knock down a long cross to Boadu, but the Wolfsburg shot-stopper gets in the way to clear the danger.
13'
First shot of the match
Wittek fires a free-kick from distance towards goal and, while the effort is straight at the masked Grabara between the sticks, he still needs to parry the effort away.
10'
Old against young
While the average of Wolfsburg's starting XI today is 24,9 years of age, Bochum's is almost five years old at 29,3.
8'
Both sides looking to make their mark
No real chances so far this game, with the two sides getting themselves in dangerous positions without really causing any problems.
Milestone
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1'
Underway here in Bochum
We are up and running!
Kick-off!
Couple of minutes away
Kick-off is almost upon us!
0:16
Watch: Wolfsburg inspect the pitch
Bochum starting XI
Drewes - Passlack, Ordets, Medić, Wittek - Losilla (c), Sissoko, Bero - De Wit - Hofmann, Boadu
Bochum subs
Horn, Gamboa, Oermann, Daschner, Kwarteng, Miyoshi, Pannewig, Baldé, Broschinski
Wolfsburg starting XI
Grabara - Vavro, Bornauw, Koulierakis - Baku, Vranckx, Arnold (c), Kamiński - Amoura, Wind, Tomás
Wolfsburg subs
Müller, Fischer, Zesiger, Mæhle, Özcan, Dardai, Gerhardt, Wimmer, Behrens
Wolfsburg sporting director Sebastian Schindzielorz on Bochum
"One of Bochum's great strengths is that they don't let difficult situations throw them off track and solve things together. That's part of the club's DNA. Due to the economic opportunities and general conditions, Bochum almost always start the race as an underdog and has to deal with difficult situations over the course of a season, but you can never write them off.
Zeidler's thoughts on Wolfsburg
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Hasenhüttl's thoughts on Bochum
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Probable Bochum line-up
Drewes - Passlack, Ordets, Medić, Wittek - Losilla (c), Sissoko, Bero - De Wit - Hofmann, Boadu
Probable Wolfsburg line-up
Grabara - Bornauw, Zesiger, Koulierakis - Baku, Özcan, Arnold (c), Kamiński - Amoura, Wind, Tomás
Tale of the tape
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Strong starters, poor finishers
Despite having a +3 goal difference in the first-half of matches, Bochum are the only team in the division without a second-half goal to their name. In contrast, they have conceded nine.
Getting ahead, but not staying ahead
Both teams have dropped a huge eight points from leading positions already this term. Bochum were 2-0 up last time out before losing to Borussia Dortmund 4-2, while Wolfsburg were in front in the second half against Bayern Munich on the opening day before losing 3-2.
Good omen?
For the third time in a row, and the fifth time in the Bundesliga history, Bochum are without a win across their opening five league games. The good news? They have avoided relegation on each occasion!
2:03
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2:03
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