MARBELLA. TSG Hoffenheim prevails over VfL Bochum 1848 3-1. TSG Hoffenheim was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Erhan Mašović (32′), Andrej Kramaric (43′) and Ihlas Bebou (76′). VfL Bochum 1848 reduced the distance with a goal (90′) by Gonçalo Paciência, but there was not much to do for them. VfL Bochum 1848 lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Matthias Jöllenbeck with the collaboration of Jonas Weickenmeier and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Wolfgang Haslberger. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.74 degrees Celsius or 36.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Standings

After this match, TSG Hoffenheim has 23 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, VfL Bochum 1848 will stays with 13 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away against RB Leipzig on the 16th of December with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of RB Leipzig (3 draws).

VfL Bochum 1848 will host FC Union Berlin on the 16th of December with a 11-7 head to head in favor of FC Union Berlin (4 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

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

The manager Pellegrino Matarazzo decided to play with the following team: Maximilian Beier, Oliver Baumann (7.3), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.0), Kevin Vogt (7.5), John Brooks (6.7), Attila Szalai (6.8), Anton Stach (7.9), Grischa Prömel (7.0), Umut Tohumcu (6.8), Andrej Kramaric (8.2), Marius Bülter (7.8) and Wout Weghorst (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ozan Kabak, Robert Skov (6.8), Ihlas Bebou (7.3), Florian Grillitsch  (6.3), Diadié Samassékou, Finn Ole Becker (6.7), Stanley N’Soki, Luca Philipp and Tom Bischof (6.4).

TSG Hoffenheim could not rely on the presence of Ihlas Bebou (injured).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Anton Stach for Florian Grillitsch  (84′), Marius Bülter for Robert Skov (84′), Andrej Kramaric for Tom Bischof (88′), Wout Weghorst for Ihlas Bebou (65′) and Umut Tohumcu for Finn Ole Becker (65′).

Player of the match: Andrej Kramaric​

The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Andrej Kramaric.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 38 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

VfL Bochum 1848 – Formation

VfL Bochum 1848 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Thomas Letsch played with: Philipp Förster, Manuel Riemann (7.3), Cristian Gamboa (6.4), Erhan Mašović (6.6), Bernardo (6.8), Maximilian Wittek (7.7), Anthony Losilla (6.6), Patrick Osterhage (7.1), Kevin Stöger (7.3), Matúš Bero (7.3), Philipp Hofmann (6.4) and Takuma Asano (6.3).

They had on the bench: Danilo Soares, Gonçalo Paciência (7.5), Lukas Daschner (6.4), Tim Oermann (6.8), Felix Passlack, Christopher Antwi-Adjei (7.1), Niclas Thiede, Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (6.6) and Moritz Broschinski.

Substitutions

VfL Bochum 1848 made 5 changes: Anthony Losilla for Lukas Daschner (69′), Matúš Bero for Christopher Antwi-Adjei (46′), Philipp Hofmann for Gonçalo Paciência (46′), Kevin Stöger for Tim Oermann (85′) and Takuma Asano for Moritz-Broni Kwarteng (69′).

Player of the match: Maximilian Wittek​

The most impressive player for VfL Bochum 1848 was Maximilian Wittek.

His rating is 7.7 with 59 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• TSG Hoffenheim – VfL Bochum 1848 – 3-1