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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Bundesliga · 2018-19
Sat 1 Dec 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs FC Schalke 04 — Bundesliga .

Match Details

  • Referee Tobias Stieler
  • Referee Thorsten Schiffner
  • Referee Dominik Schaal
  • Referee Robert Kampka
  • Referee Benedikt Kempkes
10 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec FC Schalke 04 H 1–1 D
27 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–3 L
24 Nov Hertha BSC A 3–3 D
10 Nov FC Augsburg H 2–1 W
07 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D
03 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 4–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–1 D
28 Nov FC Porto A 1–3 L
24 Nov 1. FC Nürnberg H 5–2 W
11 Nov Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–3 L
06 Nov Galatasaray SK H 2–0 W
03 Nov Hannover 96 H 3–1 W

Season Stats

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim FC Schalke 04
#9 Position #17
12 Points 6
9 Played 9
4 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 5
16 Scored 5
17 Conceded 11
-1 GD -6
1.33 PPG 0.67
44% Win % 11%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season
33% Clean Sheets
FC Schalke 04 this season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 9th (12 pts). FC Schalke 04 are 17th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/4
61-75
2/4
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Schalke 04
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Adam Daghim 2 G 2 A
Bambase Conte 2 G 2 A
Adam Hlozek 2 G 1 A
Tim Lemperle 2 G
Ozan Kabak 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in their trying to find a way past FC Schalke 04's compact .
  • 10' The referee has no hesitation. Andrej Kramaric is booked for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and FC Schalke 04 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Schalke 04 backline.
  • 23' FC Schalke 04 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 23.
  • 28' Florian Grillitsch has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' FC Schalke 04 are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' Guido Burgstaller, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Ishak Belfodil catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising TSG 1899 Hoffenheim does not make any changes. Matija Nastasic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Daniel Caligiuri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 59' Andrej Kramaric is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Salif Sane on 62 minutes.
  • 64' A tactical swap from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Reiss Nelson on, Andrej Kramaric off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' The FC Schalke 04 manager makes a substitution. Suat Serdar departs to be replaced by Weston McKennie.
  • 73' GOAL! Nabil Bentaleb scores on 73.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at . FC Schalke 04 seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' Adam Szalai is replacing Ishak Belfodil for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
  • 85' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is showing some good football. However, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' Hamza Mendyl gets the nod from FC Schalke 04. He replaces Nabil Bentaleb and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 88' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 FC Schalke 04 xG
I would bet for: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim to win 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim57% Draw26% FC Schalke 0417%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Schalke 04
43%
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or FC Schalke 04
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim41% Draw47% FC Schalke 0412%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.8%
2 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Handicap TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers Push FC Schalke 04 covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 19% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 25% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet
48% ✓
FC Schalke 04 keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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