1. FC Köln - TSG Hoffenheim | Season 2023/2024

Highlights

Matchday 4

FINAL

RheinEnergieSTADION

TSG Hoffenheim

CarstensenRasmus Carstensen

90' + 1'

SelkeDavie Selke

61'

52'

BeierMaximilian Beier

28'

GrillitschFlorian Grillitsch

KramarićAndrej Kramarić

D. Siebert

RheinEnergieSTADION

Full-time: Cologne 1-3 Hoffenheim

Hoffenheim moved onto nine points – and one behind top two Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich – thanks to a display of clinical finishing in Cologne. Andrej Kramaric fired the visitors ahead inside 60 seconds before Florian Grillitsch doubled the advantage with an audacious finish from the halfway line. Maximilian Beier made it three with another brilliant bending effort. Davie Selke got one back for Cologne to get the home support going again, but it was too late to inspire a Billy Goats comeback.

Full-time

90'

+ 1

Carstensen off

A second yellow for the Cologne man and he's given his marching orders in the closing minutes.

90'

+ 1

Second yellow card

Rasmus Carstensen

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 Beier35.45km/h

Dejan Ljubicic33.64km/h

Kevin Vogt33.57km/h

82'

Could be four!

Substitute Berisha is in to the right of goal and with plenty of time to get Hoffenheim a fourth and end any threat of a Cologne comeback, but he hits it straight at Schwäbe.

79'

Substitution

Finn Becker

Florian Grillitsch

79'

Substitution

Marius Bülter

Robert Skov

76'

Substitution

Sargis Adamyan

Florian Kainz

76'

Substitution

Dominique Heintz

Leart Paqarada

76'

Substitution

Steffen Tigges

Linton Maina

75'

Yellow card

Florian Grillitsch

69'

Yellow card

John Anthony Brooks

68'

Yellow card

Pavel Kadeřábek

67'

Substitution

Stanley Nsoki

Kevin Vogt

66'

Substitution

Luca Waldschmidt

Denis Huseinbašić

63'

Yellow card

Rasmus Carstensen

One back from Selke!

Selke pinches the ball and drives into the box from the right. His shot is straight at Baumann but goes through his legs at his near post as the goalkeeper marks his 300th Bundesliga appearance for TSG.

61'

Substitution

Faride Alidou

Benno Schmitz

61'

Davie Selke

GOAL!

1:3

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.

11 %

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.

15.54 m

58'

Substitution

Anton Stach

Grischa Prömel

58'

Substitution

Mërgim Berisha

Wout Weghorst

Brilliant Beier!

Hoffenheim have a third. If Grillitsch hadn't scored from the halfway line, this would be the pick of them. Beier drives down the left wing, cuts inside and bends a right-footed effort into the far top corner, just brushing the fingertips of the despairing Schwäbe. The 20-year-old now has three goals in his last three games, having never before scored in the Bundesliga.

52'

Maximilian Beier

GOAL!

0:3

Goal probability

5 %

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.

21.91 m

49'

No penalty

The home side want a spot-kick as the ball strikes the arm of the sliding Weghorst, but it was a natural position from the Dutchman and a review agrees with the initial on-field decision.

49'

SituationNo penalty

ReviewHandball?

DecisionNo penalty

48'

Weghorst off the line!

This looked like being a certain goal for the hosts as Kainz hammers a shot towards the top corner, but Weghorst got himself back on the line to flick it over the bar with his head.

Kick-off!

0:32

Half-time: Cologne 0-2 Hoffenheim

It's been a half about taking chances as they've come for TSG. They went ahead inside a minute when Kramaric hammered home, before Grillitsch doubled the advantage with a sweet strike from the halfway line. You can watch that goal in the video here.

Half-time

45'

+ 3

Yellow card

Jeff Chabot

34'

Yellow card

Timo Hübers

1:12

Watch: Grillitsch's goal from halfway

The probability for Grillitsch's goal has come in at 0.8%, making it the least likely goal we've seen all season.

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 Beier32.46km/h

Andrej Kramaric32.33km/h

Linton Maina32.15km/h

28'

Halfway line claxon!

You'll be seeing this one on highlight reels as Hoffenheim double their lead out of nowhere. Schwäbe comes racing out to intercept a pass and he's closer to the centre circle than his own goal as it pops up for Grillitsch, who holds his nerve from just inside his own half (55.57 metres out) and bends it into the open goal.

28'

Florian Grillitsch

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

9 %

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.

55.57 m

23'

Yellow card

Robert Skov

TSG off to a flier!

What a start for the visitors, with the home crowd still singing the club anthem. Kaderabek has two bites at crossing from the right. The second goes all the way through to Kramaric at the back post and he hammers it in with his left foot. The Croatian's 102nd and fastest goal in the Bundesliga.

Andrej Kramarić

GOAL!

0:1

Goal probability

20 %

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.

11.25 m

Kick-off!

0:08

Watch: Sun's out in Cologne

Cologne XI

Schwäbe - Schmitz, Hübers, Chabot, Paqarada - Ljubicic, Huseinbasic - Carstensen, Kainz (c), Maina - Selke

Cologne subs

Pentke, Heintz, Waldschmidt, Kilian, Limnios, Tigges, Christensen, Adamyan, Alidou

Hoffenheim XI

Baumann (c) - Kabak, Vogt, Brooks - Kaderabek, Prömel, Grillitsch, Skov - Kramaric - Beier, Weghorst

Hoffenheim subs

Philipp, Berisha, Bebou, Stach, Becker, Bülter, Nsoki, Bischof, Szalai

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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!

Cologne's inside info

As many as six Cologne players have been on Hoffenheim's books in the past: Davie Selke, Mark Uth, Sargis Adamyan, Marvin Schwäbe, Philipp Pentke and Matthias Köbbing.

Visitors buzzing

Hoffenheim are in the top half of the Bundesliga table for the first time under coach Pellegrino Matarazzo. The Sinsheimers' morale is on a high having come from behind to win three of four competitive games this term.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Cologne - previous meeting

Florian Kainz, who opened the scoring against Frankfurt, had a direct hand in two of three Cologne goals in the two teams' most recent encounter.

2:03

Watch: Cologne 1-1 Frankfurt - highlights

Another valiant effort went unrewarded as Cologne conceded a late equaliser in Frankfurt. The Billy Goats had led Wolfsburg before losing 2-1 a week earlier, and only succumbed to a very late Donyell Malen winner in Dortmund on the opening weekend.

Watch: Hoffenheim 3-1 Wolfsburg - highlights

Goals from John Anthony Brooks, Maximilian Beier and Robert Skov helped Hoffenheim turn the tables on Wolfsburg on Matchday 3. The result followed a narrow 2-1 loss to Freiburg and comeback win at promoted Heidenheim.

Welcome!

Can Cologne win at the fourth attempt, or will Pellegrino Matarazzo's Hoffenheim rack up a third win from four so far this Bundesliga season? Stay tuned to find out!