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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2020-21
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0 – 1
Full Time
Borussia Dortmund
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 13:30 UTC PreZero Arena HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Stefan Posch 58' Y
Y 90' Gio Reyna

Overview

Match Preview

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund — Bundesliga at PreZero Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Achmuller
  • Referee Tobias Welz
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Frederick Assmuth
  • Referee Florian Badstubner

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

5
5
9
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Borussia Dortmund
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Borussia Dortmund 2020-06-27 Borussia Dortmund 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2019-12-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Borussia Dortmund 2019-02-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-09-22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Dortmund

Recent Form

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Borussia Dortmund H 0–1 L
03 Oct Eintracht Frankfurt A 1–2 L
27 Sep FC Bayern München H 4–1 W
19 Sep 1. FC Koln A 3–2 W
13 Sep Chemnitzer FC A 2–2 D
27 Jun Borussia Dortmund A 4–0 W
Borussia Dortmund
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–0 W
03 Oct SC Freiburg H 4–0 W
26 Sep FC Augsburg A 0–2 L
19 Sep Borussia Monchengladbach H 3–0 W
14 Sep MSV Duisburg A 5–0 W
27 Jun TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 0–4 L

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' The ball is rolling at PreZero Arena. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are looking to make home advantage count against Borussia Dortmund.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 21' The BV Borussia 09 Dortmund manager makes a substitution. Lukasz Piszczek departs to be replaced by Thomas Delaney.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' Denmark international Thomas Delaney has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Axel Witsel made 521 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at PreZero Arena. Borussia Dortmund seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' 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.
  • 58' The referee calls foul for Stefan Posch. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Bruun Larsen is hanging Mijat Gacinovic on the field on 60 minute.
  • 64' Another substitution for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund to replace Jadon Sancho by Marco Reus on 64 minute.
  • 69' Borussia Dortmund is showing some good football. However, Borussia Dortmund are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 74' Borussia Dortmund looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sehrou Guirassy scoring 1 goals.
  • 75' Another substitution for BV Borussia 09 Dortmund to replace Thomas Meunier by Raphael Guerreiro on 75 minute.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Marco Reus gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 79' Florian Grillitsch is replacing Stefan Posch for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Diadie Samassekou, as he is very good at scoring at PreZero Arena with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Giovanni Reyna. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 0-1 the final result. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

Borussia Dortmund Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lucien Favre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andrej Kramaric 9
Marco Reus 5
Erling Haaland 3
Jadon Sancho 3
Pavel Kaderabek 2
Ishak Belfodil 2
Julian Brandt 2
Marius Wolf 2

Head to Head

2020-10-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Borussia Dortmund 2020-06-27 Borussia Dortmund 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2019-12-20 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 Borussia Dortmund 2019-02-09 Borussia Dortmund 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-09-22 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–1 Borussia Dortmund

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2020-10-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-10-03 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2020-09-27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–1 FC Bayern München W 2020-09-19 1. FC Koln 2–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2020-09-13 Chemnitzer FC 2–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2020-06-27 Borussia Dortmund 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W

Borussia Dortmund Form

2020-10-17 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-10-03 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 SC Freiburg W 2020-09-26 FC Augsburg 2–0 Borussia Dortmund L 2020-09-19 Borussia Dortmund 3–0 Borussia Monchengladbach W 2020-09-14 MSV Duisburg 0–5 Borussia Dortmund W 2020-06-27 Borussia Dortmund 0–4 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.46 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Borussia Dortmund xG
I would bet for: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Borussia Dortmund 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim37% Draw27% Borussia Dortmund36%
Actual: Borussia Dortmund win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw
63%
Draw or Borussia Dortmund
63%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Borussia Dortmund
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim26% Draw44% Borussia Dortmund30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 1
7.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Handicap TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers Push Borussia Dortmund covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Borussia Dortmund keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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