Wednesday , 7 October 2026

FC Wurzburger Kickers vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, DFB-Pokal 2024-25 ROUND 1

DFB-Pokal · 2024-25
FC Wurzburger Kickers
3 – 5
Full Time
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Fri 16 Aug 2024 · 16:00 UTC AKON Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 80' Max Moerstedt
Moritz Hannemann 101' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Wurzburger Kickers vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — DFB-Pokal at AKON Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Petersen
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 26.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Wurzburger Kickers 2 games · Avg 7.0 goals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-16 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2019-08-10 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Recent Form

FC Wurzburger Kickers
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 3–5 L
08 Aug SC Freiburg H 0–1 L
14 Sep Hannover 96 H 2–3 L
10 Aug TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 3–3 D
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Aug FC Wurzburger Kickers A 5–3 W
18 May FC Bayern Munchen H 4–2 W
12 May SV Darmstadt 98 A 6–0 W
03 May RB Leipzig H 1–1 D
26 Apr VfL Bochum 1848 A 2–3 L
20 Apr Borussia Monchengladbach H 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Wurzburger Kickers this season
100% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Wurzburger Kickers
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Patrick Wimmer 2 G 1 A
Wouter Burger 1 G
Max Moerstedt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at AKON Arena. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Wurzburger Kickers and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' Enes Kuc has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 11 minutes.
  • 16' 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.
  • 18' What composure from Ebrahim Farahnak! The Iran international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 23' Austria international Florian Grillitsch has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have won 541 goals from 413 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 38' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 43' The travelling TSG 1899 Hoffenheim supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 58' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' Fresh legs for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim! Dennis Geiger comes on to replace Grischa Promel.
  • 67' Over 67 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Mergim Berisha. He replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen on 78 minute.
  • 79' FC Wurzburger Kickers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marius Uhl is hanging Benyas Junge-Abiola on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Max Moerstedt argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 83' The FC Wurzburger Kickers manager makes a substitution. Enes Kuc departs to be replaced by Maximilian Fesser.
  • 88' A quiet spell here at AKON Arena. FC Wurzburger Kickers seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • It finishes all square. FC Wurzburger Kickers and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim share the spoils 3-5.

Lineups

FC Wurzburger Kickers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albion Vrenezi 1
Fabio Kaufmann 1
Luca Pfeiffer 1
Marius Bulter 1
Enes Kuc 1
Moritz Hannemann 1
Ebrahim Farahnak 1
Ihlas Bebou 1

Head to Head

2024-08-16 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2019-08-10 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

FC Wurzburger Kickers Form

2024-08-16 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2021-08-08 FC Wurzburger Kickers 0–1 SC Freiburg L 2020-09-14 FC Wurzburger Kickers 2–3 Hannover 96 L 2019-08-10 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2024-08-16 FC Wurzburger Kickers 3–5 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2024-05-18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–2 FC Bayern Munchen W 2024-05-12 SV Darmstadt 98 0–6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2024-05-03 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 RB Leipzig D 2024-04-26 VfL Bochum 1848 3–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2024-04-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–3 Borussia Monchengladbach W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 FC Wurzburger Kickers xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.56 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Wurzburger Kickers29% Draw22% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim49%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

FC Wurzburger Kickers or Draw
50%
Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
71%
FC Wurzburger Kickers or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Wurzburger Kickers25% Draw35% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–5 not predicted
3 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 1
6.4%
1 – 3
6%
2 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
4%
1 – 4
3.8%
2 – 4
3.6%
3 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Wurzburger Kickers

Handicap FC Wurzburger Kickers covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 18% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 15% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

FC Wurzburger Kickers keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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