Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 VfL Bochum
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Fortuna Düsseldorf won: Fortuna Düsseldorf 2-1 VfL Bochum in the 2. Bundesliga (Round 24) on Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf. Fortuna Düsseldorf goals: Cedric Itten 45', Florent Muslija 57'. VfL Bochum goals: Farid Alfa-Ruprecht 79'. Expected goals: 1.50-1.36. Possession: 55-45. Player of the match: Emmanuel Iyoha (8.1).
Match report
Fortuna Düsseldorf beat VfL Bochum 2-1
Fortuna Düsseldorf edged VfL Bochum 2-1 at Merkur Spiel-Arena on Friday 27 February in 2. Bundesliga.
Cedric Itten put Fortuna Düsseldorf ahead on 45' (1-0), Florent Muslija made it 2-0 on 57' and Farid Alfa-Ruprecht pulled one back for VfL Bochum on 79' (2-1).
Fortuna Düsseldorf had 55% of the ball, shots were 20-10 (9-3 on target) and expected goals finished 1.50-1.36.
Emmanuel Iyoha (Fortuna Düsseldorf) was player of the match with an 8.1 rating.
Attendance: 41,066.
Match stats
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | VfL Bochum | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 55 | 45 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.50 | 1.36 |
| Total shots | 20 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 30 | 20 |
| Big chances | 3 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 370 (82%) | 294 (80%) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Corners | 10 | 3 |
| Total shots | 20 | 10 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 13 | 8 |
Lineups
Fortuna Düsseldorf (3-3-2-2): Florian Kastenmeier, Tim Oberdorf, Elias Egouli, Sima Suso, Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson, Satoshi Tanaka, Emmanuel Iyoha, Anouar El Azzouzi, Shinta Appelkamp, Cedric Itten, Christian Rasmussen
VfL Bochum (4-2-3-1): Timo Horn, Leandro Morgalla, Noah Loosli, Philipp Strompf, Mikkel Rakneberg, Cajetan Lenz, Mats Pannewig, Koji Miyoshi, Callum Marshall, Gerrit Holtmann, Philipp Hofmann
Key events
- 20' · Substitution · Florent Muslija for Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 45' · Goal · Cedric Itten (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 46' · Substitution · Francis Onyeka for Mats Pannewig (VfL Bochum)
- 46' · Substitution · Moritz-Broni Kwarteng for Gerrit Holtmann (VfL Bochum)
- 57' · Goal · Florent Muslija (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 61' · Substitution · Farid Alfa-Ruprecht for Koji Miyoshi (VfL Bochum)
- 61' · Substitution · Matus Bero for Callum Marshall (VfL Bochum)
- 66' · Yellow card · Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (VfL Bochum)
- 69' · Substitution · Marin Ljubicic for Christian Rasmussen (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 76' · Substitution · Oliver Olsen for Mikkel Rakneberg (VfL Bochum)
- 79' · Goal · Farid Alfa-Ruprecht (VfL Bochum)
- 86' · Substitution · Sotiris Alexandropoulos for Shinta Appelkamp (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 86' · Substitution · Matthias Zimmermann for Emmanuel Iyoha (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Anouar El Azzouzi (Fortuna Düsseldorf)
All-time head-to-head
18 league meetings since 2010: Fortuna Düsseldorf 6, draws 6, VfL Bochum 6.
Questions
Who won Fortuna Düsseldorf vs VfL Bochum?
Fortuna Düsseldorf won, 2-1 (2. Bundesliga) on Fri, 27 Feb 2026.
When and where is Fortuna Düsseldorf vs VfL Bochum?
Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 17:30 UTC at Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, 2. Bundesliga.
What is the head-to-head record between Fortuna Düsseldorf and VfL Bochum?
In 18 league meetings since 2010: Fortuna Düsseldorf 6 wins, 6 draws, VfL Bochum 6 wins (goals 18-23).