SINSHEIM. RB Leipzig beats TSG Hoffenheim 3-1. RB Leipzig was much better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Martin Petersen who was helped by Alexander Sather and Robert Edgar Wessel. The 4th official was Robert Kempter. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.2 degrees Celsius or 48.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

TSG Hoffenheim

1 - 3

RB Leipzig

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 8
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 92 Attack 106
  • 37 Dangerous attack 33
  • 85 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

RB Leipzig had a strong ball possession 63% while TSG Hoffenheim was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

TSG Hoffenheim was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, RB Leipzig found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

TSG Hoffenheim shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

TSG Hoffenheim received 4 yellow cards (D. Geiger, K. Akpoguma, G. Rutter and S. Nsoki). Talking about the opposition, RB Leipzig received 2 yellow cards (A. Diallo and D. Raum).

Match Timeline

Dennis Geiger - Yellow
14'
17'
Andrej Kramaric- sub ->G. Promel
18'
Kevin Akpoguma- Yellow
26'
27'
Stanley Nsoki- Yellow
30'
31'
Dani Olmo(var)
37'
50'
57'
67'
Pavel Kaderabek- sub ->R. Skov
67'
69'
Dani Olmo(goal)D. Szoboszlai
75'
Kevin Kampl- sub ->D. Olmo
76'
80'
80'
84'
David Raum- Yellow
88'
88'
Yussuf Poulsen - sub ->C. Nkunku
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Bayern München
71
34
Borussia Dortmund
71
34
RB Leipzig
66
34
FC Union Berlin
62
34
SC Freiburg
59
34
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
50
34
Eintracht Frankfurt
50
34
VfL Wolfsburg
49
34
FSV Mainz 05
46
34
Borussia Mönchengladbach
43
34
FC Köln
42
34
TSG Hoffenheim
36
34
Werder Bremen
36
34
VfL Bochum 1848 II
35
34
FC Augsburg
34
34
VfB Stuttgart
33
34
Schalke 04
31
34
Hertha BSC
29
34

After this encounter, TSG Hoffenheim will stay with 18 points like FSV Mainz 05 to hold in the 9th place. On the opposite side, RB Leipzig will have 22 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim will play away against VfL Bochum 1848 on the 4th of February with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of VfL Bochum 1848 (0 draws).

RB Leipzig will play away agasint FC Köln on the 4th of February with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of RB Leipzig (4 draws).

TSG Hoffenheim – Formation

TSG Hoffenheim
G
Oliver Baumann 1.Germany
6.5
D
Kevin Vogt 22.Germany
6.5
D
Kevin Akpoguma 25.Nigeria
5.9
80' 26'
D
Stanley Nsoki 34.France
6.4
30'
M
Angeliño 11.Spain
7.3
M
Grischa Prömel 6.Germany
6.8
18'
M
Dennis Geiger 8.Germany
6.6
80' 14'
M
Christoph Baumgartner 14.Austria
7.4
M
Robert Skov 29.Denmark
6.2
67'
F
Jacob Bruun Larsen 7.Denmark
6.6
67'
F
G. Rutter 33.France
6.9
27' 50'
Substitutes
G
Philipp Pentke 12.Germany
D
J. Quarshie 48.Germany
D
Pavel Kaderabek 3.Czech Republic
6.3
67'
D
Eduardo Quaresma 26.Portugal
80'
M
Sebastian Rudy 16.Germany
M
Finn Ole Becker 20.Germany
M
Angelo Stiller 13.Germany
6.4
67'
F
Andrej Kramaric 27.Croatia
6.7
18'
F
F. Asllani 44.Germany
80'

TSG Hoffenheim started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Oliver Baumann (6.5), Kevin Akpoguma (5.9), Kevin Vogt (6.5), Stanley N’Soki (6.4), Robert Skov (6.2), Grischa Prömel (6.8), Dennis Geiger (6.6), Christoph Baumgartner (7.4), Angeliño (7.3), Georginio Rutter (6.9) and Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Philipp Pentke, Andrej Kramarić (6.7), Sebastian Rudy, Joshua Quarshie, Pavel Kadeřábek (6.3), Finn Ole Becker, Eduardo Quaresma, Fisnik Asllani and Angelo Stiller (6.4).

Substitutions

TSG Hoffenheim made 5 changes: G. Promel for A. Kramaric (18′), J. Bruun Larsen for A. Stiller (67′), R. Skov for P. Kaderabek (67′), K. Akpoguma for E. Quaresma (80′) and D. Geiger for F. Asllani (80′).

Best player: Christoph Baumgartner​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for TSG Hoffenheim was Christoph Baumgartner.

His rating is (7.4) with 22 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.

RB Leipzig – Formation

RB Leipzig
G
Janis Blaswich 21.Germany
6.5
D
Marcel Halstenberg 23.Germany
6.5
90'
D
Willi Orbán 4.Hungary
7.4
D
David Raum 22.Germany
7.1
84'
D
Josko Gvardiol 32.Croatia
6.7
M
Abdou Diallo 37.Senegal
6.6
37'
M
Xaver Schlager 24.Austria
6.8
M
Dani Olmo 7.Spain
7.4
75' 69'
M
Dominik Szoboszlai 17.Hungary
7.5
88'
F
André Silva 19.Portugal
7.0
76'
F
Christopher Nkunku 18.France
8.8
88' 17', 57'
Substitutes
G
Ørjan Nyland 13.Norway
D
Sanoussy Ba 25.Germany
90'
M
Kevin Kampl 44.Slovenia
6.7
75'
M
Amadou Haidara 8.Mali
F
Yussuf Poulsen 9.Denmark
88'
F
Hugo Novoa 38.Spain
88'
F
Emil Forsberg 10.Sweden
6.6
76'

RB Leipzig started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Marco Rose played with: Janis Blaswich (6.5), Marcel Halstenberg (6.5), Willi Orbán (7.4), Joško Gvardiol (6.7), David Raum (7.1), Xaver Schlager (6.8), Abdou Diallo (6.6), Dominik Szoboszlai (7.5), Dani Olmo (7.4), André Silva (7.0) and Christopher Nkunku (8.8).

These were the players on the bench: Kevin Kampl (6.7), Ørjan Nyland, Yussuf Poulsen, Sanoussy Ba, Hugo Novoa Ramos, Emil Forsberg (6.6) and Amadou Haidara.

Substitutions

RB Leipzig made 5 changes: D. Olmo for K. Kampl (75′), A. Silva for E. Forsberg (76′), D. Szoboszlai for H. Novoa Ramos (88′), C. Nkunku for Y. Poulsen (88′) and M. Halstenberg for S. Ba (90′).

Best player: Christopher Nkunku​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for RB Leipzig was Christopher Nkunku.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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