Dynamo Dresden 1:2 VfL Bochum: 2. Bundesliga Match Result

Match report

Dynamo Dresden hosted FFl Bochum at Stadion Rudolf Harbig on Saturday evening, a fixture that ended 1-2 in favour of the visitors. The result leaves Dresden rooted in 17th place while Bochum move to sixth after four rounds of the Second Bundesliga.

Koji Miyoshi opened the scoring in the third minute and doubled his tally before the half-hour mark, his second strike arriving in the 25th minute. Dresden pulled one back through Ben Bobzien in the 41st minute, but the hosts could not find an equaliser despite enjoying more shots overall.

By then, the match had grown tense. Miyoshi picked up a yellow card in the 20th minute, and the visitors added further bookings throughout the second half. Dresden were far from clean either, collecting eight yellow cards between them.

The statistics tell a story of dominance without control. Dresden registered 15 shots to Bochum's 10, and their expected goals figure of 1.82 exceeded the visitors' 1.4. Yet accuracy favoured the away side at 40 per cent against 27 per cent, and Bochum created their chances with greater efficiency.

This result extends a mixed run for both sides. Dresden have won only one of four league games and sit on three points, while Bochum's two victories have brought them to six. The gap between them remains narrow, but the table suggests Bochum are building momentum where Dresden are still searching for consistency.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 49 – 51

Shots on target 4 – 6

Shots off target 7 – 4

Expected goals 1.82 – 1.40

🟨 2' Enis Cokaj — Yellow card ⚽ 3' Koji Miyoshi — Goal 🟨 20' Koji Miyoshi — Yellow card ⇄ 21' Enis Cokaj — Substitution ⚽ 25' Koji Miyoshi — Goal 🟨 32' Gerrit Holtmann — Yellow card 🟨 35' Tom Meyer — Yellow card 🟨 36' Oliver Olsen — Yellow card 🟨 40' Maximilian Wittek — Yellow card ⚽ 41' Ben Bobzien — Goal 🟨 43' Uwe Rösler — Yellow card ⇄ 45' Jakob Lemmer — Substitution ⇄ 45' Oliver Olsen — Substitution 🟨 45+1' Alexander Rossipal — Yellow card ⇄ 62' Gerrit Holtmann — Substitution ⇄ 62' Nicolai Rapp — Substitution ⇄ 73' Alexander Rossipal — Substitution ⇄ 73' Vincent Vermeij — Substitution 🟨 78' Jarne Steuckers — Yellow card ⇄ 82' Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen — Substitution ⇄ 89' Niklas Hauptmann — Substitution

Match events

2' 0:0 VfL Bochum Yellow card Enis Cokaj
3' 0:1 VfL Bochum Goal Koji Miyoshi assist: Enis Cokaj
20' 0:1 VfL Bochum Yellow card Koji Miyoshi
21' 0:1 VfL Bochum Substitution Enis Cokaj off: Tom Meyer
25' 0:2 VfL Bochum Goal Koji Miyoshi assist: Tom Meyer
32' 0:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Gerrit Holtmann
35' 0:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Tom Meyer
36' 0:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Oliver Olsen
40' 0:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Maximilian Wittek
41' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Goal Ben Bobzien assist: Niklas Hauptmann
43' 1:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Uwe Rösler
45' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Substitution Jakob Lemmer off: Kennedy Okpala
45' 1:2 VfL Bochum Substitution Oliver Olsen off: Sean Klaiber
45+1' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Yellow card Alexander Rossipal
62' 1:2 VfL Bochum Substitution Gerrit Holtmann off: Jarne Steuckers
62' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Substitution Nicolai Rapp off: Tobias Raschl
73' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Substitution Alexander Rossipal off: Ezeh Brooklyn
73' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Substitution Vincent Vermeij off: Kaan Inanoglu
78' 1:2 VfL Bochum Yellow card Jarne Steuckers
82' 1:2 VfL Bochum Substitution Christian Theodor Kjelder Rasmussen off: Daniel Hanslik
89' 1:2 Dynamo Dresden Substitution Niklas Hauptmann off: Nils Fröling

Statistics

49 Possession, % 51

4 Shots on target 6

7 Shots off target 4

1.82 Expected goals 1.40

2 Big chances 2

104 Attacks 124

8 Corners 4

10 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 10

5 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 7

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 7

19 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

10/2934% Aerial duels 19/2966%

66 Backward passes 110

4 Blocked shots 5

27 Clearances 21

2/1414% Crosses 5/1926%

10/1471% Dribbles 4/1040%

0.79 Expected assists 0.78

89 Failed passes 96

4 Goalkeeper saves 4

13 Interceptions 17

9 Key passes 10

9/4023% Long passes 36/7449%

59 Passes into the final third 52

212 Passes in the opposition half 225

264 Passes in own half 274

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.40

4 Shots from outside the box 6

11 Shots inside the box 9

9/1560% Tackles 2/633%

462 Total passes 480

Line-ups

Dynamo Dresden

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Tim Schreiber	1
17	Ahmet Muhamedbegović	17
19	Alexander Rossipal	19
32	Jonas Sterner	32
42	Friedrich Müller	42
6	Nicolai Rapp	6
10	Jakob Lemmer	10
18	Robert Wagner	18
20	Ben Bobzien	20
27	Niklas Hauptmann	27
9	Vincent Vermeij	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
40	Elias Bethke	40
14	B. Ezeh	14
34	Till Neininger	34
44	Simon Straudi	44
21	Tobias Raschl	21
24	Patris Chovich	24
7	Kennedy Okpala	7
11	Kaan Inanoglu	11
16	Nils Gustav Georg Fröling	16

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VfL Bochum

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Timo Horn	1
5	Karol Mets	5
13	Oliver Olsen	13
15	Michael Steinwender	15
32	Maximilian Wittek	32
6	Enis Çokaj	6
7	Christian Rasmussen	7
17	Gerrit Holtmann	17
23	Kōji Miyoshi	23
24	Mats Pannewig	24
33	Philipp Hofmann	33

Substitutes
#	Player	number
38	Hugo Rollek	38
2	Sean Desmond Klaiber	2
4	Yiğit Karademir	4
10	Berkan Taz	10
28	Charlie Michael Patino	28
34	Tom Meyer	34
14	Jarne Steuckers	14
19	Daniel Hanslik	19
37	A. Cimaldi	37

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Hertha Berlin	6	6	0	0	18
2	FC Nurnberg	6	5	1	0	16
3	FC Heidenheim	6	4	1	1	13
4	VfL Wolfsburg	6	3	2	1	11
5	FC Kaiserslautern	6	3	2	1	11
6	FC Magdeburg	6	3	1	2	10
7	Energie Cottbus	6	2	2	2	8
8	FC St. Pauli	6	1	4	1	7
9	VfL Bochum	6	2	1	3	7
10	Hannover 96	6	2	1	3	7

Dynamo Dresden — VfL Bochum: 1:2, 2. Bundesliga

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