FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FK Shakhtar Donetsk vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Champions League .
- FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Heine Sorensen
- Referee Michael Tykgaard
- Referee Jakob Kehlet
- Referee Lars Hummelgaard
- Referee Jens Maae
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21 3 Liverpool FC 8 18 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17 5 FC Barcelona 8 16 6 Chelsea FC 8 16 7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16 8 Manchester City FC 8 16 9 Real Madrid CF 8 15 10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15 11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14 12 Newcastle United FC 8 14 13 Juventus FC 8 13 14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13 15 Atalanta BC 8 13 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12 17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11 18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11 19 Club Brugge KV 8 10 20 Galatasaray SK 8 10 21 AS Monaco FC 8 10 22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10 23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9 24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9 25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9 26 Paphos FC 8 9 27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9 28 PSV 8 8 29 Athletic Club 8 8 30 SSC Napoli 8 8 31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8 32 AFC Ajax 8 6 33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4 34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3 35 Villarreal CF 8 1 36 FK Kairat 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–2 D 05 May FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 0–0 D 28 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–0 W 24 Apr AS Roma A 3–0 W 21 Apr Shaftesbury FC H 4–0 W 14 Apr FC Viktoria Plzen A 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Sep FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–2 D 15 Sep TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf A 1–2 L 01 Sep SC Freiburg H 3–1 W 24 Aug FC Bayern Munchen A 1–3 L 18 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 6–1 W 05 May FC Viktoria Plzen H 2–1 W Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Alan Patrick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 6' Florian Grillitsch puts TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the lead.
- 11' 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.
- 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 21' Stefan Posch has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 27' What an equalizer from Ismaily!
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florian Grillitsch on 29.
- 30' Florian Grillitsch was booked on 30.
- 35' It’s high time Paulo Fonseca made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 38' Havard Nordtveit puts TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the lead.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Junior Moraes.
- 50' 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 Taras Stepanenko suffering a number of foals already.
- 52' FK Shakhtar Donetsk player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 57' Another change for FK Shakhtar Donetsk made on 57 minute. Serhii Bolbat leaves to be changed by Viktor Kovalenko.
- 62' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Shakhtar Donetsk is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 64' Time for substitution for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Leonardo Bittencourt is replaced by Kerem Demirbay.
- 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrej Kramaric, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 75' Steven Zuber has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Szalai on 75 minute.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Maycon. He replaces Alan Patrick on 76 minute.
- 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskiy.
- 81' What a strike from Maycon! The score is 2-2.
- 85' Another substitution for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to replace Andrej Kramaric by Reiss Nelson on 85 minute.
- 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Lineups
Starting XI
- 31
- 7
- 10
- 30
- 44
- 2
- 5
- 11
- 6
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21
Alan Patrick ↓ Maycon 76'
- 50
Bench
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27
Maycon ↑ 76'
- 99
- 4
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74
Viktor Kovalenko ↑ 57'
- 1
- 29
- 94
Coach Paulo FonsecaTSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 6
- 16
- 22
- 1
- 3
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27
Andrej Kramaric ↓ Reiss Nelson 85'
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28
Adam Szalai ↓ Steven Zuber 75'
- 38
- 11
- 34
Bench
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10
Kerem Demirbay ↑ 64'
- 25
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17
Steven Zuber ↑ 75'
- 36
- 24
- 32
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Reiss Nelson ↑ 85'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ismaily 2 Taison 2 Maycon 1 Havard Nordtveit 1 Florian Grillitsch 1 Havard Nordtveit 1 Florian Grillitsch 1 Maycon 1 Head to Head
FK Shakhtar Donetsk Form
2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-05-05 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva D 2018-04-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 0–2 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-04-24 AS Roma 0–3 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W 2018-04-21 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Shaftesbury FC W 2018-04-14 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk LTSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form
2018-09-19 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2018-09-15 TSV Fortuna 95 Dusseldorf 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-09-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 SC Freiburg W 2018-08-24 FC Bayern Munchen 3–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2018-08-18 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–6 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2018-05-05 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Viktoria Plzen W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.52 FK Shakhtar Donetsk xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xGI would bet for: FK Shakhtar Donetsk or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 73% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.8Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 77% 23% ± 2.5 52% 48% ± 3.5 31% 69% ± 4.5 16% 84% Double Chance
FK Shakhtar Donetsk or Draw 70%Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 57%FK Shakhtar Donetsk or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.8%2 – 1 8.6%1 – 0 8.3%0 – 0 8%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 0 6.9%0 – 1 6.8%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.4%3 – 0 3.4%1 – 3 3.1%Asian Handicap — FK Shakhtar Donetsk
Handicap FK Shakhtar Donetsk covers Push TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 20% 59% -0.5 41% — 59% +0.5 69% — 31% +1 69% 17% 14% +1.5 86% — 14% +2 86% 9% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
FK Shakhtar Donetsk keeps clean sheet 28% ✓TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.