VfL Bochum faces a difficult away match at Union Berlin on Sunday (April 16, 17:30). That can also be seen from the balance sheet.

VfL Bochum must show a reaction this weekend. Once again. After a recent upward trend in form with seven points from three games, there was a bitter damper against VfB Stuttgart (2:3). Next up is Union Berlin on Sunday (April 16, 5:30 p.m., RS live ticker). It won’t be boring. At least that’s what the record promises.

The two teams have faced each other 24 times. Eight times Bochum won, 13 games went to Union, only three times there was no winner. The fact that the 28th matchday of the Bundesliga will not result in a draw can be seen quite clearly in the “Letsch table”.

Thomas Letsch has been on the sidelines at the Ruhrstadion since Matchday 9. The VfL has celebrated eight victories under him, but has also lost ten times. The 1-1 draw in Frankfurt in the last away game was the first under the 54-year-old.

Bochum also went into the first leg with a Stuttgart defeat in its baggage. They then won 2-1 at home. It was Bochum’s second win in the Bundesliga and a real surprise. After all, the top team was the guest of the bottom team on this Sunday afternoon.

This shows that no matter what the starting position, the duel between VfL and Union is synonymous with spectacle. No game has ended without a goal, and 67 goals have been scored in 24 encounters. That’s why the Bochum back line will be the most important factor. After all, in the last 19 encounters, the Köpenickers have always scored at least one goal.

The stadium at the Alte Försterei has also not been a great destination for VfL so far. The last six away games have all been lost. It’s been almost ten years since Bochum managed to pick up three points. In the 2-1 win – one of only two victories in twelve attempts – in the 2013/14 season, the scorers were Danny Latza and Marcel Maltritz. So from Bochum’s point of view, it’s time to finally read new names in the record book.