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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia DortmundBundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Harm Osmers
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Christian Dingert
  • Referee Aarne Aarnink
  • Referee Thomas Gorniak
19 games this season 🟨 0.9/game 5.2 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 1–1 D
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 München A 1–3 L
18 Aug 1. FC Kaiserslautern A 6–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D
18 Sep Club Brugge KV A 1–0 W
14 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt H 3–1 W
31 Aug Hannover 96 A 0–0 D
26 Aug RB Leipzig H 4–1 W
20 Aug SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903 A 2–1 W

Season Stats

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Borussia Dortmund
#5 Position #2
61 Points 73
34 Played 34
18 / 7 / 9 W / D / L 22 / 7 / 5
65 Scored 70
52 Conceded 34
+13 GD +36
1.79 PPG 2.15
53% Win % 65%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season
44% Clean Sheets
Borussia Dortmund this season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 5th (61 pts). Borussia Dortmund are 2nd (73 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
Borussia Dortmund
0-15
2/1
16-30
/
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/
61-75
1/
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have kicked off against Borussia Dortmund. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Borussia Dortmund that had 521 games and scored 798 goals.
  • 15' Borussia Dortmund looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sehrou Guirassy scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 21' Controversy at the stadium! Mahmoud Dahoud argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kevin Vogt, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 31' It’s high time Lucien Favre made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' A stunning finish from Joelinton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 49' Borussia Dortmund started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 49.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Borussia Dortmund is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 57' Stefan Posch has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 60' Time for substitution for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund. Mahmoud Dahoud is replaced by Thomas Delaney.
  • 65' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Another change for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund made on 70 minute. Shinji Kagawa leaves to be changed by Maximilian Philipp.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Abdou Diallo on 75 minutes.
  • 78' The TSG 1899 Hoffenheim bench stirs into life. Andrej Kramaric is withdrawn and Adam Szalai gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Stefan Posch is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Borussia Dortmund tonight.
  • 84' Christian Pulisic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 86' Fresh legs for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim! Ishak Belfodil comes on to replace Joelinton.
  • 90' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.18 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Borussia Dortmund 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim35% Draw29% Borussia Dortmund36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw
64%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
65%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Borussia Dortmund
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim24% Draw49% Borussia Dortmund27%
Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Handicap TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% 68%
+0.5 62% 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
28%
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
31%

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