TSG Hoffenheim vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2024-25 German Bundesliga
· German Bundesliga
FT
1 - 4
1 - 4
- 17': Martin Terrier
- 30': Victor Boniface
- 72': Florian Wirtz (P)
- 75': Victor Boniface
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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 2': Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
- 3': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Pavel Kaderábek.
- 8': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Attempt saved. Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Prass.
- 14': Attempt saved. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Mërgim Berisha (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Prass.
- 15': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Mërgim Berisha (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 16': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 18': VAR Decision: Goal TSG Hoffenheim 0-1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Victor Boniface).
- 20': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 20': Mërgim Berisha (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Hand ball by Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 28': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
- 28': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Oliver Baumann.
- 29': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 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.
- 33': Attempt missed. Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tim Drexler.
- 34': Attempt missed. Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pavel Kaderábek.
- 35': Foul by Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 35': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 38': Attempt saved. Anton Stach (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Offside, TSG Hoffenheim. Mërgim Berisha is caught offside.
- 39': Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Foul by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 41': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 44': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anton Stach.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 45'+1': Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Oliver Baumann.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 45'+4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
- 49': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 51': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
- 52': Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 53': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 53': Tim Drexler (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 54': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 58': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 60': Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 61': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Mërgim Berisha.
- 61': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Valentin Gendrey replaces Alexander Prass.
- 62': Attempt missed. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 63': Foul by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 63': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 64': Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 66': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Anton Stach.
- 67': Attempt missed. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Álex Grimaldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': VAR Decision: Penalty Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
- 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.
- 74': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
- 74': Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 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.
- 76': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Tom Bischof replaces Tim Drexler.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bischof.
- 77': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Tom Bischof (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Geiger.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Robert Andrich.
- 80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jacob Bruun Larsen (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a through ball.
- 82': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 83': Attempt missed. Marius Bülter (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Bischof with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Marius Bülter.
- 84': Corner, TSG Hoffenheim. Conceded by Álex Grimaldo.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bischof with a cross.
- 85': Delay in match because of an injury Andrej Kramaric (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
- 86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Piero Hincapié.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt replaces Marius Bülter.
- 87': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Umut Tohumcu replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
- 90': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim).
- 90'+1': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tom Bischof.
- 90'+5': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Umut Tohumcu.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Kevin Akpoguma.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
- 0': Match ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.
Statistics
 B04 |
TSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150
Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150
Bundesliga Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 10 | +26 | 26 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 10 | +10 | 21 |
| 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | +10 | 20 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 10 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
TSG Hoffenheim (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Baumann (GK) |
| 16 | Anton Stach |
| 25 | Kevin Akpoguma  |
| 4 | Tim Drexler |
| 8 | Dennis Geiger |
| 11 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 27 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 22 | Alexander Prass |
| 3 | Pavel Kaderábek |
| 21 | Marius Bulter |
| 10 | Mergim Berisha |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 19 | Nathan Tella |
| 22 | Victor Boniface |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 11 | Martin Terrier |
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