SINSHEIM. VfL Wolfsburg was able to reverse the scoreline against TSG Hoffenheim to win 2-1. It was TSG Hoffenheim to strike first with a goal of C. Baumgartner at the 42′. Then it was an own goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Baku gave the win to VfL Wolfsburg in the 56′ minute. TSG Hoffenheim lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the PreZero Arena stadium in Sinsheim on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager who had the assistance of Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Christof Günsch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

1 - 2

VfL Wolfsburg

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 23 Total 6
  • 9 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 114 Attack 86
  • 70 Dangerous attack 36
  • 92 Ball safe 106
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim was in firm control of the ball 60% while VfL Wolfsburg was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, VfL Wolfsburg succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 1 yellow card (A. Breitenreiter). On the other side, VfL Wolfsburg received 3 yellow cards (S. Bornauw, K. Fischer and M. van de Ven).

Match Timeline

12'
Mattias Svanberg- sub ->O. Marmoush
14'
Sebastiaan Bornauw- Yellow
42'
Ozan Kabak(own-goal)
45'
49'
Kilian Fischer- Yellow
55'
56'
Ridle Baku(goal)
65'
66'
67'
74'
74'
Pavel Kaderabek- sub ->R. Skov
83'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After playing this match, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 18 points like Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FSV Mainz 05 to go up in the 11th place. On the opposite side, VfL Wolfsburg will have 23 points to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 4th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (0 draws).

VfL Wolfsburg will host FC Bayern München on the 5th of February with a 32-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
6.2
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.6
D
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
6.7
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
6.3
M
Angeliño 11.Spain
7.9
M
Dennis Geiger 8.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Angelo Stiller 13.Germany
6.8
M
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
6.6
83'
F
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.6
42'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
7.1
74'
F
G. Rutter 33.France
6.8
74'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 12.Germany
D
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
83'
D
Eduardo Quaresma 26.Portugal
D
J. Quarshie 48.Germany
90'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
M
M. Damar 35.Germany
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
F
F. Asllani 44.Germany
6.8
74'
F
Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.Denmark
6.4
74'

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (6.2), Kevin Akpoguma (6.7), Kevin Vogt (6.6), Ozan Kabak (6.3), Robert Skov (6.6), Dennis Geiger (6.8), Angelo Stiller (6.8), Angeliño (7.9), Andrej Kramarić (7.1), Georginio Rutter (6.8) and Christoph Baumgartner (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Fisnik Asllani (6.8), Pavel Kadeřábek, Eduardo Quaresma, Philipp Pentke, Tom Bischof, Joshua Quarshie, Muhammed Damar, Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.4) and Finn Ole Becker.

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: G. Rutter for F. Asllani (74′), A. Kramaric for J. Bruun Larsen (74′), R. Skov for P. Kaderabek (83′) and D. Geiger for J. Quarshie (90′).

Best player: Angeliño​

The player that probably impressed the most for TSG Hoffenheim was Angeliño.

His rating is (7.9) with 49 passes (71% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

VfL Wolfsburg – Formation

VfL Wolfsburg
G
Koen Casteels 1.Belgium
7.8
D
Paulo Otávio 6.Brazil
7.1
D
Sebastiaan Bornauw 3.Belgium
6.2
14'
D
Micky van de Ven 5.Netherlands
6.1
55'
D
Kilian Fischer 2.Germany
6.6
90' 49'
M
M. Arnold 27.Germany
7.3
M
Yannick Gerhardt 31.Germany
6.2
65'
M
Ridle Baku 20.Germany
7.7
56'
M
Felix Nmecha 22.Germany
6.8
90'
M
Jakub Kamiński 16.Poland
6.4
66'
F
Omar Marmoush 33.Egypt
6.6
12'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Schulze 35.Germany
G
Pavao Pervan 12.Austria
D
Maxence Lacroix 4.France
D
Jérôme Roussillon 15.Guadeloupe
90'
M
Ahmet Cil 29.France
6.7
65'
M
Mattias Svanberg 32.Sweden
6.5
12'
F
Maximilian Philipp 17.Germany
6.5
66'
F
Dzenan Pejčinović 18.Germany
F
Luca Waldschmidt 7.Germany
90'

VfL Wolfsburg started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Niko Kovač played with: Koen Casteels (7.8), Kilian Fischer (6.4), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6.2), Micky van de Ven (6.1), Paulo Otávio (7.1), Ridle Baku (7.7), Felix Nmecha (6.8), Maximilian Arnold (7.3), Yannick Gerhardt (6.2), Jakub Kamiński (6.4) and Omar Marmoush (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Maximilian Philipp (6.5), Josuha Guilavogui (6.7), Maxence Lacroix, Dženan Pejčinović, Mattias Svanberg (6.5), Luca Waldschmidt, Philipp Schulze, Pavao Pervan and Jérôme Roussillon.

Substitutions

VfL Wolfsburg made 5 changes: O. Marmoush for M. Svanberg (12′), Y. Gerhardt for J. Guilavogui (65′), J. Kaminski for M. Philipp (66′), K. Fischer for J. Roussillon (90′) and F. Nmecha for L. Waldschmidt (90′).

Best player: Koen Casteels​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for VfL Wolfsburg was the goalkeeper: Koen Casteels. His rating is 7.81. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.​