2. Bundesliga · 23 October 2026
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Our prediction
Home Win to Nil No
Will Home Team win the game and keep a clean sheet at regular time
High
confidence
Value analysis
+0% edgeThe odds broadly match our model, so there's limited betting value here.
VfL Bochum prepare to face VfL Wolfsburg in a 2. Bundesliga fixture scheduled for Friday, 23 October 2026. The match is set to kick off at 16:30 UTC as both sides return to league action.
VfL Wolfsburg hold the upper hand in the recent head-to-head record between the teams. Across their last eight encounters, Wolfsburg have earned five victories, while Bochum have won two games, with one draw completing the sequence. A total of 23 goals have been scored across those eight matches.
Wolfsburg also had the better of the three most recent meetings between the clubs. They earned a 1-0 home victory in April 2024 and followed it up with a 3-1 away win in October 2024. Their most recent encounter in February 2025 ended in a 1-1 draw.
Ahead of this contest, our featured betting tip is for the home team, VfL Bochum, to win the game and keep a clean sheet at regular time. This betting market is backed with a 78 percent confidence rating at odds of 1.28.
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VfL Bochum take on VfL Wolfsburg in the 2. Bundesliga on Friday, 23 October 2026. Below is our data-driven preview and prediction for this fixture, based on head-to-head history, recent form and league position.
Going into the game, VfL Bochum sit 14th in the 2. Bundesliga on 7 points from 8 games, while VfL Wolfsburg are 3rd on 15 points.
VfL Bochum come into this fixture having won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games (WDLLL), scoring in 3 of them.
VfL Wolfsburg come into this fixture having won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games (DLWDW), scoring in 4 of them.
In their last 10 meetings, VfL Bochum have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 7 against VfL Wolfsburg. These fixtures have averaged 2.3 goals per game, with both teams scoring in 40% of them.
Defensively, VfL Bochum kept 0 clean sheets and VfL Wolfsburg kept 3 across those meetings, giving a useful guide to how tight this matchup tends to be.
Our prediction for VfL Bochum vs VfL Wolfsburg is Home Win to Nil No with a 78% confidence rating at odds of 1.28. This tip is informed by the head-to-head trends above (2.3 goals per game, 40% both-teams-to-score), recent form (VfL Bochum WDLLL, VfL Wolfsburg DLWDW), the 11-place gap between the sides in the table.
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Comp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2027 | VfL Wolfsburg | – | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga |
| 23 Oct 2026 | VfL Bochum | – | VfL Wolfsburg | 2. Bundesliga |
| 22 Feb 2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Bundesliga |
| 05 Oct 2024 | VfL Bochum | 1–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga |
| 20 Apr 2024 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Vfl Bochum | Bundesliga |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | VfL Bochum | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 3 | VfL Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
