COLOGNE. TSG Hoffenheim beats FC Köln 1-0 after S. Posch scored just 1 goal (61′).
The match was played at the RheinEnergieStadion stadium in Cologne on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Fritz with the help of Dominik Schaal and Marcel Pelgrim. The 4th official was Robert Hartmann. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.4 degrees Celsius or 38.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 11 Total 15
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 12
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 113 Attack 78
- 66 Dangerous attack 21
- 99 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Köln had a strong ball possession 55% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Köln was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, TSG Hoffenheim managed to find the solution to win this match.
FC Köln shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
FC Köln received 1 yellow card (D. Ljubicic). On the other side, TSG Hoffenheim received 4 yellow cards (C. Baumgartner, O. Baumann, F. Grillitsch and M. Dabbur).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, FC Köln will stay with 36 points to remain in the 8th place. On the opposite side, TSG Hoffenheim will have 43 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Bundesliga, FC Köln will play away against Bayer 04 Leverkusen on the 13th of March with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Bayer 04 Leverkusen (5 draws).
TSG Hoffenheim will host FC Bayern München on the 12th of March with a 19-4 head to head in favor of FC Bayern München (5 draws).
FC Köln – Formation
FC Köln
80'
61'
FC Köln started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steffen Baumgart decided to play with the following team: Marvin Schwäbe , Benno Schmitz , Luca Kilian , Julian Chabot , Jannes Horn , Ellyes Skhiri , Salih Özcan , Dejan Ljubičić , Mark Uth , Florian Kainz and Anthony Modeste .
The home team had on the bench: Timo Horn, Jan Thielmann , Bright Arrey-Mbi, Kingsley Ehizibue, Kingsley Schindler , Tim Lemperle, Ondrej Duda, Sebastian Andersson and Louis Schaub.
Substitutions
FC Köln made 5 changes: D. Ljubicic for J. Thielmann (72′), F. Kainz for S. Andersson (72′), J. Horn for K. Schindler (80′), M. Uth for T. Lemperle (89′) and J. Chabot for O. Duda (89′).
Best player: Jan Thielmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Köln was Jan Thielmann.
His rating is with 6 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2. He performed 4 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 72′.
TSG Hoffenheim – Formation
TSG Hoffenheim
61'
TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Sebastian Hoeneß played with: Oliver Baumann , Stefan Posch , Florian Grillitsch , Kevin Akpoguma , Pavel Kadeřábek , Christoph Baumgartner , Diadié Samassékou , Angelo Stiller , David Raum , Ihlas Bebou and Andrej Kramarić .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Munas Dabbur , Kevin Vogt , Kasim Adams, Luca Philipp, Georginio Rutter , Justin Che, Tom Bischof and Jacob Bruun Larsen.
Substitutions
TSG Hoffenheim made 4 changes: I. Bebou for G. Rutter (56′), A. Kramaric for M. Dabbur (78′), K. Akpoguma for K. Vogt (78′) and D. Samassekou for A. N. Kasim (90′).
Best player: David Raum
The most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was David Raum even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 47 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Bundesliga.
- FC Köln – TSG Hoffenheim – 0-1
