All questions
Where was Vesta right, and where wrong?
Over 136 league matches of Bochum since 2017-18, each forecast by a model that had not seen that season, Vesta's likeliest result happened 52 times in 100; it said 55. Draws: said 23, happened 23 in 100.
Since its public record began on 30 Sep 2026: 51 league matches settled, the likeliest result happened 61 times in 100 (Vesta said 50). Every published forecast
When Vesta says N in 100, does it happen N times?Said v happened
every home win, draw and away win chance, grouped in bands of 10; on the line = exactly right| Chance band | Chances | Said | Happened | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–10 in 100 | 23 | 6.5 | 8.7 | +2.2 |
| 10–20 in 100 | 62 | 15.9 | 17.7 | +1.9 |
| 20–30 in 100 | 151 | 25.2 | 27.2 | +1.9 |
| 30–40 in 100 | 55 | 34.9 | 36.4 | +1.5 |
| 40–50 in 100 | 42 | 44.5 | 40.5 | −4.0 |
| 50–60 in 100 | 34 | 55.5 | 55.9 | +0.4 |
The biggest surprises
results Vesta gave the least chance that happened
Bayern Munich 2-3 Bochum
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · Bundesliga1 in 100
Bochum 4-2 Bayern Munich
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · Bundesliga6 in 100
Bochum 3-2 Bayern Munich
Sun 18 Feb 2024 · Bundesliga12 in 100
Borussia Dortmund 3-4 Bochum
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · Bundesliga12 in 100
RasenBallsport Leipzig 0-0 Bochum
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · Bundesliga12 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · Bundesliga13 in 100
Bochum 1-0 RasenBallsport Leipzig
Sat 18 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga14 in 100
FC Cologne 0-2 Bochum
Fri 10 Mar 2023 · Bundesliga15 in 100
Bochum 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Sat 15 Feb 2025 · Bundesliga16 in 100
Bochum 2-1 Union Berlin
Sun 23 Oct 2022 · Bundesliga17 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · Bundesliga18 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Fri 28 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga19 in 100
The surest calls that missed
the strongest favourites that did not win
Bayern Munich 2-3 Bochum
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · home win said94 in 100
Bochum 4-2 Bayern Munich
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · away win said83 in 100
RasenBallsport Leipzig 0-0 Bochum
Sat 7 Oct 2023 · home win said82 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Sat 9 Nov 2024 · away win said80 in 100
Bochum 3-2 Bayern Munich
Sun 18 Feb 2024 · away win said71 in 100
Borussia Dortmund 3-4 Bochum
Sat 30 Apr 2022 · home win said70 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · away win said68 in 100
Wolfsburg 1-1 Bochum
Sat 22 Feb 2025 · home win said66 in 100
Bochum 1-0 RasenBallsport Leipzig
Sat 18 Mar 2023 · away win said65 in 100
Eintracht Frankfurt 1-1 Bochum
Fri 31 Mar 2023 · home win said65 in 100
Bochum 1-1 Borussia Dortmund
Fri 28 Apr 2023 · away win said65 in 100
Bochum 2-0 Borussia Dortmund
Sat 15 Feb 2025 · away win said63 in 100
Which clubs beat Vesta's expectationsClubs v Vesta
points won against the points Vesta's forecasts gave (3 × win + draw), these matches| Club | Matches | Points | Expected | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 21 | 13.6 | +7.4 | |
| 8 | 21 | 14.0 | +7.0 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10.1 | +5.9 | |
| 8 | 19 | 14.1 | +4.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2.7 | +3.3 | |
| 136 | 133 | 130.0 | +3.0 | |
| 8 | 17 | 14.6 | +2.4 | |
| 8 | 16 | 14.4 | +1.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2.0 | +1.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 5.5 | −0.5 | |
| 6 | 9 | 9.6 | −0.6 | |
| 8 | 17 | 17.7 | −0.7 |
| Club | Matches | Points | Expected | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 18.2 | −6.2 | |
| 8 | 15 | 21.0 | −6.0 | |
| 8 | 9 | 14.2 | −5.2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3.4 | −3.4 | |
| 8 | 12 | 14.8 | −2.8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 5.7 | −2.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2.4 | −2.4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2.5 | −1.5 | |
| 8 | 12 | 13.3 | −1.3 | |
| 8 | 17 | 18.2 | −1.2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3.0 | −1.0 | |
| 8 | 11 | 11.7 | −0.7 |
| Season | League | Matches | Likeliest said | Happened | Draws said | Draws | Goals expected | Goals | RPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Bundesliga | 34 | 59 | 59 | 22 | 24 | 3.31 | 2.94 | 0.196 |
| 2023-24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 55 | 53 | 23 | 35 | 3.24 | 3.41 | 0.186 |
| 2022-23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 3.11 | 3.29 | 0.228 |
| 2021-22 | Bundesliga | 34 | 51 | 41 | 25 | 18 | 2.94 | 2.65 | 0.238 |
Each season from 2017-18 was hidden from Vesta and forecast with a model fitted only on the seasons before it, the same model that publishes today's forecasts (checked Tue 13 Oct 2026). These are the forecasts of past seasons, not the published ones: the public record of forecasts made before kick-off starts on 30 Sep 2026 and lives in Vesta's track record.