German Bundesliga

FT Sunday, February 2, 2025
TSG Hoffenheim LWLDW 1
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Bayer Leverkusen WWLDW 3
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Match Report

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Bayer Leverkusen beat Hoffenheim to keep pace with Bayern

Bayer Leverkusen earned a 3-1 home win over relegation-threatened Hoffenheim on Sunday to remain six points off Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
6
51.5
Possession
48.5
16
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
441
531
Passes
508
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
19
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.1
42
Long Balls
57
15
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
8
8
Tackles
10
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
3
15
Effective Clearances
21
15
Clearances
21

Head to Head

B04 leads series 4-1

Lineups

B04 · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  4. 12Edmond TapsobaCD-R
  5. 34Granit XhakaCM-L
  6. 24Aleix GarcíaCM-R
  7. 20Alejandro GrimaldoLM
  8. 30Jeremie FrimpongRM
  9. 22Victor BonifaceF
  10. 10Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 19Nathan TellaCF-R

TSG · 3-4-2-1

  1. 37Luca PhilippG
  2. 2Robin HranácCD
  3. 25Kevin AkpogumaCD-L
  4. 35Arthur ChavesCD-R
  5. 20Finn BeckerCM-L
  6. 8Dennis GeigerCM-R
  7. 19David JurásekLM
  8. 21Marius BulterRM
  9. 53Erencan YardimciF
  10. 7Tom BischofCF-L
  11. 23Adam HlozekCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, TSG Hoffenheim 0. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
  2. 19' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, TSG Hoffenheim 0. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix García with a through ball.
  3. 34' Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 42' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Emiliano Buendía replaces Nathan Tella because of an injury.
  5. 45'+2' Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
  7. 51' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, TSG Hoffenheim 0. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  8. 61' Second yellow card to Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) for a bad foul.
  9. 62' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Gift Orban replaces Dennis Geiger.
  10. 62' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Stanley Nsoki replaces Marius Bülter.
  11. 62' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Hennes Behrens replaces David Jurásek.
  12. 62' Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3, TSG Hoffenheim 1. Gift Orban (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  13. 68' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mario Hermoso replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  14. 73' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. David Mokwa replaces Robin Hranác.
  15. 79' Erencan Yardimci (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 79' Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 79' Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 84' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Florian Wirtz.
  19. 84' Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Arthur replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  20. 84' Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Alexander Prass replaces Erencan Yardimci.
  21. 90'+5' Aleix García (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.

Bundesliga News

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