Matchday

DFB Pokal 26/27, Round 1 · 23 Aug 2026

SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–2 VfL Bochum 1848

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.5 – 1.2
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made SpVgg Greuther Fürth favourites at 43%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Jannis Heuer, 63.4 in 98′.

Well above their usual level: Michael Steinwender +12.5.

Well below it: Mats Pannewig −16.2, Karol Mets −12.0, Ole Pohlmann −9.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

29 Oct 2025L 0–1v 1. FC Kaiserslautern DFB-Pokal
17 Aug 2025W 2–0at Blau-Weiss Lohne DFB-Pokal

VfL Bochum 1848

3 Dec 2025L 0–2v VfB Stuttgart DFB-Pokal
28 Oct 2025W 1–0at FC Augsburg DFB-Pokal
16 Aug 2025D 1–1at Berliner FC Dynamo DFB-Pokal

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

SpVgg Greuther Fürth

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jannis Heuer Defender9800–63.4–
Paul Will Midfielder9800–48.2–
Krisztián Keresztes Defender7500–44.1+5.2
Florian Hellstern Goalkeeper9800–43.5–
Dennis Srbeny Forward9800–42.0–
Sacha Banse Midfielder8400–40.3–
Shinta Appelkamp Midfielder9800–38.5–
Felix Klaus Forward9800–35.4–
Ole Pohlmann Midfielder6800–34.4−9.2
Jannik Dehm Defender6800–32.3–
Olgherto Balliu Midfielder1400–30.4–
Aaron Keller Midfielder3000–29.4–
Maxim Dal Defender2310–29.1–
Luca Itter Defender9801–27.8–
Lukas Reich Defender3000–22.2–

VfL Bochum 1848

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Timo Horn Goalkeeper9800–53.4+0.2
Michael Steinwender Defender9800–51.4+12.5
Tom Meyer Midfielder2300–43.3–
Leon Sawas Defender2400–41.8–
Enis Çokaj Midfielder9800–41.4–
Christian Rasmussen Forward6310–39.7–
Philipp Hofmann Forward9810–35.8–
Karol Mets Defender9800–33.1−12.0
Mats Pannewig Midfielder7500–33.0−16.2
Maximilian Wittek Defender7400–32.6−6.8
Oliver Olsen Defender3600–31.4–
Alessandro Crimaldi Forward3500–30.9–
Berkan Taz Midfielder6300–29.1–
Koji Miyoshi Midfielder9800–28.8–
Jean-Manuel Mbom Defender5200–23.7–
Daniel Hanslik Forward3500–22.3–