Bochum vs Arminia Bielefeld

6 May 2022 · Bundesliga · 2021/22 · Referee Robert Schröder

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Sebastian Polter 21’
  • George Bello 89’ (og)
  • Joakim Nilsson 35’

Match summary

Bochum beat Arminia Bielefeld 2-1, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sebastian Polter put Bochum ahead with a header in the 21st minute, set up by Milos Pantovic, Joakim Nilsson equalised with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Gonzalo Castro, and Bello's own goal won it in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bochum created 2.69 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Arminia Bielefeld's 0.85 from 14.

Match stats

Bochum Arminia Bielefeld
16 Shots 14
9 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.69 xG 0.85
2.69 Non-penalty xG 0.85
10 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Bochum Arminia Bielefeld
Kick-off
Sebastian Polter
Assist: Milos Pantovic
1-0 (Bochum)
21’
35’
Joakim Nilsson
Assist: Gonzalo Castro
1-1 (Arminia Bielefeld)
Half-time1-1
George Bello
Own goal
2-1 (Bochum)
89’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.85 21’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), 1-0 21’ 35’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), 1-1 35’ 89’ George Bello (Bochum) own goal, 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.85 21’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), 1-0 Polter 21’ 35’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), 1-1 Nilsson 35’ 89’ George Bello (Bochum) own goal, 2-1 Bello 89’
Bochum 2.69 xGArminia Bielefeld 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arminia Bielefeld attacking Bochum attacking 
21’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 3’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 13’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 89’ Simon Zoller (Bochum), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 35’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 15’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 86’ Eduard Löwen (Bochum), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 24’ Florian Krüger (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Gonzalo Castro (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Janni Serra (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 19’ Gonzalo Castro (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 24’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Erhan Masovic (Bochum), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 83’ Burak Ince (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Nathan de Medina (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 80’ Janni Serra (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Alessandro Schöpf (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Patrick Wimmer (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 24’ Anthony Losilla (Bochum), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld), own goal 21’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 3’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.57 xG, off target 13’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.39 xG, saved 89’ Simon Zoller (Bochum), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 35’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), set piece, 0.29 xG, goal 15’ Milos Pantovic (Bochum), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 86’ Eduard Löwen (Bochum), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 24’ Florian Krüger (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 17’ Gonzalo Castro (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Danny Blum (Bochum), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Janni Serra (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Gonzalo Castro (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Erhan Masovic (Bochum), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Burak Ince (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Nathan de Medina (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Janni Serra (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Alessandro Schöpf (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Sebastian Polter (Bochum), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Takuma Asano (Bochum), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Patrick Wimmer (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Anthony Losilla (Bochum), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Joakim Nilsson (Arminia Bielefeld), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Gerrit Holtmann (Bochum), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 89’ George Bello (Arminia Bielefeld), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Manuel Riemann GK900 0.000.000
Cristian Gamboa DEF900 0.000.041
Maxim Leitsch DEF900 0.000.281
Erhan Masovic DEF901 0.050.000
Danilo Soares DEF900 0.000.000
Anthony Losilla MID901 0.010.000
Milos Pantovic MID8512 0.671.204
Elvis Rexhbecaj MID740 0.000.021
Takuma Asano FWD853 0.110.442
Sebastian Polter FWD6913 0.660.000
Gerrit Holtmann FWD744 0.650.000
Jürgen Locadia Sub210 0.000.101
Simon Zoller Sub161 0.370.061
Robert Tesche Sub160 0.000.000
Danny Blum Sub51 0.060.371
Eduard Löwen Sub51 0.100.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bochum win 44% Avg odds 2.19
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Arminia Bielefeld win 29% Avg odds 3.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.