MARBELLA. TSG Hoffenheim and Darmstadt 98 played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.

The match was played at the Campo La Quinta stadium in Marbella on Tuesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 18,125 spectators.​ The referee was Frank Willenborg with the collaboration of Martin Thomsen and Guido Kleve. The 4th official was Timo Gerach. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.53 degrees Celsius or 40.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

3 - 3

Darmstadt 98

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 14 Total 15
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 94 Attack 104
  • 42 Dangerous attack 41
  • 64 Ball safe 89
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Darmstadt 98 had a strong ball possession 55% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough TSG Hoffenheim to win the match​.

TSG Hoffenheim shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Darmstadt 98 shot 15 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 2 yellow cards (Ihlas Bebou and Robert Skov). On the other side, Darmstadt 98 received 4 yellow cards (Luca Pfeiffer, Clemens Riedel, Tim Skarke and Klaus Gjasula).

Match Timeline

Andrej Kramaric(penalty)
14'
13'
Klaus Gjasula- Yellow
23'
Luca Pfeiffer(goal)Bartol Franjić
Ihlas Bebou(goal)Grischa Prömel
28'
46'
Robert Skov- sub ->Marius Bülter
46'
Robert Skov- Yellow
49'
Florian Grillitsch- sub ->Umut Tohumcu
54'
57'
Tim Skarke(goal)Luca Pfeiffer
59'
Luca Pfeiffer- Yellow
Ihlas Bebou(goal)Florian Grillitsch
66'
Ihlas Bebou- Yellow
71'
Maximilian Beier- sub ->Andrej Kramaric
73'
75'
Tim Skarke- Yellow
75'
Matej Maglica- sub ->Thomas Isherwood
75'
Andreas Müller- sub ->Bartol Franjić
81'
Clemens Riedel - Yellow
84'
Mathias Honsak- sub ->Matthias Bader
85'
Tim Skarke(goal)Luca Pfeiffer
84'
F. Torsiello- sub ->Tobias Kempe
90'
Julian Justvan- sub ->Ozan Kabak
Finn Ole Becker- sub ->Grischa Prömel
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 II
33
33
FSV Mainz 05
32
33
FC Union Berlin
30
33
FC Köln
27
33
Darmstadt 98
17
33

After this match, TSG Hoffenheim has 24 points like SC Freiburg to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Darmstadt 98 will has 10 points like FSV Mainz 05, FC Union Berlin and FC Köln to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away against FC Bayern München on the 13th of January with a 20-4 head to head record in favor of FC Bayern München (7 draws).

Darmstadt 98 will host Borussia Dortmund on the 13th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Borussia Dortmund (1 draw).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
6.0
D
Ozan Kabak 5.Turkey
6.1
90'
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.8
D
John Anthony Brooks 23.United States
7.3
M
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
7.0
M
Grischa Prömel 6.Germany
7.3
90'
M
Anton Stach 16.Germany
7.3
M
Marius Bülter 21.Germany
6.4
46'
M
Umut Tohumcu 40.Germany
6.8
54'
F
Ihlas Bebou 9.Togo
8.8
71' 28', 66'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
7.8
73' 14'
Substitutes
G
Nahuel Noll 36.Germany
D
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
D
Attila Szalai 41.Hungary
M
Florian Grillitsch 11.Austria
7.0
54'
M
Julian Justvan 17.Germany
90'
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
90'
M
Tom Bischof 39.Germany
F
Maximilian Beier 14.Germany
6.7
73'
F
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
7.0
46' 49'

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 (6.0), Ozan Kabak (6.1), John Brooks (7.3), Kevin Vogt (6.8), Anton Stach (7.3), Pavel Kadeřábek (7.0), Grischa Prömel (7.3), Umut Tohumcu (6.8), Marius Bülter (6.4), Ihlas Bebou (8.8) and Andrej Kramaric (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Florian Grillitsch  (7.0), Julian Justvan, Finn Ole Becker, Nahuel Noll, Tom Bischof, Attila Szalai, Kevin Akpoguma, Robert Skov (7.0) and Maximilian Beier (6.7).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: Marius Bülter for Robert Skov (46′), Umut Tohumcu for Florian Grillitsch  (54′), Andrej Kramaric for Maximilian Beier (73′), Grischa Prömel for Finn Ole Becker (90′) and Ozan Kabak for Julian Justvan (90′).

Player of the match: Ihlas Bebou​

The player that probably impressed the most for TSG Hoffenheim was Ihlas Bebou.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Darmstadt 98 – Formation

Darmstadt 98
G
Marcel Schuhen 1.Germany
6.6
D
Thomas Isherwood 3.Sweden
6.3
75'
D
Christoph Klarer 14.Austria
6.7
D
Klaus Gjasula 23.Germany
6.3
46' 13'
M
Emir Karic 19.Austria
7.1
M
Bartol Franjic 28.Croatia
7.0
75'
M
Clemens Riedel 38.Germany
7.5
81'
M
Tobias Kempe 11.Germany
7.0
84'
M
Matthias Bader 26.Germany
6.4
84'
F
Luca Pfeiffer 24.Germany
8.4
59' 23'
F
Tim Skarke 27.Germany
8.5
75' 57', 85'
Substitutes
G
Morten Behrens 13.Germany
G
Alexander Brunst 30.Germany
D
Matej Maglica 5.Croatia
7.0
75'
D
Frank Ronstadt 17.Germany
6.8
46'
D
Jannik Müller 20.Germany
M
Fabian Schnellhardt 8.Germany
M
Mathias Honsak 18.Austria
6.3
84'
M
Andreas Müller 16.Germany
6.4
75'
F
F. Torsiello 42.Germany
6.4
84'

Darmstadt 98 started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Torsten Lieberknecht played with: Marcel Schuhen (6.6), Christoph Klarer (6.7), Klaus Gjasula (6.3), Thomas Isherwood (6.3), Clemens Riedel (7.5), Matthias Bader (6.4), Bartol Franjić (7.0), Emir Karić (7.1), Tobias Kempe (7.0), Luca Pfeiffer (8.4) and Tim Skarke (8.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fabian Schnellhardt, Mathias Honsak (6.3), Matej Maglica (7.0), Morten Behrens, Andreas Müller (6.4), Frank Ronstadt (6.8), Alexander Brunst, Fabio Torsiello (6.4) and Jannik Müller.

Darmstadt 98 could not rely on the presence of Andreas Müller (injured).

Substitutions

Darmstadt 98 made 5 changes: Matthias Bader for Mathias Honsak (84′), Klaus Gjasula for Frank Ronstadt (46′), Thomas Isherwood for Matej Maglica (75′), Bartol Franjić for Andreas Müller (75′) and Tobias Kempe for Fabio Torsiello (84′).

Player of the match: Tim Skarke​

The most impressive player for Darmstadt 98 was Tim Skarke.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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