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Date: 07/08/2026
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Vs
47%
25%
28%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC
Germany: 2. Bundesliga
Referee: -
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

VfL Bochum win
46.8%
Avg Implied 40.5% · @ 2.28
Edge
+6.3%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Betano
2.32
Pinnacle
2.31
888Sport
2.30
Betfair
2.30
William Hil
2.30
Draw
24.7%
Avg Implied 26.3% · @ 3.52
Edge
-1.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Betfair
3.70
Betano
3.65
10Bet
3.65
BetVictor
3.60
Pinnacle
3.58
Hertha BSC win
28.5%
Avg Implied 33.2% · @ 2.78
Edge
-4.7%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Pinnacle
2.88
Betano
2.87
1xBet
2.84
Marathonbet
2.83
William Hil
2.80

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

VfL BochumVfL Bochum

Avg scored 1.70
Avg conceded 1.70
Avg total 3.40
40-4avg 1.7avg 1.7avg total 3.432112314410221111121H·1. A·HERH·HOLA·1. H·EINA·DYNH·SPVA·ARMH·HANA·KAR
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.501.301.801.271.201.33
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (28)1.541.321.801.271.231.38
vs Weaker (2)1.001.00--1.001.00
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Hertha BSC) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Hertha BSCHertha BSC

Avg scored 1.30
Avg conceded 1.50
Avg total 2.80
60-6avg 1.3avg 1.5avg total 2.821115210011101012116A·PREH·VFLA·FORA·DYNH·1. A·EINH·HOLA·1. H·SPVA·ARM
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.571.331.201.001.931.67
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (26)1.501.381.081.001.921.77
vs Weaker (4)2.001.002.001.002.001.00
Clean sheet %30% (+5pp vs league)
This opponent (VfL Bochum) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%22%5%011%122%222%318%412%511%6+
The model estimates around 3.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
84.4%
@ 1.16+4.2%
Under 1.5
15.6%
@ 4.72-4.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Betano
1.19
Pinnacle
1.18
10Bet
1.18
888Sport
1.17
Bet365
1.17
Under
Bet365
5.00
Pinnacle
4.81
BetVictor
4.75
Betano
4.75
10Bet
4.75
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
62.9%
@ 1.55+3.0%
Under 2.5
37.1%
@ 2.32-3.0%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Betano
1.60
Pinnacle
1.60
Bet365
1.57
888Sport
1.57
10Bet
1.55
Under
Betano
2.42
10Bet
2.40
Betfair
2.40
Bet365
2.35
Pinnacle
2.32
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
40.7%
@ 2.39+1.4%
Under 3.5
59.3%
@ 1.54-1.4%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Pinnacle
2.45
Betano
2.42
888Sport
2.40
Marathonbet
2.40
1xBet
2.40
Under
Betano
1.60
10Bet
1.57
1xBet
1.55
Marathonbet
1.55
Pinnacle
1.54
Both teams to score
Yes
64.4%
@ 1.47+1.1%
No
35.6%
@ 2.54-1.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Yes
William Hil
1.50
Bet365
1.50
888Sport
1.50
Betano
1.47
1xBet
1.46
No
Betfair
2.70
Betano
2.55
BetVictor
2.55
1xBet
2.53
William Hil
2.50

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
11.1%@ 7.01+4.5%
2-1
9.3%@ 8.80+4.0%
1-2
7.1%@ 9.85+2.4%
2-0
6.6%@ 13.22+3.1%
2-2
6.5%@ 10.59+2.2%
1-0
6.2%@ 10.73+1.9%
3-1
5.7%@ 15.41+2.7%
0-0
4.9%@ 14.93+1.8%
VfL Bochum goals ↓
Hertha BSC goals →
01234
04.9%4.5%3.8%1.8%0.6%
16.2%11%7.1%3.3%1.2%
26.6%9.3%6.5%3.0%1.1%
34.0%5.7%4.0%1.9%0.7%
41.9%2.6%1.8%0.9%0.3%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = VfL Bochum goals (down), columns = Hertha BSC goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
FC Schalke 04
2.06
SV Elversberg
1.83
SC Paderborn 07
1.83
Hannover 96
1.72
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1.61
Hertha BSC
1.58
SV Darmstadt 98
1.56
Rot-Weiß Essen
1.50
Karlsruher SC
1.39
1. FC Nürnberg
1.31
1. FC Magdeburg
1.25
VfL Bochum
1.25
Dynamo Dresden
1.25
Arminia Bielefeld
1.17
Holstein Kiel
1.17
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1.16
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1.14
Eintracht Braunschweig
1.03
Preußen Münster
0.88
Preußen Münster
0.88
VfL Bochum is 0.33 points worse than Hertha BSC in terms of average points per game (1.25 vs 1.58).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
SV Elversberg
1.89
Hannover 96
1.81
SC Paderborn 07
1.72
Dynamo Dresden
1.72
SV Darmstadt 98
1.64
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1.64
Karlsruher SC
1.61
1. FC Magdeburg
1.58
Arminia Bielefeld
1.58
FC Schalke 04
1.50
Hertha BSC
1.42
VfL Bochum
1.42
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1.37
1. FC Nürnberg
1.36
Holstein Kiel
1.25
Preußen Münster
1.12
Preußen Münster
1.12
Eintracht Braunschweig
1.06
Fortuna Düsseldorf
0.97
Rot-Weiß Essen
0.50
VfL Bochum and Hertha BSC are level in goals scored per game (both 1.42).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
FC Schalke 04
0.89
Rot-Weiß Essen
1.00
SV Elversberg
1.11
Hertha BSC
1.28
SV Darmstadt 98
1.28
SC Paderborn 07
1.31
1. FC Nürnberg
1.33
Hannover 96
1.36
VfL Bochum
1.39
Holstein Kiel
1.39
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1.39
Fortuna Düsseldorf
1.50
Arminia Bielefeld
1.53
Dynamo Dresden
1.53
1. FC Magdeburg
1.64
Eintracht Braunschweig
1.64
Preußen Münster
1.79
Preußen Münster
1.79
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
1.82
Karlsruher SC
1.83
VfL Bochum is 0.11 goals worse than Hertha BSC in terms of goals conceded per game (1.39 vs 1.28).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Hannover 96
56%
1. FC Magdeburg
54%
SV Elversberg
53%
SC Paderborn 07
53%
Arminia Bielefeld
52%
Holstein Kiel
52%
Preußen Münster
52%
SV Darmstadt 98
51%
Dynamo Dresden
50%
1. FC Nürnberg
49%
Fortuna Düsseldorf
49%
Hertha BSC
49%
Karlsruher SC
48%
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
48%
1. FC Kaiserslautern
48%
FC Schalke 04
46%
VfL Bochum
46%
Eintracht Braunschweig
44%
Rot-Weiß Essen
39%
VfL Bochum is 3.0 percentage points worse than Hertha BSC in terms of average possession (46% vs 49%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

VfL BochumVfL Bochum

For 3.6 · Against 5.5 · Total 9.1

🚩 Corners

130211442855542534236556138101097751111A·KARH·HANA·ARMH·SPVA·DYNH·EINA·1. H·HOLA·HERH·1.
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 3.2 · Against 2.0 · Total 5.2

🟨 Cards

11042322261325632341165227511572A·KARH·HANA·ARMA·DYNH·EINA·1. H·HOLA·HERH·1. A·FOR
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 12.8 · Against 9.9 · Total 22.7

⚠️ Fouls

33087161014612915915411911221312131115262021241920332524A·KARH·HANA·ARMH·SPVA·DYNH·EINA·1. H·HOLA·HERH·1.
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

Hertha BSCHertha BSC

For 4.0 · Against 6.6 · Total 10.6

🚩 Corners

2002921871532855361656841120881010971112A·ARMH·SPVA·1. H·HOLA·EINH·1. A·DYNA·FORH·VFLA·PRE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.7 · Against 2.4 · Total 5.1

🟨 Cards

803414244442322323223568825554A·ARMH·SPVA·1. H·HOLA·EINH·1. A·DYNA·FORH·VFLA·PRE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.1 · Against 11.6 · Total 21.7

⚠️ Fouls

290614117117615141511121411712121391020181821292325192519A·ARMH·SPVA·1. H·HOLA·EINH·1. A·DYNA·FORH·VFLA·PRE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

VfL BochumVfL Bochum

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.610.011.14.55.04.023.224.322.0
vs Stronger (6)10.210.210.04.23.26.021.020.522.0
vs Similar (39)10.79.811.44.55.33.822.724.221.4
vs Weaker (5)10.211.09.04.85.34.029.830.329.0
% over line62%60%64%66%68%64%56%60%52%
% under line38%40%36%34%32%36%44%40%48%
This opponent (Hertha BSC) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Hertha BSCHertha BSC

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.410.610.24.54.44.623.823.224.3
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (44)10.410.810.04.34.24.523.923.424.5
vs Weaker (6)10.79.011.55.57.04.822.721.023.5
% over line58%58%58%68%65%71%64%65%62%
% under line42%42%42%32%35%29%36%35%38%
This opponent (VfL Bochum) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
VfL Wolfsburg
11.5
VfL Osnabrück
11.2
VfL Bochum
10.6
Dynamo Dresden
10.6
Hannover 96
10.5
Hertha BSC
10.4
SV Darmstadt 98
10.3
Holstein Kiel
10.2
Arminia Bielefeld
10.1
1. FC Magdeburg
10.1
Eintracht Braunschweig
10.1
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
10.1
1. FC Kaiserslautern
10.1
1. FC Nürnberg
9.7
FC St. Pauli
9.5
Karlsruher SC
9.5
1. FC Heidenheim
9.3

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Holstein Kiel
5.4
Eintracht Braunschweig
5.2
1. FC Nürnberg
5.0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
5.0
Hannover 96
4.9
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
4.7
VfL Bochum
4.7
1. FC Magdeburg
4.6
Karlsruher SC
4.6
Hertha BSC
4.6
VfL Osnabrück
4.5
Arminia Bielefeld
4.5
SV Darmstadt 98
4.3
Dynamo Dresden
4.2
VfL Wolfsburg
3.8
1. FC Heidenheim
3.6
FC St. Pauli
3.6

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Hannover 96
26.6
Holstein Kiel
26.4
Arminia Bielefeld
26.0
1. FC Kaiserslautern
25.7
VfL Osnabrück
25.5
1. FC Nürnberg
24.9
Eintracht Braunschweig
24.5
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
24.1
1. FC Magdeburg
23.8
Hertha BSC
23.8
SV Darmstadt 98
23.7
Dynamo Dresden
23.5
Karlsruher SC
23.2
VfL Bochum
23.2
1. FC Heidenheim
20.7
VfL Wolfsburg
20.6
FC St. Pauli
20.0
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
51.2%
Under 9.5
48.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
75.5%
Under 3.5
24.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
68.9%
Under 21.5
31.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.

🔥 5. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best bookmaker prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5Edge
Over 1.584.4%1.16
Betano
1.19
Pinnacle
1.18
10Bet
1.18
888Sport
1.17
Bet365
1.17
+4.2%
Over 3.5 cards75.5%-------

💰 6. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
VW (33)
€201m
HB (35)
€60m
H9 (32)
€51m
VB (32)
€47m
HK (34)
€38m
KS (27)
€36m
SD9 (24)
€32m
SGF (35)
€27m
EB (29)
€23m
AB (28)
€18m
EC (31)
€8m
VO (25)
€8m
VfL Bochum's squad is €13m less valuable than Hertha BSC's (€47m vs €60m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
VW (9)
€78m
VB (10)
€19m
SD9 (9)
€17m
KS (8)
€16m
HB (7)
€14m
H9 (10)
€13m
SGF (9)
€12m
HK (8)
€10m
EB (11)
€9m
AB (12)
€8m
VO (11)
€4m
EC (12)
€3m
VfL Bochum's attack is €5m more valuable than Hertha BSC's (€19m vs €14m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
HB (10)
€27m
H9 (11)
€25m
VW (6)
€25m
VB (9)
€19m
HK (9)
€12m
SD9 (5)
€8m
SGF (10)
€7m
KS (8)
€5m
EB (5)
€4m
AB (4)
€2m
EC (6)
€2m
VO (5)
€1m
VfL Bochum's midfield is €8m less valuable than Hertha BSC's (€19m vs €27m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
VW (18)
€98m
HB (18)
€20m
HK (17)
€15m
KS (11)
€15m
H9 (11)
€13m
VB (13)
€10m
EB (13)
€9m
SGF (16)
€9m
SD9 (10)
€8m
AB (12)
€7m
EC (13)
€4m
VO (9)
€3m
VfL Bochum's defence is €10m less valuable than Hertha BSC's (€10m vs €20m).

🤝 7. Games History

Head-to-head

VfL Bochum vs Hertha BSC · H/A from VB
DateH/AGameScore
14/03/26AHertha BSC Vs VB1-1
18/10/25HVB Vs Hertha BSC3-2
20/05/23AHertha BSC Vs VB1-1
21/01/23HVB Vs Hertha BSC3-1
04/02/22AHertha BSC Vs VB1-1
12/09/21HVB Vs Hertha BSC1-3

VfL BochumVfL Bochum

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
17/05/26AKarlsruher SC Vs VB1-2
09/05/26HVB Vs Hannover 961-1
02/05/26AArminia Bielefeld Vs VB1-1
26/04/26HVB Vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth2-1
18/04/26ADynamo Dresden Vs VB2-0
12/04/26HVB Vs Eintracht Braunschweig4-1
04/04/26A1. FC Magdeburg Vs VB4-1
22/03/26HVB Vs Holstein Kiel2-3
14/03/26AHertha BSC Vs VB1-1
07/03/26HVB Vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern3-2

Hertha BSCHertha BSC

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
17/05/26AArminia Bielefeld Vs HB6-1
10/05/26HHB Vs SpVgg Greuther Fürth2-1
03/05/26A1. FC Magdeburg Vs HB1-0
25/04/26HHB Vs Holstein Kiel0-1
19/04/26AEintracht Braunschweig Vs HB1-1
11/04/26HHB Vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern0-1
04/04/26ADynamo Dresden Vs HB0-1
22/03/26AFortuna Düsseldorf Vs HB2-5
14/03/26HHB Vs VfL Bochum1-1
08/03/26APreußen Münster Vs HB1-2

📊 8. Overall Statistics

VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Germany: 2. Bundesliga
Recent: 4 Wins / 3 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWDDW1.16
HomeWLWWD1.32
AwayDLLDW1.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %28%36%20%
AVG goals2.803.002.60
Over 2.5 %50%56%44%
Scored1.321.481.16
Conceded1.481.521.44
BTTS66%64%68%
Clean Sheet22%24%20%
Failed to Score18%16%20%
Hertha BSC
Hertha BSC
Germany: 2. Bundesliga
Recent: 4 Wins / 2 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDLLWL1.52
HomeWDLLW1.38
AwayWWDLL1.67
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%35%50%
AVG goals2.662.003.38
Over 2.5 %48%31%67%
Scored1.381.001.79
Conceded1.281.001.58
BTTS52%50%54%
Clean Sheet30%27%33%
Failed to Score26%35%17%

🏆 9. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
Germany: 2. Bundesliga 2026-27 full table · VfL Bochum and Hertha BSC highlighted. Click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths.

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