COLOGNE. TSG Hoffenheim defeats FC Köln 3-1. TSG Hoffenheim was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Andrej Kramarić (1′), Florian Grillitsch (28′) and Maximilian Beier (52′). FC Köln reduced the distance with a goal (61′) by Davie Selke, but there was not much to do for them. FC Köln lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. In front of 49,300 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Siebert with the collaboration of Jan Seidel and Rafael Foltyn. The 4th official was Alexander Sather. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 24.56 degrees Celsius or 76.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Köln

1 - 3

TSG Hoffenheim

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 109 Attack 89
  • 74 Dangerous attack 39
  • 93 Ball safe 105
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Köln had a strong ball possession 56% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Köln was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, TSG Hoffenheim found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Köln shot 18 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim shot 13 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

FC Köln received 3 yellow cards (Rasmus Carstensen, Julian Chabot and Timo Hübers). Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim received 4 yellow cards (Pavel Kadeřábek, Florian Grillitsch, Robert Skov and John Brooks).

Match Timeline

1'
Andrej Kramaric(goal)
23'
Robert Skov- Yellow
28'
Florian Grillitsch(goal)
Timo Hübers- Yellow
34'
Julian Chabot- Yellow
45'
52'
Maximilian Beier(goal)Grischa Prömel
58'
Mergim Berisha - sub ->Wout Weghorst
58'
Anton Stach- sub ->Grischa Prömel
Davie Selke(goal)Denis Huseinbašić
61'
Rasmus Carstensen- Yellow
63'
Faride Alidou- sub ->Benno Schmitz
61'
67'
Stanley Nsoki- sub ->Kevin Vogt
Luca Waldschmidt - sub ->Denis Huseinbašić
67'
69'
Pavel Kaderabek- Yellow
70'
John Anthony Brooks - Yellow
75'
Florian Grillitsch- Yellow
Sargis Adamyan- sub ->Florian Kainz
76'
Dominique Heintz- sub ->Leart Paqarada
76'
Steffen Tigges- sub ->Linton Maina
76'
79'
Finn Ole Becker- sub ->Florian Grillitsch
79'
Marius Bülter- sub ->Robert Skov
Rasmus Carstensen(yellowredcard)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
87
33
FC Bayern München
72
33
VfB Stuttgart
70
33
RB Leipzig
64
33
Borussia Dortmund
60
33
Eintracht Frankfurt
46
33
TSG Hoffenheim
43
33
SC Freiburg
42
33
Heidenheim
39
33
FC Augsburg
39
33
Werder Bremen
39
33
VfL Wolfsburg
37
33
Borussia Mönchengladbach
34
33
VfL Bochum 1848
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this match, FC Köln will stay with 1 points like Heidenheim, Borussia Mönchengladbach and FSV Mainz 05 to hold in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim will have 9 points like RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away with Heidenheim on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of FC Köln (1 draw).

TSG Hoffenheim will host FC Bayern München on the 18th of May with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).

FC Köln – Formation

FC Köln
G
Marvin Schwäbe 1.Germany
6.3
D
Benno Schmitz 2.Germany
6.6
61'
D
Timo Hübers 4.Germany
7.3
34'
D
Leart Paçarada 17.Kosovo
6.6
76'
D
Julian Chabot 24.Germany
7.1
45'
M
Denis Huseinbasic 8.Germany
6.8
67'
M
Dejan Ljubicic 7.Austria
7.5
M
Florian Kainz 11.Austria
7.1
76'
M
Rasmus Carstensen 18.Denmark
7.5
63'
M
Linton Maina 37.Germany
6.8
76'
F
Davie Selke 27.Germany
8.4
61'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 20.Germany
D
Dominique Heintz 3.Germany
6.8
76'
D
Luca Kilian 15.Germany
M
Dimitrios Limnios 19.Greece
M
Jacob Christensen 22.Denmark
F
Steffen Tigges 21.Germany
6.8
76'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
6.4
76'
F
Luca Waldschmidt 9.Germany
7.3
67'
F
Faride Alidou 40.Germany
7.0
61'

FC Köln started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe (6.3), Benno Schmitz (6.6), Timo Hübers (7.3), Julian Chabot (7.1), Leart Paqarada (6.6), Rasmus Carstensen (7.5), Denis Huseinbašić (6.8), Dejan Ljubičić (7.5), Florian Kainz (7.1), Linton Maina (6.8) and Davie Selke (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Dominique Heintz (6.8), Luca Kilian, Dimitris Limnios, Philipp Pentke, Steffen Tigges (6.8), Jacob Christensen, Sargis Adamyan (6.4), Faride Alidou (7.0) and Luca Waldschmidt (7.3).

Substitutions

FC Köln made 5 changes: Benno Schmitz for Faride Alidou (61′), Denis Huseinbašić for Luca Waldschmidt (67′), Linton Maina for Steffen Tigges (76′), Florian Kainz for Sargis Adamyan (76′) and Leart Paqarada for Dominique Heintz (76′).

Best player: Davie Selke​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Davie Selke.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
7.5
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
7.5
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
7.0
67'
D
John Anthony Brooks 23.United States
7.0
70'
M
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
7.5
69'
M
Grischa Prömel 6.Germany
7.1
58'
M
Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria
7.3
79' 75' 28'
M
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
7.8
1'
M
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
6.8
79' 23'
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
7.0
52'
F
Wout Weghorst 10.Netherlands
7.7
58'
Substitutes
G
Luca Philipp 37.Germany
D
Stanley Nsoki 34.France
6.7
67'
D
Attila Szalai 41.Hungary
M
Anton Stach 16.Germany
7.1
58'
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
7.0
79'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
F
Mergim Berisha 7.Germany
6.4
58'
F
Marius Bülter 21.Germany
6.7
79'
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo

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

Pellegrino Matarazzo played with: Oliver Baumann (7.5), Ozan Kabak (7.5), John Brooks (7.0), Kevin Vogt (7.0), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.5), Andrej Kramarić (7.8), Florian Grillitsch (7.3), Grischa Prömel (7.1), Robert Skov (6.8), Wout Weghorst (7.7) and Maximilian Beier (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ihlas Bebou, Mergim Berisha (6.4), Anton Stach (7.1), Finn Ole Becker (7.0), Marius Bülter (6.7), Stanley N’Soki (6.7), Luca Philipp, Tom Bischof and Attila Szalai.

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Florian Grillitsch for Finn Ole Becker (79′), Robert Skov for Marius Bülter (79′), Kevin Vogt for Stanley N’Soki (67′), Grischa Prömel for Anton Stach (58′) and Wout Weghorst for Mergim Berisha (58′).

Best player: Andrej Kramarić​

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

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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