Overview

• Kickoff is at 20:30 at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, with live TV on RTL and streams via RTL+ and Sky, plus a SPORT1 live ticker.
• Bochum dismissed coach Dieter Hecking and sporting director Dirk Dufner after the Paderborn loss, placing U19 coach David Siebers on a three-game trial.
• Fortuna keep Daniel Thioune in charge as Klaus Allofs offers public backing despite the club’s weakest start under the coach and a 0:3 loss to Darmstadt.
• Both sides have struggled on set pieces, conceding three goals from corners each, with Fortuna at five and Bochum at four goals allowed from dead balls overall.
• Recent head-to-head favors Bochum with three straight 2. Bundesliga wins over Fortuna, and Daniel Schlager is appointed as referee.