SINSHEIM. Borussia Dortmund beat TSG Hoffenheim. TSG Hoffenheim lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 Deniz Aytekin who had the assistance of Christian Dietz and Markus Sinn. The 4th official was Martin Petersen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 40.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

2 - 3

Borussia Dortmund

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 15 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 122 Attack 85
  • 62 Dangerous attack 15
  • 75 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

TSG Hoffenheim was in firm control of the ball 58% while Borussia Dortmund was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund managed to find the solution to win this match.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Borussia Dortmund shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (S. Rudy and M. Dabbur). On the other side, Borussia Dortmund received 2 yellow cards (M. Hummels and J. Bellingham).

Match Timeline

6'
9'
Andrej Kramaric(goal)I. Bebou
45'
49'
Mats Hummels- Yellow
56'
56'
58'
Marco Reus(goal)D. Malen
62'
62'
63'
66'
66'
77'
83'
Youssoufa Moukoko- sub ->D. Malen
83'
83'
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 II
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 this encounter, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 31 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Borussia Dortmund will have 43 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away with FSV Mainz 05 on the 5th of February with a 11-10 head to head in favor of FSV Mainz 05 (8 draws).

Borussia Dortmund will host Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 6th of February with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Borussia Dortmund (7 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
6.0
D
B. Hübner 21.Germany
6.6
62'
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.6
D
Chris Richards 28.United States
6.6
M
David Raum 17.Germany
6.1
83'
M
Dennis Geiger 8.Germany
6.7
62'
M
Angelo Stiller 13.Germany
6.8
M
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
7.1
F
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
6.4
9'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
6.8
45'
F
M. Dabbur 10.Israel
7.2
90'
Substitutes
G
Luca Philipp 37.Germany
D
Stefan Posch 38.Austria
D
H. Nordtveit 6.Norway
6.6
62'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
M
Sebastian Rudy 16.Germany
6.4
62' 66'
F
F. Asllani 44.Germany
F
Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.Denmark
6.8
83'
F
Sargis Adamyan 23.Armenia
F
G. Rutter 33.France
7.9
9' 77'

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

The manager Sebastian Hoeneß decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (6.0), Chris Richards (6.6), Kevin Vogt (6.6), Benjamin Hübner (6.6), Ihlas Bebou (7.1), Dennis Geiger (6.7), Angelo Stiller (6.8), David Raum (6.1), Christoph Baumgartner (6.4), Munas Dabbur (7.2) and Andrej Kramarić (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Luca Philipp, Fisnik Asllani, Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.8), Stefan Posch, Håvard Nordtveit (6.6), Sargis Adamyan, Tom Bischof, Sebastian Rudy (6.4) and Georginio Rutter (7.9).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of G. Rutter (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: C. Baumgartner for G. Rutter (9′), D. Geiger for S. Rudy (62′), B. Hubner for H. Nordtveit (62′) and D. Raum for J. Bruun Larsen (83′).

Best player: Georginio Rutter​

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

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 9′.

Borussia Dortmund – Formation

Borussia Dortmund
G
Gregor Kobel 1.Switzerland
6.4
D
Manuel Akanji 16.Switzerland
6.8
83'
D
Marius Wolf 39.Germany
6.6
56'
D
Mats Hummels 15.Germany
6.6
49'
D
Raphaël Guerreiro 13.Portugal
7.1
M
Julian Brandt 19.Germany
7.1
56'
M
Mahmoud Dahoud 8.Germany
6.6
M
Jude Bellingham 22.England
6.5
90'
F
Marco Reus 11.Germany
7.1
58'
F
Donyell Malen 21.Netherlands
8.8
83'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.4
63' 6'
Substitutes
G
Marwin Hitz 35.Switzerland
D
Marin Pongracic 34.Croatia
6.5
83'
D
Nico Schulz 14.Germany
D
Dan-Axel Zagadou 5.France
6.4
56'
M
Axel Witsel 28.Belgium
6.8
63'
M
Felix Passlack 30.Germany
M
Thorgan Hazard 10.Belgium
6.6
56'
M
Reinier 20.Brazil
F
Youssoufa Moukoko 18.Germany
6.4
83'

Borussia Dortmund started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Marco Rose played with: Gregor Kobel (6.4), Marius Wolf (6.6), Manuel Akanji (6.8), Mats Hummels (6.6), Raphaël Guerreiro (7.1), Julian Brandt (7.1), Mahmoud Dahoud (6.6), Jude Bellingham (6.5), Marco Reus (7.1), Erling Braut Haaland (7.4) and Donyell Malen (8.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Axel Witsel (6.8), Marin Pongračić (6.5), Youssoufa Moukoko (6.4), Felix Passlack, Nico Schulz, Thorgan Hazard (6.6), Reinier, Dan-Axel Zagadou (6.4) and Marwin Hitz.

Borussia Dortmund could not rely on the presence of A. Witsel (injured) and M. Pongracic (injured).

Substitutions

Borussia Dortmund made 5 changes: M. Wolf for D. Zagadou (56′), J. Brandt for T. Hazard (56′), E. Haaland for A. Witsel (63′), D. Malen for Y. Moukoko (83′) and M. Akanji for M. Pongracic (83′).

Best player: Donyell Malen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Borussia Dortmund was Donyell Malen even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.8) with 27 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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