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30.5
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
45.1
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 30/30 rated

Club profile

League2. Bundesliga
League position9th of 18
Squad size30
Average age25
CountryGermany

Team scout report

Mid-table9th of 18 · 2. Bundesliga

VfL Bochum sit 9th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 30.5 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 45.1 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDDWL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 55.8% on last season (Season 19.6 → 30.5), while squad talent has eased 10.5% (Rating 49.8 → 44.5). Of the 20 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

P. Hofmann is the form pick (Season 56), while Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka carries the highest ceiling (Rating 68). In the market, the headline arrival is T. Bechmann (€ 1.5M), and L. Morgalla is the most valuable asset at 22.2.

30.5
55.8%
Squad season
45.1
10.5%
Squad rating
9thof 18
League finish
WDDWL
Last 5
Top performer
P. Hofmann
Season 56
Highest potential
Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka
Rating 68
Marquee signing
T. Bechmann
€ 1.5M
Top asset
L. Morgalla
Value 22.2

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
639
Defence
1446
Midfield
1947
Attack
1443

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Hofmann
5627
Onyeka
3768
Lenz
3265
Wittek
3240
Loosli
2942
Pannewig
2862
Strompf
2847
Morgalla
2765
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1P. Hofmann12goals
  2. 2Francis-Ikechukwu Onyeka8goals
  3. 3G. Holtmann5goals
  4. 4K. Wätjen3goals
  5. 5K. Miyoshi3goals

Top assists

  1. 1M. Wittek7assists
  2. 2P. Hofmann6assists
  3. 3K. Miyoshi3assists
  4. 4N. Loosli2assists
  5. 5G. Holtmann2assists

Squad · 30

Nat.
1T. HornGoalkeeperGermany33437—18376.3%286.9%
22N. ThiedeGoalkeeperGermany2714.1——0100%3714.2%
38Hugo Johannes Walter RöllekeGoalkeeperGermany2117.3——051
3P. StrompfCentre-backGermany2810.829—2827.7%4713%
4E. MašovićCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Serbia2716.415—1453.8%4328.7%
7K. VogtCentre-backGermany341.711—944.4%1259.2%
18M. RaknebergFull-back
played DEF · FWD
earlier at Kristiansund BK · 2064 min, 0g
Norway2418.630—193.5%499.7%
20N. LoosliCentre-backSwitzerland2910.231—29187.3%421.2%
25Daniel HülsenbuschCentre-backGermany2117.31—051
30Owono Darnell KeumoFull-backGermany18152—052
35K. KoscierskiFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany1917.413—3577.3%
39L. MorgallaFull-back
Loanfrom Red Bull Salzburg
Germany2122.2361273714.3%6573.5%
8K. WätjenDefensive midfielderGermany2020.229323420%6256.1%
11M. KwartengAttacking midfielderGermany2892021111.9%3917.4%
19M. BeroDefensive midfielder
played MID · FWD
Slovakia307.225—2358.5%3441.6%
21Francis-Ikechukwu OnyekaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Bayer Leverkusen
Germany1920.73283768
23K. MiyoshiAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Japan29823322168.3%3822.8%
24M. PannewigDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany2121.230228806.5%621.4%
26R. RöschDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany2714.95—292.7%3929.9%
27N. JahnCentral midfielderGermany2217.9——049
31M. SobottkaDefensive midfielderGermany322.32—195.3%1547.4%
32M. WittekFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany301032—3214.1%4030.5%
34Cajetan Benjamin LenzDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany2020.93423265
9I. SissokoCentre-forwardMali304.961378.8%2644.8%
16C. MarshallCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom West Ham
Northern Ireland2120.11921163%5914.2%
17G. HoltmannAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Philippines317.62752691.3%3126%
29Farid Alfa-RuprechtAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Bayer Leverkusen
Germany2020.62831864
33P. HofmannCentre-forwardGermany336351256133.8%2730.7%
37Alessandro CrimaldiCentre-forward—1814.9——052
—A. CrimaldiCentre-forwardGermany1814.9——052

Season form

Record (W-D-L)11-11-12 in 34
Goals (for / against)49 / 47
Clean sheets8
Last 5WDDWL

Fixtures & results

2. Bundesliga11W 11D 12LFriendlies Clubs2W 2D 2LDFB Pokal2W 0D 1L
May 17AKarlsruher SC2–1W
May 9HHannover 961–1D
May 2AArminia Bielefeld1–1D
Apr 26HSpVgg Greuther Fürth2–1W
Apr 18ADynamo Dresden0–2L
Apr 12HEintracht Braunschweig4–1W
Apr 4A1. FC Magdeburg1–4L
Mar 22HHolstein Kiel2–3L
Mar 14AHertha BSC1–1D
Mar 7H1. FC Kaiserslautern3–2W
Feb 27AFortuna Düsseldorf1–2L
Feb 20H1. FC Nürnberg1–1D
Feb 15HSC Paderborn 070–0D
Feb 6APreußen Münster1–1D
Jan 31HFC Schalke 042–0W
Jan 25ASV Elversberg1–1D
Jan 18HSV Darmstadt 983–3D
Dec 20HKarlsruher SC2–2D
Dec 13AHannover 960–0D
Dec 6HArminia Bielefeld1–0W
Dec 3HVfB Stuttgart0–2L
Nov 29ASpVgg Greuther Fürth3–0W
Nov 21HDynamo Dresden1–2L
Nov 15HVfL Osnabrück1–4L
Nov 9AEintracht Braunschweig2–0W
Nov 2H1. FC Magdeburg2–0W
Oct 28AFC Augsburg1–0W
Oct 25AHolstein Kiel1–1D
Oct 18HHertha BSC3–2W
Oct 9HAlemannia Aachen3–3D
Oct 4A1. FC Kaiserslautern2–3L
Sep 27HFortuna Düsseldorf0–1L
Sep 20A1. FC Nürnberg1–2L
Sep 12ASC Paderborn 070–1L
Aug 30HPreußen Münster1–2L
Aug 23AFC Schalke 041–2L
Aug 16ABFC Dynamo3–1W
Aug 10HSV Elversberg2–0W
Aug 2ASV Darmstadt 981–4L
Jul 27HBayer Leverkusen0–2L
Jul 19HMetalist 1925 Kharkiv0–0D
Mar 20HPreußen Münster4–2W
Jan 5HWuppertaler SV6–2W

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

A. EleziHNK Gorica2025/26
M. KwartengFortuna Düsseldorf· Back from Loan2025/26
N. LoosliSpVgg Greuther Fürth· Back from Loan2025/26
K. VogtUnion Berlin· Transfer2025/26
K. VogtUnion Berlin· Transfer2025/26
K. VogtUnion Berlin· Transfer2025/26
N. ThiedeSSV Ulm 1846· Back from Loan2025/26
L. DaschnerFC ST. Gallen2025/26

Out

M. BroschinskiFC Basel 1893· Transfer2025/26
M. BroschinskiFC Basel 1893· Transfer2025/26
M. BroschinskiFC Basel 1893· Transfer2025/26
I. OrdetsAktobe· Free agent2025/26
A. EleziFK Sarajevo· Free agent2025/26
A. EleziFK Sarajevo· Free agent2025/26
S. BambaWillem II· Loan2025/26
S. BambaWillem II· Loan2025/26