FC Schalke 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

FC Schalke 04

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Sat 20 Apr 2019 · 18:30 UTC Veltins-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 21' Benjamin Hubner

Breel Embolo 28' Y

Y 31' Kerem Demirbay

Daniel Caligiuri 42' Y

Y 83' Nadiem Amiri

Overview

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FC Schalke 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.

FC Schalke 04 4 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stefan Lupp
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Tobias Christ
Referee Rene Rohde
Referee Benjamin Brand

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Borussia Dortmund	4	12
2	FC Bayern München	4	10
3	SC Freiburg	4	10
4	FC Augsburg	4	7
5	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	4	7
6	1. FSV Mainz 05	4	7
7	SV 07 Elversberg	4	7
8	SV Werder Bremen	4	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	5
11	FC Schalke 04	4	5
12	SC Paderborn 07	4	4
13	1. FC Köln	4	4
14	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	4	3
15	VfB Stuttgart	4	3
16	Hamburger SV	4	3
17	1. FC Union Berlin	4	1
18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	4	0

Head-to-Head

FC Schalke 04 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-20 FC Schalke 04 2–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-12-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 FC Schalke 04 2018-02-19 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 FC Schalke 04 2017-11-18 FC Schalke 04 0–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Recent Form

FC Schalke 04

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–5	L
12 Apr	1. FC Nürnberg	A	1–1	D
06 Apr	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	SV Werder Bremen	H	0–2	L
31 Mar	Hannover 96	A	1–0	W
16 Mar	RB Leipzig	H	0–1	L

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	FC Schalke 04	A	5–2	W
14 Apr	Hertha BSC	H	2–0	W
07 Apr	FC Augsburg	A	4–0	W
29 Mar	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	4–1	W
16 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	1. FC Nürnberg	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FC Schalke 04		TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
#11	Position	#14
5	Points	3
4	Played	4
1 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 3
3	Scored	7
4	Conceded	10
-1	GD	-3
1.25	PPG	0.75
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

0% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

FC Schalke 04 are 11th (5 pts). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 14th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Schalke 04

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/4

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Adam Daghim	2 G	2 A
Adam Hlozek	2 G
Ozan Kabak	1 G
Tim Lemperle	1 G
Leon Avdullahu	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FC Schalke 04 gets underway.
5' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Hubner made 410 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florian Grillitsch, as he is very good at scoring at Veltins-Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Benjamin Hubner.
25' Ishak Belfodil does the damage! The net is bulging and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim surge ahead!
28' A moment of madness from Breel Embolo on 28 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Schalke 04 will be frustrated.
31' Kerem Demirbay catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 31.
36' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Schalke 04 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' Weston McKennie has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
42' The referee calls foul for Daniel Caligiuri. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Assisted by Kerem Demirbay with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrej Kramaric makes no mistake. 0-2!
50' Omar Mascarell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
55' Alexander Nubel is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim tonight.
56' It is a substitution in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim team. Benjamin Hubner is replaced by Adam Szalai on 56 minute.
60' What a strike from Daniel Caligiuri! The score is 1-2.
65' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Adam Szalai makes it 1-3.
70' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Schalke 04 must find a spark to ignite this game.
71' The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim manager makes a substitution. Nico Schulz departs to be replaced by Joshua Brenet.
73' A goal from the Germany international Nadiem Amiri! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-4!
78' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
80' Ishak Belfodil adds to his 0 season tally! TSG 1899 Hoffenheim lead 1-5 — and this changes everything.
81' FC Schalke 04 make a change. Weston McKennie trudges off to be replaced by Amine Harit on 81 minutes.
83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nadiem Amiri.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matija Nastasic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Schalke 04.
90' What a strike from Guido Burgstaller! The score is 2-5.
It finishes all square. FC Schalke 04 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim share the spoils 2-5.

Lineups

FC Schalke 04 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Huub Stevens

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andrej Kramaric	5
Munas Dabbur	3
Ihlas Bebou	3
Matthew Hoppe	3
Ishak Belfodil	2
Robert Skov	2
Dominick Drexler	2
Angelino	2

Head to Head

FC Schalke 04 Form

2019-04-20 FC Schalke 04 2–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2019-04-12 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 FC Schalke 04 D 2019-04-06 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2019-04-03 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SV Werder Bremen L 2019-03-31 Hannover 96 0–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2019-03-16 FC Schalke 04 0–1 RB Leipzig L

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2019-04-20 FC Schalke 04 2–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2019-04-14 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–0 Hertha BSC W 2019-04-07 FC Augsburg 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2019-03-29 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2019-03-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2019-03-10 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.05 FC Schalke 04 xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.05 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0420% Draw24% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim56%

Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw

44%

Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

80%

FC Schalke 04 or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Schalke 0416% Draw42% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim42%

Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 2

9.4%

0 – 1

8.6%

1 – 3

6.5%

0 – 3

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

2 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

2 – 3

3.5%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap	FC Schalke 04 covers	Push	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	11%	82%
-0.5	18%	—	82%
+0.5	41%	—	59%
+1	41%	22%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	18%
+2.5	82%	—	18%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.