Highlights

Matchday 28

FINAL

PreZero Arena

FC Augsburg

BebouIhlas Bebou

90'

61'

DemirovićErmedin Demirović

KramarićAndrej Kramarić

20'

WeghorstWout Weghorst

17'

F. Exner

PreZero Arena

Full-time: Hoffenheim 3-1 Augsburg

The hosts ended a run of three straight losses to go level on points with Augsburg in the Bundesliga standings. A couple of first-half goals in quick succession from Weghorst and Kramarić had Hoffenheim in command and although Augsburg improved after the break, their five-match unbeaten sequence was brought to an end when substitute Bebou netted right before the finish.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Game, set and match

Pavel Kadeřábek's pass over the top releases substitute Bebou. The forward powers on before thumping high past Dahmen from a tight angle and into the roof of the net. That settles it.

90'

Ihlas Bebou

GOAL!

3:1

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

20 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

101.02 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

11.82 m

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Maximilian Beier33.69km/h

Mads Pedersen33.61km/h

David Jurásek32.86km/h

89'

Weghorst booked

The Dutch forward's arm catches Uduokhai, who is hurt. Weghorst is shown yellow.

88'

Substitution

Ihlas Bebou

Maximilian Beier

88'

Yellow card

Wout Weghorst

87'

Substitution

Finn Becker

Grischa Prömel

86'

Goalmouth scramble

Tietz and Beljo look to divert home as the ball pings about inside the Hoffenheim box. Hoffenheim hack clear.

85'

Beier smash

A TSG corner is cleared straight out to Beier, who smacks a first-time effort towards the corner of goal. Dahmen scrambles across and gets down to make a good stop.

82'

Off the line!

Pfeiffer's goal-bound header is cleared on the line as Augsburg push for an equaliser. Home fans' hearts were in mouths there. At the other end, Bülter has a shot saved by Dahmen.

79'

Can TSG close this one out?

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

Pellegrino Matarazzo's side are slight favourites to score the game's next goal, which would be crucial at this stage.

xGoals

1.7

1.23

Goals

75'

Substitution

Umut Tohumcu

Andrej Kramarić

75'

Changes aplenty

Hoffenheim forward Andrej Kramarić goes off great applause to be replaced by Umut Tohumcu. Marius Bülter is also on for the hosts. Beljo, Kömür and Biel are all on as part of a triple Augsburg change.

75'

Substitution

Pep Biel

Arne Maier

75'

Substitution

Mert Kömür

Arne Engels

75'

Substitution

Dion Beljo

Rubén Vargas

75'

Substitution

Marius Bülter

David Jurásek

71'

Solid Augsburg defence

Jurásek gets down the left and whips a cross in for Weghorst. The Augsburg defence just about manages to clear that. Top entertainment in this game right now.

68'

Deadly Demirović

As well as his now impressive tally of 15 Bundesliga goals, Demirović also boasts eight assists, giving the Augsburg captain 23 goal involvements in 27 appearances. Immense.

67'

Duels won

Florian Grillitsch Phillip Tietz

65'

Baumann sharp

Baumann saves a tame Demirović effort as Augsburg bump themselves up to 44 per cent in terms of possession.

64'

Brooks on

Kabak picks up a knock and goes off to be replaced by Brooks, who is returning from suspension today. Meanwhile, Pfeiffer is on for Maxi Bauer for Augsburg.

64'

Substitution

Patric Pfeiffer

Maximilian Bauer

64'

Substitution

John Anthony Brooks

Ozan Kabak

61'

Visitors back in it

Maier's initial shot is deflected into the path of Tietz. The 26-year-old pokes the ball towards the near post, where Demirović diverts home.

61'

Ermedin Demirović

GOAL!

2:1

Goal probability

18 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.4 m

60'

Game changing

Jess Thorup's half-time words have been having an effect with Augsburg far better in this half.

Goal attempts

7off target

3on target

4off target

3on target

57'

Beier snapshot

Maxi Beier swings his leg at the ball inside the area but the shot goes straight into the arms of Dahmen.

55'

Augsburg denied

Maier hits the post for the visitors but there is an offside flag raised on the far side.

52'

TSG counter

Hoffenheim spring a counter-thrust and Beier is suddenly in a dangerous position. The in-form forward's effort is deflected wide.

51'

Kadeřábek booked

Pavel Kadeřábek scythes down Pedersen and the referee whips out a yellow card to show to the Hoffenheim player.

51'

Yellow card

Pavel Kadeřábek

48'

Engels sighter

Arne Engels puts Baumann to work with a stinging shot from distance that the custodian pushes away. Augsburg have made a solid improvement since the restart.

47'

FCA on the attack

Baumann bizarrely opts to slap the ball away from the onrushing Demirović. Arne Maier loops a shot back towards the goal, but to Baumann's relief, it drops wide.

46'

Off we go again

Augsburg were out a minute or so earlier than their opponents, who emerge to kick off the second half with a two-goal advantage.

Kick-off!

Half-time

Half-time: Hoffenheim 2-0 Augsburg

The home side are well in command of this game after netting two goals in the space of three minutes. Wout Weghorst and Andrej Kramarić were on the scoresheet as Augsburg struggled to find any rhythm under the Sinsheim sun.

45'

+ 1

Weghorst over the top

The Dutch striker nods over from a Stach corner as we head towards the interval.

42'

Augsburg chance!

Jurásek's slip allows Vargas in and the Swiss suddenly only has Baumann to beat. The goalkeeper makes a crucial block, before pulling off a more straightforward stop from Engels shortly afterwards.

41'

Hosts to the fore

xGoals

Augsburg have finally started to put some passes together and are pressing into the final third. Hoffenheim are still more likely to bag the game's next goal, according to the xGoals, however.

xGoals

1.25

0.0

Goals

41'

Yellow card

David Jurásek

38'

Tietz booked

Tietz goes into the referee's notebook from some rough-housing on Prömel in the Hoffenheim area.

38'

Yellow card

Phillip Tietz

34'

Jurásek over and out

David Jurásek slams a shot at the Augsburg goal which is always rising.

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Maximilian Beier33.69km/h

Mads Pedersen31.19km/h

Wout Weghorst31.12km/h

28'

Quick off the mark

Today represents the earliest 2-0 Hoffenheim lead since November 2019, when the hosts were 2-0 ahead after just 15 minutes at home against Paderborn.

26'

One sided

Augsburg have yet to impose themselves on this encounter. The hosts, on the other hand, are in their element.

Goal attempts

3off target

2on target

0off target

0on target

TSG on the up

As things stand, Hoffenheim go level on 36 points with Augsburg in the table. There's a long way to go in this game, however.

23'

Kramarić from downtown

The 32-year-old has now scored nine Bundesliga goals this season but today's is his first from long range in 2023/24.

22'

Still they come

Grischa Prömel pops a pass across for Beier, who rises highest before heading off target. The Hoffenheim fans are loving this. Augsburg coach Jess Thorup looks perplexed.

20'

Hoffenheim in heaven!

A loose kick out is pounced upon by the hosts, who work the ball to Andrej Kramarić in a central position. The Croatian arcs a sublime shot from inside the D around a distraught Finn Dahmen.

20'

Andrej Kramarić

GOAL!

2:0

Goal probability

7 %

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

94.92 km/h

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

20.56 m

18'

Dry spell over

Wout Weghorst's sixth Bundesliga goal of the season is his first since Matchday 18 last January.

17'

Hoffenheim lead !

A lovely build-up from the hosts sees Florian Grillitsch feed Pavel Kadeřábek on the right. The Czech rolls across for Weghorst, who sidefoots in.

17'

Wout Weghorst

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

98 %

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

5.86 m

12'

Augsburg blow

Already shorn of several players for this game, Augsburg have suffered another injury setback with Kristijan Jakić forced off. Tim Breithaupt is on for the visitors.

12'

Substitution

Tim Breithaupt

Kristijan Jakić

10'

Stach goes close

Augsburg attempts to clear their lines only leads to Anton Stach having a go at goal from just outside the area. The ball fizzes just wide.

TSG start strongly

Tietz heads clear, conceding a corner. David Jurásek has a go at goal from the resulting set piece but the effort comes to nothing. Hoffenheim have started the stronger of the teams.

Bright day

The sun is shining in Sinsheim as both sides look to settle into their respective shapes. It's the perfect day for football.

Peeeeep!

Off we go at the PreZero Arena!

Kick-off!

It's almost time

So, will it be Hoffenheim who end their run of three straight losses here or can seventh-placed Augsburg take advantage of Eintracht Frankfurt's draw yesterday to close the gap on the Eagles? FCA are unbeaten in five so may fancy their chances today in Sinsheim, injury worries or no.

FCA's injury woes

With the Fuggerstädter's injuries mounting during the week, they arrive in Hoffenheim with just seven players instead of a possible nine on the bench. Coach Jess Thorup had never previously made as many as four changes to his starting line-up from one game to the next as he has done today.

Kadeřábek milestone

Pavel Kadeřábek is set to play his 250th competitive game for Hoffenheim today.

More on those teams

Pellegrino Matarazzo makes one change to the side that lost out to Bayer Leverkusen last weekend, with Grischa Prömel returning to the centre of midfield in place of Umut Tohumcu, who drops to the bench. Augsburg, meanwhile, are showing four changes to the side that began the 1-1 draw with Cologne on Matchday 28. Maximilian Bauer, Mads Pedersen, Arne Engels and Ermedin Demirović all make it in for the visitors while Mbabu, Iago, Jensen and Rexhbecaj are all injured.

Hoffenheim starting XI

Baumann (c) - Kabak, Grillitsch, Drexler - Kadeřábek, Prömel, Stach, Jurásek - Kramarić - Weghorst, Beier

Hoffenheim subs

Noll, Akpoguma, Brooks, Becker, Tohumcu, Conté, Bülter, Skov, Bebou

Augsburg starting XI

Dahmen - Bauer, Gouweleeuw, Uduokhai, Pedersen - Maier, Jakić, Engels - Vargas - Tietz, Demirović (c)

Augsburg subs

Koubek, Pfeiffer, Breithaupt, Kömür, Biel, Michel, Beljo

2:54

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Matarazzo on Augsburg

"Augsburg play forward at speed and go for the second balls. But one should not reduce them to second balls; they also have variations in their build-up play. Augsburg have also recently been very efficient and built momentum for themselves."

Thorup on Hoffenheim

"They have high quality, especially going forward and especially after counterattacks. We have to be careful. [But] we’re in a flow right now and we want to keep it that way.”

Augsburg among the form teams

Augsburg have collected 18 points from 10 matches during the second half of the season. That's more than RB Leipzig (17) and Bayern Munich (16), and puts them fourth in the Rückrunde table behind Leverkusen (28), Borussia Dortmund and VfB Stuttgart (both 23). Hoffenheim have claimed 10 points in that time.

Probable line-ups

Who’s set to play this weekend? Who’s going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Augsburg 1-1 Hoffenheim - previous meeting

Ermedin Demirović cancelled out a first-half goal from Wout Weghorst in the reverse fixture. It's one that typically favours Hoffenheim, who have more wins against Augsburg (14) than any team they've faced in the Bundesliga.

2:03

Watch: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Hoffenheim - highlights

Hoffenheim were minutes away from ending Bayer Leverkusen's record-breaking unbeaten run, before being undone by an incredible late comeback. With seven games to go, TSG are ninth, three points behind Augsburg in the race for European qualification.

2:03

Watch: Cologne 1-1 Augsburg - highlights

Augsburg were left to rue a number of missed chances as they were held to a draw by relegation-threatened Cologne that leaves them five points outside the top seven.

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