LEVERKUSEN. Bayer 04 Leverkusen comes back against TSG Hoffenheim with a goal on the A. Stiller 80′ and a goal on the M. Dabbur 83′.

The match was played at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler who was helped by Eduard Beitinger and Marcel Unger. The 4th official was Nicolas Winter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

2 - 2

TSG Hoffenheim

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 21 Total 19
  • 11 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 13
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 87 Attack 131
  • 34 Dangerous attack 67
  • 97 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 6 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 6
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim had a superior ball possession 55% while Bayer 04 Leverkusen was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was more pushing with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough TSG Hoffenheim to win the match​.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 4 yellow cards (M. Diaby, O. Kossounou, E. Tapsoba and P. Hincapie). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (S. Rudy, D. Raum and M. Dabbur).

M. Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

21'
21'
28'
Patrik Schick(goal)M. Diaby
37'
46'
Pavel Kaderabek- sub ->K. Akpoguma
46'
Odilon Kossounou- Yellow
60'
Patrik Schick(goal)P. Hincapie
63'
Amine Adli- sub ->K. Bellarabi
64'
65'
68'
68'
80'
Robert Andrich- sub ->F. Wirtz
82'
82'
83'
83'
Edmond Tapsoba- Yellow
85'
Piero Hincapié- Yellow
87'
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
77
34
Borussia Dortmund
69
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
64
34
RB Leipzig
58
34
FC Union Berlin
57
34
SC Freiburg
55
34
FC Köln
52
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
TSG Hoffenheim
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
45
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
42
34
VfL Wolfsburg
42
34
VfL Bochum 1848
42
34
FC Augsburg
38
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Hertha BSC
33
34
DSC Arminia Bielefeld
28
34
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
18
34

After playing this match, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 28 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, TSG Hoffenheim will have 27 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will play away with SC Freiburg on the 19th of December with a 12-4 head to head statistic in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (8 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim will host Borussia Mönchengladbach on the 18th of December with a 11-7 head to head in favor of TSG Hoffenheim (11 draws).

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.6
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.7
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
6.6
85'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
6.1
82' 60'
D
Piero Hincapié 33.Ecuador
7.1
87'
M
Kerem Demirbay 10.Germany
7.0
65'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
6.6
M
Karim Bellarabi 38.Germany
7.0
64'
M
Moussa Diaby 19.France
7.0
90'
M
Florian Wirtz 27.Germany
6.8
82'
F
Patrik Schick 14.Czech Republic
8.4
90' 37', 63'
Substitutes
G
Andrey Lunev 40.Russia
D
Panagiotis Retsos 3.Greece
6.9
82'
D
Daley Sinkgraven 22.Netherlands
M
Charles Aránguiz 20.Chile
6.3
65'
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.4
82'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
F
Paulinho 7.Brazil
F
Lucas Alario 13.Argentina
90'
F
Amine Adli 31.France
6.5
64'

Bayer 04 Leverkusen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gerardo Seoane decided to play with the following team: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.6), Odilon Kossounou (6.1), Jonathan Tah (6.7), Edmond Tapsoba (6.6), Piero Hincapie (7.1), Exequiel Palacios (6.6), Kerem Demirbay (7.0), Karim Bellarabi (7.0), Florian Wirtz (6.8), Moussa Diaby (7.0) and Patrik Schick (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Panagiotis Retsos (6.9), Paulinho, Charles Aránguiz (6.3), Robert Andrich (6.4), Nadiem Amiri, Andrey Lunev, Lucas Alario, Daley Sinkgraven and Amine Adli (6.5).

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 5 changes: K. Demirbay for Aranguiz (64′), K. Bellarabi for A. Adli (64′), F. Wirtz for R. Andrich (82′), O. Kossounou for P. Retsos (82′) and P. Schick for L. Alario (90′).

Best player: Patrik Schick​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Patrik Schick.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 14.

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
8.1
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.8
D
Chris Richards 28.United States
7.7
D
Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria
7.0
M
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
6.3
46'
M
David Raum 17.Germany
7.4
28'
M
Sebastian Rudy 16.Germany
6.1
46' 21'
M
Diadié Samassékou 18.Mali
7.0
83'
F
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.0
68'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
7.4
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
6.6
68'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 12.Germany
D
B. Hübner 21.Germany
D
Stefan Posch 38.Austria
D
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
6.8
46'
D
H. Nordtveit 6.Norway
M
Angelo Stiller 13.Germany
7.6
46' 80'
F
G. Rutter 33.France
7.2
68'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
6.2
83'
F
M. Dabbur 10.Israel
7.1
68' 88' 83'

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

Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Oliver Baumann (8.1), Chris Richards (7.7), Florian Grillitsch (7.0), Kevin Vogt (6.8), Kevin Akpoguma (6.3), Diadie Samassekou (7.0), Sebastian Rudy (6.1), David Raum (7.4), Christoph Baumgartner (7.0), Ihlas Bebou (6.6) and Andrej Kramarić (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Georginio Rutter (7.2), Sargis Adamyan (6.2), Benjamin Hübner, Philipp Pentke, Munas Dabbur (7.1), Stefan Posch, Angelo Stiller (7.6), Pavel Kadeřábek (6.8) and Håvard Nordtveit.

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: K. Akpoguma for P. Kaderabek (46′), S. Rudy for A. Stiller (46′), I. Bebou for G. Rutter (69′), C. Baumgartner for M. Dabbur (69′) and D. Samassekou for S. Adamyan (83′).

Best player: Oliver Baumann​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was the goalkeeper: Oliver Baumann. His rating is 8.05. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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