Saturday , 22 August 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

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 München 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim get us underway at AKON Arena.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Wurzburger Kickers in their trying to find a way past TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's compact .
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Enes Kuc makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' FC Wurzburger Kickers are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's shape.
  • 18' What a strike from Ebrahim Farahnak! The score is 2-0.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Wurzburger Kickers and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Marius Bulter is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim so far.
  • 33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Wurzburger Kickers must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' The 27-year-old Maximilian Zaiser has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' FC Wurzburger Kickers is showing some good football. However, FC Wurzburger Kickers are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florian Grillitsch made 407 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 62' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ring the changes. Grischa Promel has done his job and it is now time for Dennis Geiger to step up.
  • 67' Dominik Meisel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' FC Wurzburger Kickers currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' Mergim Berisha gets the nod from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' A tactical swap from FC Wurzburger Kickers — Marius Uhl on, Benyas Junge-Abiola off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Max Moerstedt picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' FC Wurzburger Kickers manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maximilian Fesser is hanging Enes Kuc on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' Johann Hipper has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 3-5 the final result. FC Wurzburger Kickers will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Wurzburger Kickers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Luca Pfeiffer 1
Marius Bulter 1
Enes Kuc 1
Moritz Hannemann 1
Ebrahim Farahnak 1
Ihlas Bebou 1
Pavel Kaderabek 1
Adam Szalai 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 München 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.