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Full-time: Hoffenheim 1-1 Freiburg
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Full-time
90'
+ 3
No danger
Niether side can seem to create a clear-cut chance as the final seconds tick down.
90'
+ 1
Added time
There will be four minutes added on.
90'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes
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.
89'
Baumann takes flight
Hoffenheim fail to stop Dinkçi and he shoots from a central position around 22 metres out. Baumann dives and gets his hand to the ball, defusing the situation for a corner, which yields nothing.
A welcome leveller
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84'
Geiger has a dig
The Hoffenheim midfielder tries his luck from 20 metres out but Atubolu has no trouble dealing with it.
82'
Substitution
81'
Substitution
81'
Substitution
80'
Who will take the risk?
Hoffenheim had not scored in 345 minutes of competitive matches before the goal that made it 1-1. After the two goals, both teams are desperate to avoid mistakes. Who dares wins?
78'
Substitution
77'
No real chance to finish
Eggestein and Grifo combine to drive the ball past the Hoffenheim defenders in the centre. However, the Italian is unable to get a proper shot off.
Bischof strikes back!
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Goal probability
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.
Shot speed
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.
Distance to Goal
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.
72'
Substitution
72'
Substitution
69'
Substitution
69'
Substitution
68'
Ginter beats Baumann!
Substitute Grifo sends a dangerous free-kick into the goalmouth where Ginter fends off Samassékou to slot first-time past Baumann at his near post. Advantage Freiburg!
Goal probability
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.
Distance to Goal
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.
66'
Bruun Larsen denied
Racing onto a long pass from Baumann, Bruun Larsen controls the ball perfectly but his ambitions are foiled by the on-rushing Atubolu. So close!
61'
Scoring chances in short supply
Nothing is happening in front of goal. Vincenzo Grifo, who used to play for Hoffenheim, has been involved in nine of Freiburg's 16 goals this season (three goals, six assists). Perhaps the Italian can do something to change the situation.
60'
Substitution
59'
Grifo warming up
Vincenzo Grifo, who was left out of the starting line-up for the first time this season, gets ready to be subbed on. Freiburg want all three points tonight.
58'
Freiburg closer to scoring?
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).
xGoals
0
0.66
1.02
0
Goals
A real battle
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52'
Höle stabs over!
Freiburg break and, with a numerical advantage, bear down on Baumann's goal. Osterhage's final pass falls for Höle, but his snap shot goes over the bar. Freiburg's best chance so far! Directly afterwards, Hoffenheim lose possession and Dōan pounces, drawing the save from Baumann.
49'
Just wide from Kramarić
After some fine football on the right-hand edge of the area, Bischof works a good ball to Kramarić in the box, but the star forward drags his low shot on the turn wide of the left-hand post.
46'
We're back!
No changes at half-time. Can Hoffenheim pick up where they left off in the first half? Or will Freiburg turn it around?
Kick-off!
Half-time: Hoffenheim 0-0 Freiburg
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Half-time
45'
+ 1
Eggestein scuffs it
An attempted clearance by Prass in the Hoffenheim area falls for Eggestein, but the Freiburg man gets it all wrong and sends a scuffed effort well wide.
45'
Atubolu saves again!
Arriving on the edge of the area, Gendrey fires a powerful effort goalwards but once again Atubolu steps up to rescue his side, fisting the ball wide for a corner. The Freiburg youth academy product is keeping his side in this one!
44'
Ball Recovery Time
Ball Recovery Time
Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).
41'
Hložek within inches!
Played into the area by a superb through-ball, Hložek looks all set to fire past Atubolu before the Freiburg keeper kncks the ball out of his path. So close!
36'
Pause
Play is held up as Kübler receives treatment on his ankle after a crunchy encounter with Prass on the edge of the area. It takes a minute or two, but the player seems ok to continue.
Hotly contested
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33'
Bruun Larsen tests Atubolu
Stach sends a superb cross into the area from the right, where Bruun Larsen gets a solid header on target. But Atubolu conjures a superb reflex save! Best chance of the match so far!
30'
In the running
Bruun Larsen is the fastest player on the pitch, while Kramarić has run the most so far (3.7 km)
30'
Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes
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.
26'
Holding back
Skinned by Bischof on the right flank, Osterhage tries to hold the Hoffenheimer back and receives the first yellow card of the game for his trouble.
23'
Freiburg moving the ball
20'
Gregoritsch fluffs his lines
On the counter, the Austrian international breaks into the box on the left, but his cross comes too late and is intercepted. He could have done a lot more with that, Höler and Dōan had followed and taken up good positions.
18'
Gregoritsch uses his head
A cross from the right finds Gregoritsch running in, but the Austrian's header goes about a metre past the right post.
15'
Hložek menaces
Hložek wins his sprint against Ginter and breaks into the box before trying to lay it off for Kramarić, but the attempt is intercepted.
13'
Tough in the challenge
The four teams below Hoffenheim in the table have on Matchday 13, and Ilzer's men seem charged up to take full advantage. They have tried hard to control the game in the first fifteen minutes, winning around 70 per cent of their duels so far. The strong tackling has not yet created any chances, however.
10'
Atubolu on guard
Hložek's deep cross into the box finds Kramarić unmarked in front of Atubolu, but the goalkeeper reacts like lightning, grabbing the ball before Kramaric can control it.
Evenly matched early on
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7'
First chance for Hoffenheim
Chaves rises highest and gets his head on Kramarić's corner, but the defender's effort flies over the bar.
5'
Hoffenheim on the ball
Possession (%)
5941
5'
Freiburg again
Osterhage muscles his way into the area on the end of along ball from midfield, but Nsoki cuts out the danger.
3'
Gregoritsch!
Freiburg create the first chance of the match, with Eggestein pushing into the area and cutting back for Gregoristch, who fails to get much power on his shot. Baumann saves easily.
1'
We're under way!
Freiburg, decked out in their red away kit, kick off against hosts Hoffenheim decked out in their customary royal blue strip.
Kick-off!
Goals on the cards
Meanwhile the fans can confidently expect goals in this clash, as there have been on average five per match in Hoffenheim's six home matches thus far this season. ON top of that, the hosts have conceded at least one goal in their last 26 home games, which puts them just five matches short of equalling Stuttgart's unenviable record (31 games from April 2021 to February 2023).
Hoffenheim's Freiburg hoodoo
SC Freiburg have good reason to hope for at least a point today - their last defeat to Hoffenheim dates back three years almost to the day.
Baumann overtakes Sepp Maier
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More on those teams
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Freiburg starting XI
Atubolu - Kübler, Ginter, Lienhart, Günter (c) - Eggestein, Höfler - Dōan, Osterhage, Höler - Gregoritsch
Freiburg subs
Huth, Sildillia, Makengo, Rosenfelder, Weißhaupt, Muslija, Grifo, Röhl, Dinkçi
Hoffenheim Starting XI
Baumann (c) - Gendrey, Chaves, Nsoki, Prass - Stach, Samassékou - Bischof, Hložek, Bruun Larsen - Kramarić
Hoffenheim subs
Philipp, Hranáč, Kadeřábnek, Jurásek, Akpoguma, Geiger, Berisha, Tabaković, Moerstedt
Christian Ilzer on facing Freiburg
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Julian Schuster on facing Hoffenheim
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Christian Ilzer on Hoffenheim's recent dip
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Probable line-ups
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Home comforts
Hoffenheim have claimed nine from a possible 18 points at the PreZero Arena this term, compared to three from the same number away. All three of their wins have come in front of their own fans.
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