German Bundesliga

FT Saturday, September 14, 2024
Bayer Leverkusen DWWWL 4
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TSG Hoffenheim WWWWL 1
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Match Report

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Leverkusen back to winning ways with Hoffenheim thumping

Champions Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-1 victory at Hoffenheim on Saturday thanks to a dazzling performance by Victor Boniface that included two goals and an assist.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
13
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
3
60.4
Possession
39.6
20
SHOTS
15
8
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
580
Accurate Passes
348
631
Passes
410
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.2
31
Long Balls
46
19
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
6
9
Effective Tackles
15
13
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
6
19
Effective Clearances
26
19
Clearances
26

Head to Head

B04 leads series 4-1

Lineups

TSG · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Oliver BaumannG
  2. 16Anton StachCD
  3. 25Kevin AkpogumaCD-L
  4. 4Tim DrexlerCD-R
  5. 8Dennis GeigerCM-L
  6. 11Florian GrillitschCM-R
  7. 27Andrej KramaricAM
  8. 22Alexander PrassLM
  9. 3Pavel KaderábekRM
  10. 21Marius BulterCF-L
  11. 10Mergim BerishaCF-R

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 8Robert AndrichCM-L
  6. 34Granit XhakaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 19Nathan TellaRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 11Martin TerrierCF-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 30' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
  3. 35' Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 37' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Mërgim Berisha (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
  5. 39' Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 51' Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 57' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
  8. 61' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Mërgim Berisha.
  9. 61' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Valentin Gendrey replaces Alexander Prass.
  10. 72' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 75' Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  12. 76' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Tom Bischof replaces Tim Drexler.
  13. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Robert Andrich.
  14. 80' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
  15. 86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
  16. 86' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Piero Hincapié.
  17. 87' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt replaces Marius Bülter.
  18. 87' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Umut Tohumcu replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
  19. 90'+1' Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Bundesliga News

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