MARBELLA. Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated TSG Hoffenheim.

The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Frank Willenborg with the collaboration of Guido Kleve and Aarne Aarnink. The 4th official was Christian Gittelmann. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.84 degrees Celsius or 49.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

2 - 3

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 88 Attack 117
  • 47 Dangerous attack 50
  • 98 Ball safe 114
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. TSG Hoffenheim was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bayer 04 Leverkusen was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bayer 04 Leverkusen won the encounter.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 3 yellow cards (Grischa Prömel, Wout Weghorst and Ozan Kabak). Talking about the opposition, Bayer 04 Leverkusen received 2 yellow cards (Lukáš Hrádecký and Jonathan Tah).

Match Timeline

9'
Florian Wirtz(goal)Victor Boniface
45'
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Jonas Hofmann
Wout Weghorst- Yellow
45'
46'
Josip Stanisic- sub ->Odilon Kossounou
Ozan Kabak- Yellow
48'
Anton Stach(goal)
56'
Wout Weghorst(goal)
58'
Grischa Prömel - Yellow
60'
70'
Alejandro Grimaldo(goal)Victor Boniface
72'
Lukas Hradecky - Yellow
Andrej Kramaric- sub ->Finn Ole Becker
78'
Ihlas Bebou- sub ->Robert Skov
79'
80'
Robert Andrich- sub ->Jonas Hofmann
81'
Jonathan Tah- Yellow
88'
Amine Adli- sub ->Victor Boniface
Mergim Berisha - sub ->Maximilian Beier
88'
Bambasé Conté- sub ->Kevin Akpoguma
88'
90'
Adam Hlozek- sub ->Florian Wirtz

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 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After playing this contest, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 18 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Bayer 04 Leverkusen will have 28 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

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

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will host FC Augsburg on the 18th of May with a 16-3 head to head stats in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (7 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
6.6
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
6.3
48'
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
7.0
D
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
6.4
88'
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
6.8
78'
M
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
7.5
79'
M
Grischa Prömel 6.Germany
6.6
60'
M
Anton Stach 16.Germany
7.8
56'
M
Marius Bülter 21.Germany
6.8
F
Wout Weghorst 10.Netherlands
7.3
45' 58'
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
7.5
88'
Substitutes
G
Luca Philipp 37.Germany
D
Attila Szalai 41.Hungary
D
John Anthony Brooks 23.United States
M
Diadié Samassékou 18.Mali
M
Bambasé Conté 31.Germany
7.0
88'
M
Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany
F
Mergim Berisha 7.Germany
6.6
88'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
6.4
78'
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
6.8
79'

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 (6.6), Ozan Kabak (6.3), Kevin Vogt (7.0), Kevin Akpoguma (6.4), Robert Skov (7.5), Finn Ole Becker (6.8), Anton Stach (7.8), Marius Bülter (6.8), Grischa Prömel (6.6), Wout Weghorst (7.3) and Maximilian Beier (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ihlas Bebou (6.8), John Brooks, Mergim Berisha (6.6), Diadié Samassékou, Andrej Kramarić (6.4), Bambasé Conté (7.0), Luca Philipp, Umut Tohumcu and Attila Szalai.

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: Kevin Akpoguma for Bambasé Conté (88′), Finn Ole Becker for Andrej Kramarić (78′), Robert Skov for Ihlas Bebou (79′) and Maximilian Beier for Mergim Berisha (88′).

Best player: Anton Stach​

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

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 60 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen – Formation

Bayer 04 Leverkusen
G
Lukas Hradecky 1.Finland
6.4
72'
D
Edmond Tapsoba 12.Burkina Faso
7.0
D
Jonathan Tah 4.Germany
6.8
81'
D
Odilon Kossounou 6.Ivory Coast
7.0
46'
M
Jonas Hofmann 7.Germany
7.3
80'
M
Florian Wirtz 10.Germany
7.3
90' 9'
M
Alejandro Grimaldo 20.Spain
8.9
45', 70'
M
Exequiel Palacios 25.Argentina
7.3
M
Jeremie Frimpong 30.Netherlands
6.7
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.5
F
Victor Boniface 22.Nigeria
8.1
88'
Substitutes
G
Matej Kovar 17.Czech Republic
D
Josip Stanisic 2.Croatia
6.8
46'
D
Piero Hincapié 3.Ecuador
M
Robert Andrich 8.Germany
6.4
80'
M
Nadiem Amiri 11.Germany
M
Nathan Tella 19.Nigeria
M
Gustavo Puerta 32.Colombia
F
Amine Adli 21.France
6.6
88'
F
Adam Hlozek 23.Czech Republic
90'

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

Xabier Alonso Olano played with: Lukáš Hrádecký (6.4), Odilon Kossounou (7.0), Jonathan Tah (6.8), Edmond Tapsoba (7.0), Jeremie Frimpong (6.7), Exequiel Palacios (7.3), Granit Xhaka (7.5), Alejandro Grimaldo (8.9), Jonas Hofmann (7.3), Florian Wirtz (7.3) and Victor Boniface (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Piero Hincapié, Adam Hložek, Josip Stanišić (6.8), Robert Andrich (6.4), Nadiem Amiri, Matej Kovar, Nathan Tella, Amine Adli (6.6) and Gustavo Puerta.

Substitutions

Bayer 04 Leverkusen made 4 changes: Odilon Kossounou for Josip Stanišić (46′), Jonas Hofmann for Robert Andrich (80′), Victor Boniface for Amine Adli (88′) and Florian Wirtz for Adam Hložek (90′).

Best player: Alejandro Grimaldo​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bayer 04 Leverkusen was Alejandro Grimaldo.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 46 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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