VfL Bochum wants to celebrate a liberation at SC Paderborn in the 2nd Bundesliga on match day 5. For coach Dieter Hecking, the game is also a reunion with an ex-employer.
Dieter Hecking played as an active player from 1994 to 1996 for SC Paderborn in the Regionalliga West Südwest. Across competitions at that time scored 25 goals in 73 competitive games for the East Westphalia.
After his career end in 2000, Hecking remained loyal to football. The trainer routiner has been on the sidelines at VfL Bochum since last November.
After relegation to the 2nd Bundesliga, the district club held on the 60-year-old. However, the start of the season went wrong: three points after the first four match days are a lean balance – the more important is the away game at SC Paderborn (12th September from 6:30 p.m. in sport.de-Liveticker, the highlights are available immediately after the final whistle RTL+).
More facts about the game SC Paderborn vs. VfL Bochum
- The eternal record between SC Paderborn and VfL Bochum is balanced. In a total of 19 matches, both clubs won seven times. The last competitive game dates from the 2020/21 season. The SC Paderborn won 3-0 against VfL Bochum in the 2nd Bundesliga at home. SCP trainer was Steffen Baumgart at the time. Thomas Reis coached VfL Bochum and led the club to the Bundesliga as a second division champion at the end of the season.
- VfL Bochum collected most yellow cards (17) as a team on the first four match days, but SC Paderborn, on the other hand, only seven (shared 15th place with SV Darmstadt 98).
- VfL Bochum has the best duel rate (52.4 percent) league. The SC Paderborn lands only in 16th place (47.7 percent).
- VfL Bochum (446.4 kilometers) has the second worst running record in the 2nd Bundesliga, only SV Darmstadt 98 (445.9 kilometers) ran less. The SC Paderborn (478 kilometers), on the other hand, has separated the fourth kilometers.
The highlights for the 2nd Bundesliga are available immediately after the final whistle RTL+.