FC Schalke 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Schalke 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Bundesliga at Veltins-Arena.
- FC Schalke 04 9 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Thorsten Schiffner
- Referee Sascha Stegemann
- Referee Marcel Pelgrim
16 games this season
🟨 4.4/game
⚽ 15.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | SV Werder Bremen | 9 | 15 |
| 7 | SV 07 Elversberg | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | VfB Stuttgart | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Hamburger SV | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 9 | 10 |
| 13 | SC Paderborn 07 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | FC Augsburg | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 9 | 7 |
| 17 | FC Schalke 04 | 9 | 6 |
| 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 9 | 4 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 4–0 | W |
| 02 Jan | Hertha BSC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 22 Dec | SSV Ulm 1846 | A | 3–1 | W |
| 19 Dec | Arminia Bielefeld | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Dec | SC Freiburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| 13 Dec | FC Augsburg | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jan | FC Schalke 04 | A | 0–4 | L |
| 02 Jan | SC Freiburg | H | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Dec | SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903 | H | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Dec | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 2–1 | W |
| 16 Dec | RB Leipzig | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Dec | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 1–4 | L |
Season Stats
| FC Schalke 04 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #9 |
| 6 | Points | 12 |
| 9 | Played | 9 |
| 1 / 3 / 5 | W / D / L | 4 / 0 / 5 |
| 5 | Scored | 16 |
| 11 | Conceded | 17 |
| -6 | GD | -1 |
| 0.67 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 11% | Win % | 44% |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
58%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season
FC Schalke 04 this season
11%
Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season
FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 9th (12 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
2/4
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
| Adam Daghim | 2 G | 2 A |
| Bambase Conte | 2 G | 2 A |
| Adam Hlozek | 2 G | 1 A |
| Tim Lemperle | 2 G | |
| Ozan Kabak | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! FC Schalke 04 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that had 421 games and scored 554 goals.
- 10' The travelling TSG 1899 Hoffenheim supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 13' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 23' Ozan Kabak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 23.
- 28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 33' The 33-year-old Matija Nastasic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 38' Stefan Posch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 421 appearances.
- 42' Matthew Hoppe adds to his 0 season tally! FC Schalke 04 lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 43' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andrej Kramaric.
- 48' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 50' That is a Yellow card for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Mijat Gacinovic will be fuming at that decision.
- 52' Christoph Baumgartner was booked on 52.
- 57' Matthew Hoppe doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 61' Kassim Nuhu is replacing Diadie Samassekou for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
- 63' Magnificent from Matthew Hoppe! That is 9 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 68' FC Schalke 04 manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benito Raman is hanging Alessandro Schopf on the field on 68 minute.
- 71' Mark Uth picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 73' The crowd applauds Mark Uth as he leaves the pitch. Bastian Oczipka steps in for FC Schalke 04.
- 78' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 79' Magnificent from Amine Harit! That is 23 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 88' Ahmed Kutucu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amine Harit at the 88 minute mark.
- With this win, FC Schalke 04 is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
FC Schalke 04 Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
-
7
Mark Uth ↓ Bastian Oczipka 73'
- 5
-
25
Amine Harit ↓ Ahmed Kutucu 88'
- 1
- 28
- 17
- 8
- 4
- 31
-
43
Matthew Hoppe ↓ Malick Thiaw 88'
Bench
- 3
-
24
Bastian Oczipka ↑ 73'
- 23
-
9
Benito Raman ↑ 68'
-
15
Ahmed Kutucu ↑ 88'
- 37
-
33
Malick Thiaw ↑ 88'
- 40
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 22
- 1
- 27
- 38
-
19
Ishak Belfodil ↓ Sargis Adamyan 61'
- 14
- 20
-
18
Diadie Samassekou ↓ Kassim Nuhu 61'
- 32
- 30
Bench
- 7
- 2
-
15
Kassim Nuhu ↑ 61'
- 42
- 12
-
23
Sargis Adamyan ↑ 61'
- 10
- 35
- 41
Coach
Sebastian Hoeneß
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
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form
2021-01-09
FC Schalke 04
4–0
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
L
2021-01-02
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
1–3
SC Freiburg
L
2020-12-22
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2–2
SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1903
D
2020-12-19
Borussia Mönchengladbach
1–2
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
W
2020-12-16
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0–1
RB Leipzig
L
2020-12-13
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
4–1
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.45
FC Schalke 04 xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for:
FC Schalke 04 or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 73%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Schalke 04 win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Schalke 04 or Draw
72%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
56%
FC Schalke 04 or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Schalke 04 win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 4–0 not predicted4 – 0Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Schalke 04
| Handicap | FC Schalke 04 covers | Push | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -1.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -1 | 20% | 21% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 17% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 9% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
30%
✗
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.