Overview
- The victory moves Bochum up to 14th place, outside the direct relegation spots.
- Kjell-Arik Wätjen opened the scoring with his first 2. Bundesliga goal before halftime, with Gerrit Holtmann sealing it on 60 minutes.
- A VAR review gave Magdeburg a late penalty, but Falko Michel struck the crossbar in the 81st minute.
- The result is Magdeburg’s first defeat under the Sander/Ibold pairing after a brief upturn in league and cup.
- A sellout crowd of about 26,000 saw Bochum field their youngest second-tier starting XI since 1989/90 and build on a midweek DFB-Pokal win, with goalkeeper Timo Horn crucial early.