TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Fri 29 Mar 2019 · 19:30 UTC Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Florian Grillitsch 30' Y

Y 37' Leon Bailey

Benjamin Hubner 38' Y

Y 85' Kai Havertz

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Bundesliga at Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 games · 61 pts (2025/26)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 34 games · 59 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Florian Badstubner
Referee Robert Kempter
Referee Thomas Gorniak
Referee Gunter Perl

19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Bayern München	34	89
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	73
3	RB Leipzig	34	65
4	VfB Stuttgart	34	62
5	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	34	61
6	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	34	59
7	SC Freiburg	34	47
8	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	44
9	FC Augsburg	34	43
10	1. FSV Mainz 05	34	40
11	1. FC Union Berlin	34	39
12	Borussia Monchengladbach	34	38
13	Hamburger SV	34	38
14	1. FC Koln	34	32
15	SV Werder Bremen	34	32
16	VfL Wolfsburg	34	29
17	1. FC Heidenheim 1846	34	26
18	FC St. Pauli 1910	34	26

Head-to-Head

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 16 games · Avg 3.5 goals Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-29 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2018-11-03 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Recent Form

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	H	4–1	W
16 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	1–1	D
10 Mar	1. FC Nurnberg	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	2–3	L
25 Feb	RB Leipzig	A	1–1	D
16 Feb	Hannover 96	H	3–0	W

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–4	L
17 Mar	SV Werder Bremen	H	1–3	L
10 Mar	Hannover 96	A	3–2	W
02 Mar	SC Freiburg	H	2–0	W
24 Feb	Borussia Dortmund	A	2–3	L
21 Feb	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim		Bayer 04 Leverkusen
#5	Position	#6
61	Points	59
34	Played	34
18 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	17 / 8 / 9
65	Scored	68
52	Conceded	47
+13	GD	+21
1.79	PPG	1.74
53%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

24% Clean Sheets
Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 5th (61 pts). Bayer 04 Leverkusen are 6th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

0-15

1/4

16-30

4/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

4/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Bayer 04 Leverkusen has kicked off!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The deadlock is broken! Ishak Belfodil gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Goal! Kevin Volland scores his 66 goal in 541 matches.
22' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
26' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Karim Bellarabi is replaced by Charles Aranguiz on 26 minute.
30' Poor challenge from Florian Grillitsch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 541 games and scored 751 goals.
36' The supporters are chanting for Mitchell Weiser. He replaces Lars Bender on 36 minute.
37' Controversy at the stadium! Leon Bailey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
38' Poor challenge from Benjamin Hubner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' 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.
48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sven Bender makes it 1-2.
51' Nadiem Amiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joelinton on 51 minute.
56' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
61' GOAL! Ishak Belfodil scores on 61. Assisted by Florian Grillitsch
66' Bayer 04 Leverkusen 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.
71' Czech Republic international Pavel Kaderabek has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
74' The crowd applauds Leonardo Bittencourt as he leaves the pitch. David Otto steps in for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
79' GOAL! Andrej Kramaric scores on 79. Assisted by Ishak Belfodil
80' It is a substitution in Bayer 04 Leverkusen team. Leon Bailey is replaced by Lucas Alario on 80 minute.
85' That is a Yellow card for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Kai Havertz will be fuming at that decision.
87' The whistle greets Ishak Belfodil as he departs to be replaced by Ermin Bicakcic.
Another three points for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Lineups

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

13
Leonardo Bittencourt ↓ David Otto 74'
10
Kerem Demirbay
22
Kevin Vogt C
1
Oliver Baumann
3
Pavel Kaderabek
27
Andrej Kramaric
21
Benjamin Hubner
11
Florian Grillitsch
2
Joshua Brenet
19
Ishak Belfodil ↓ Ermin Bicakcic 87'
34
Joelinton ↓ Nadiem Amiri 51'

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

5
Sven Bender
10
Julian Brandt
4
Jonathan Tah
31
Kevin Volland
9
Leon Bailey ↓ Lucas Alario 80'
38
Karim Bellarabi ↓ Charles Aranguiz 26'
16
Tin Jedvaj
15
Julian Baumgartlinger
29
Kai Havertz
8
Lars Bender C ↓ Mitchell Weiser 36'
1
Lukas Hradecky

Bench

Coach Peter Bosz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Patrik Schick	6
Moussa Diaby	4
Andrej Kramaric	3
Victor Boniface	3
Georginio Rutter	3
Robert Andrich	3
Christoph Baumgartner	3
Florian Wirtz	3

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.74 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.54 Bayer 04 Leverkusen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim61% Draw19% Bayer 04 Leverkusen20%

Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.28

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	78%	22%
± 3.5	60%	40%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw

81%

Draw or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

39%

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Bayer 04 Leverkusen

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim47% Draw35% Bayer 04 Leverkusen18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

1 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

5.4%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.8%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 2

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Handicap	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers	Push	Bayer 04 Leverkusen covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	18%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	19%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Bayer 04 Leverkusen keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Clean Sheet