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

Bundesliga · 2018-19
FC Schalke 04
2 – 5
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 VfL Wolfsburg 34 29
2 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 34 26
3 FC St. Pauli 1910 34 26
4 FC Schalke 04 0 0
5 SC Paderborn 07 0 0
6 SV 07 Elversberg 0 0
7 FC Bayern München 0 0
8 Borussia Dortmund 0 0
9 RB Leipzig 0 0
10 VfB Stuttgart 0 0
11 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 0
12 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 0
13 SC Freiburg 0 0
14 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 0
15 FC Augsburg 0 0
16 1. FSV Mainz 05 0 0
17 1. FC Union Berlin 0 0
18 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0
19 Hamburger SV 0 0
20 1. FC Köln 0 0
21 SV Werder Bremen 0 0

Head-to-Head

1
2
8
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#4 Position #11
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Schalke 04 are 4th (0 pts). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Veltins-Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Schalke 04 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
  • 5' Italy international Daniel Caligiuri has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Pavel Kaderabek needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Benjamin Hubner.
  • 25' Ishak Belfodil adds to his 0 season tally! TSG 1899 Hoffenheim lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 28' Breel Embolo is having his name booked by the referee on 28.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kerem Demirbay.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Schalke 04 side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Caligiuri on 42 minutes.
  • 45' What composure from Andrej Kramaric! The Croatia international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 50' Kevin Vogt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 407 appearances.
  • 55' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 56' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim make a change. Benjamin Hubner trudges off to be replaced by Adam Szalai on 56 minutes.
  • 60' Against the run of play, Daniel Caligiuri has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 65' Adam Szalai does the damage! The net is bulging and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim surge ahead!
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Joshua Brenet has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nico Schulz on 71 minute.
  • 73' GOAL! Nadiem Amiri scores on 73. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric
  • 78' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Suat Serdar made 406 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' What a strike from Ishak Belfodil! The score is 1-5.
  • 81' The whistle greets Weston McKennie as he departs to be replaced by Amine Harit.
  • 83' Nadiem Amiri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 83.
  • 88' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 90' Guido Burgstaller doubles the advantage! 2-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to claim maximum points.

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

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

Head to Head

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

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
1 / 4
0.48 FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Schalke 0414% Draw26% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim60%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FC Schalke 04 or Draw
41%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
86%
FC Schalke 04 or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Schalke 048% Draw50% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim42%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
0 – 1
19.1%
0 – 2
15.4%
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 3
8.1%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.2%
0 – 4
3.3%
2 – 1
2.2%
2 – 2
1.9%
1 – 4
1.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04

Handicap FC Schalke 04 covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 7% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 28% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 20% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
62% ✗

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