Fixture · 2. Bundesliga · Sat 17 Oct 2026, 12:30 BST
1. FC Kaiserslautern
v VfL Bochum
The model's read
1. FC Kaiserslautern
43%
match result
Draw
27%
match result
VfL Bochum
29%
match result
| Market | Model probability |
|---|---|
| Double chance 1. FC Kaiserslautern or draw | 70.6% |
| Double chance VfL Bochum or draw | 56.5% |
| Double chance either team | 72.8% |
| Over 1.5 goals | 78.5% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 53.6% |
| Over 3.5 goals | 31.3% |
| Both teams to score | 57.8% |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern over 1.5 team goals | 46.5% |
| VfL Bochum over 1.5 team goals | 35.7% |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern clean sheet | 28.5% |
| VfL Bochum clean sheet | 20.8% |
Most likely scorelines: 1-1 12.9% · 2-1 9.2% · 1-0 8.1% · 1-2 7.3% · 2-0 7.3%
Young rating. This league joined the model this season, so the numbers
above are built on a first season of data only — a small sample with no prior
seasons behind it. Read them with more caution than the established six leagues. No
picks are generated from young leagues; how well these reads age is scored in public,
separately, on the calibration page.
Probabilities, not selections. Every number above is read off one
Dixon-Coles scoreline grid. None of it becomes a call until there is a market price to
beat, the edge survives the margin, and lineups are confirmed. Nothing here is staked.
Availability and rotation
No recorded absences for this fixture yet. The collector refreshes availability in the final days before kick-off; an empty list this far out means no data, not a clean bill of health.
Hot stats & streaks
Mined from recorded results in our own database — league games only, every line states its sample. Descriptive, not predictive: a streak is what happened, not what happens next.
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- Both teams scored in only 1 of 1. FC Kaiserslautern's last 6 home league games.
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern have kept 5 clean sheets in their last 6 home league games.
VfL Bochum
- Both teams scored in 5 of VfL Bochum's last 6 away league games.
Players in form
- Julian Krahl has made 12 saves in 2 league games this season.
This season, league games only. Match ratings are our data provider’s per-game scores, not our model.
Recent form — 1. FC Kaiserslautern
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | D | 0-0 | 1. FC Heidenheim (A) | 1.4 - 0.9 |
| 19 Sep | W | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig (H) | 1.9 - 1.2 |
| 12 Sep | L | 0-3 | 1. FC Magdeburg (A) | 1.1 - 1.1 |
| 05 Sep | W | 3-0 | SV Darmstadt 98 (H) | 2.6 - 1.0 |
| 30 Aug | W | 2-1 | FC St. Pauli (A) | 0.7 - 1.2 |
| 15 Aug | D | 0-0 | Karlsruher SC (H) | 1.1 - 0.8 |
Recent form — VfL Bochum
| Date | R | Score | Opponent | xG for-against |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | L | 1-2 | Hannover 96 (A) | 1.7 - 1.8 |
| 12 Sep | D | 1-1 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth (H) | 1.5 - 1.6 |
| 05 Sep | W | 2-1 | Dynamo Dresden (A) | 1.4 - 1.8 |
| 28 Aug | L | 0-1 | VfL Osnabrück (H) | 1.4 - 0.4 |
| 14 Aug | W | 1-0 | Eintracht Braunschweig (A) | 1.2 - 1.5 |
| 07 Aug | L | 0-1 | Hertha BSC (H) | 1.0 - 0.6 |
Chance quality, most recent season
1. FC Kaiserslautern
+0.31
xG diff/game · 1.37 for, 1.06 against
VfL Bochum
+0.09
xG diff/game · 1.39 for, 1.30 against
Where they stand
| Team | League | Season | Pos | P | Pts | PPG | Goals | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5–4 | LWWDD |
| VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 4–4 | DWLWL |
The table as it stands this season.
Home and away
| Team | Venue | League | Season | W-D-L | Goals for / against per game | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | home | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 1-1-0 | 1.5 / 0.0 | 2 |
| VfL Bochum | away | 2. Bundesliga | 2026/27 | 2-0-0 | 1.5 / 0.5 | 1 |
This season’s home and away splits.
Head to head
Last 10 meetings: 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4 wins, 2 draws, VfL Bochum 4 wins — 2.6 goals a game on average.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 26 | VfL Bochum | 3-2 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| 04 Oct 25 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3-2 | VfL Bochum |