Thursday , 2 July 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
15 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game

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' KICK OFF: FC Wurzburger Kickers gets underway.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' It looks surprising TSG 1899 Hoffenheim does not make any changes. Anton Stach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 11' What a strike from Enes Kuc! The score is 1-0.
  • 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' GOAL! Ebrahim Farahnak scores on 18.
  • 23' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 28' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tim Drexler suffering a number of foals already.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florian Grillitsch, as he is very good at scoring at AKON Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering TSG 1899 Hoffenheim that had 407 games and scored 529 goals.
  • 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
  • 58' 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.
  • 62' Dennis Geiger is replacing Grischa Promel for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
  • 67' FC Wurzburger Kickers is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' Jonas Wieselsberger needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim manager makes a substitution. Jacob Bruun Larsen departs to be replaced by Mergim Berisha.
  • 79' Another substitution for FC Wurzburger Kickers to replace Benyas Junge-Abiola by Marius Uhl on 79 minute.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a card for Max Moerstedt.
  • 83' Another change for FC Wurzburger Kickers made on 83 minute. Enes Kuc leaves to be changed by Maximilian Fesser.
  • 88' FC Wurzburger Kickers seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • Full Time. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim beats FC Wurzburger Kickers

Lineups

FC Wurzburger Kickers Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Enes Kuc 1
Moritz Hannemann 1
Ebrahim Farahnak 1
Ihlas Bebou 1
Pavel Kaderabek 1
Adam Szalai 1
Albion Vrenezi 1
Fabio Kaufmann 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.