Cottbus vs Bochum

30 October 2026 · 2. Bundesliga · 2026/27 · Referee Florian Lechner

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Tolcay Ciğerci 21’ (pen)
  • Philipp Hofmann 70’
  • Christian Rasmussen 88’

Match summary

Bochum came from behind to win 2-1 away at Cottbus, with a late winner. Cottbus led 1-0 at half-time.

Tolcay Ciğerci put Cottbus ahead from the penalty spot in the 21st minute, Philipp Hofmann equalised in the 70th minute, and Christian Rasmussen won it in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Cottbus created 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Bochum 1.26 from 12.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
14 Shots 12
5 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 4
72 Attacks 50
29 Dangerous attacks 41
517 Passes 414
83.0% Pass accuracy 84.8%
16 Tackles 20
2 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 4
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Cottbus Bochum
Kick-off
9’
Tom MeyerFoul
20’
Timo HornFoul
Tolcay CiğerciPenalty1-0 (Cottbus)
21’
King ManuTime wasting
25’
26’
Charlie PatiñoTom Meyer
30’
Philipp HofmannShot on target
Justin ButlerShot on target
37’
Half-time1-0
46’
Christian RasmussenGerrit Holtmann
Second half underway
53’
Philipp HofmannVAR: Goal given
Justin ButlerVAR: Goal given
56’
64’
Jarne SteuckersKoji Miyoshi
Jannis BoziarisLucas Copado
65’
Dominik PelivanLukas Michelbrink
65’
70’
Philipp HofmannRight foot shot1-1 (Bochum)
72’
Michael SteinwenderTime wasting
Jannis BoziarisShot on target
73’
Dmytro BogdanovJustin Butler
75’
Christian KinsombiTolcay Ciğerci
75’
77’
Philipp HofmannFoul
81’
Leon SawasMaximilian Wittek
81’
Lasse IsbruchBerkan Taz
Christian KinsombiShot on target
82’
88’
Christian RasmussenRight foot shot1-2 (Bochum)
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.26 21’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 1-0 21’ 70’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), 1-1 70’ 88’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), 1-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.35 1.26 21’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), 1-0 Ciğerci 21’ 70’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), 1-1 Hofmann 70’ 88’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), 1-2 Rasmussen 88’
Cottbus 1.35 xGBochum 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bochum attacking Cottbus attacking 
21’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 70’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 25’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 67’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Koji Miyoshi (Bochum), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Jarne Steuckers (Bochum), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Berkan Taz (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Sean Klaiber (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Jarne Steuckers (Bochum), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Berkan Taz (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 70’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 25’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 83’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 30’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 67’ Christian Rasmussen (Bochum), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 15’ Koji Miyoshi (Bochum), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 45’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Jarne Steuckers (Bochum), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Berkan Taz (Bochum), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Tolcay Ciğerci (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Philipp Hofmann (Bochum), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Justin Butler (Cottbus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Sean Klaiber (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Christian Kinsombi (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Jarne Steuckers (Bochum), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Moritz Hannemann (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Lukas Michelbrink (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Berkan Taz (Bochum), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Jannis Boziaris (Cottbus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Leonardo Bittencourt (Cottbus), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cottbus 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Lotka
Rorig
Manu
Erlein
Guwara
Bittencourt
Michelbrink 65’
Ciğerci 75’
Copado 65’
Hannemann
Butler 75’
Bochum 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Horn
Wittek 81’
Steinwender
Mets
Klaiber
Meyer 26’
Pannewig
Holtmann 46’
Taz 81’
Miyoshi 64’
Hofmann

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Marcel Lotka
90′ 1 2 50 2 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Henry Rorig
90′ 2 1 – 4 – 39 – – – –
King Manu
90′ 1 – 1 3 1 82 – – –
Luca Erlein
90′ – – – 4 2 86 – – – –
Leon Guwara
90′ – – 1 5 1 35 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Leonardo Bittencourt
90′ – – 73 1 0.06 6 3 12 – 3 –
Lukas Michelbrink Taken off
65′ – – 33 – 0.01 1 3 3 – 1 –
Tolcay Ciğerci Taken off
75′ 1 – 39 5 0.08 1 – 2 1 – –
Lucas Copado Taken off
65′ – – 13 1 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Moritz Hannemann
90′ – – 26 – 0.01 2 – 9 – 3 –
Jannis Boziaris Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 15 3 0.13 1 – 1 – – –
Dominik Pelivan Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 7 – 0.00 – 1 – – – –
Christian Kinsombi Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 5 1 0.00 – – 2 – – –
Forwards2 players
Justin Butler Taken off
75′ – – 2 1 0.07 0.03 1 1 1 13 –
Dmytro Bogdanov Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – – – – 1 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cottbus win 31% Avg odds 2.97
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.72
Bochum win 44% Avg odds 2.08

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

Form going into the game

Cottbus WDLDD
Bochum DLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.