SINSHEIM. FC Köln defeats TSG Hoffenheim 3-1. FC Köln got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Florian Kainz (18′) and Davie Selke (39′).
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 Robin Braun assisted by Thomas Stein and Christian Bandurski. The 4th official was Dominik Schaal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 4 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 124 Attack 96
- 49 Dangerous attack 41
- 134 Ball safe 126
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
TSG Hoffenheim had a strong ball possession 55% while FC Köln was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
TSG Hoffenheim had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, FC Köln was able to find the solution to win this contest.
TSG Hoffenheim shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Köln shot 13 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
TSG Hoffenheim received 1 yellow card (John Anthony Brooks). On the opposite side, FC Köln received 2 yellow cards (Davie Selke and Marvin Schwäbe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 29 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, FC Köln will have 35 points like Werder Bremen to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away with RB Leipzig on the 29th of April with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).
FC Köln will host SC Freiburg on the 29th of April with a 14-6 head to head in favor of SC Freiburg (4 draws).
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann
, Kevin Vogt , John Brooks , Kevin Akpoguma , Pavel Kadeřábek , Andrej Kramarić , Dennis Geiger , Finn Ole Becker , Angeliño , Christoph Baumgartner and Ihlas Bebou .The home team had on the bench: Kasper Dolberg
, Angelo Stiller, Tom Bischof , Munas Dabbur , Sebastian Rudy , Ozan Muhammed Kabak, Robert Skov , Ermin Bičakčić and Luca Philipp.TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Robert Skov (injured).
Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Finn Ole Becker for Munas Dabbur (46′), Kevin Akpoguma for Robert Skov (67′), Dennis Geiger for Sebastian Rudy (73′), Christoph Baumgartner for Tom Bischof (73′) and Angeliño for Kasper Dolberg (80′).
Best player: Pavel Kadeřábek
The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Pavel Kadeřábek.
His rating is
with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Steffen Baumgart played with: Marvin Schwäbe
, Benno Schmitz , Timo Hübers , Julian Chabot , Jonas Hector , Ellyes Skhiri , Eric Martel , Linton Maina , Florian Kainz , Dejan Ljubičić and Davie Selke .These were the players on the bench: Jan Thielmann
, Denis Huseinbašić , Sargis Adamyan, Mathias Olesen, Luca Kilian , Kingsley Schindler , Timo Horn, Kristian Pedersen and Steffen Tigges .Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: Dejan Ljubicic for Jan Thielmann (62′), Davie Selke for Steffen Tigges (62′), Florian Kainz for Kingsley Schindler (79′), Linton Maina for Denis Huseinbasic (80′) and Benno Schmitz for Luca Kilian (89′).
Best player: Florian Kainz
The most impressive player for FC Köln was Florian Kainz.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 34 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- Hertha BSC – Werder Bremen – 2-4
- VfL Bochum 1848 – VfL Wolfsburg – 1-5
- TSG Hoffenheim – FC Köln – 1-3
- FSV Mainz 05 – FC Bayern München – 3-1
- Borussia Dortmund – Eintracht Frankfurt – 4-0