TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg, Bundesliga 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2018-19

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

3 – 1

Full Time

SC Freiburg

Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Adam Szalai 45' Y

Y 45' Jerome Gondorf

Y 61' Florian Niederlechner

Overview

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TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg — Bundesliga .

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 games · 61 pts (2025/26)
SC Freiburg 34 games · 47 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Robert Hartmann
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Florian Badstubner
Referee Christian Leicher
Referee Markus Schuller

18 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 4.1 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 3.3 goals SC Freiburg

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-01 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 SC Freiburg

Recent Form

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
05 May	FC Viktoria Plzen	H	2–1	W
28 Apr	Galatasaray SK	A	0–1	L
24 Apr	Club Atletico de Madrid	A	1–0	W

SC Freiburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Sep	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	A	1–3	L
25 Aug	Eintracht Frankfurt	H	0–2	L
20 Aug	FC Energie Cottbus	A	2–2	D
20 May	FC Energie Cottbus	H	0–1	L
12 May	TSV 1860 Munchen	A	1–3	L
05 May	SpVgg Greuther Furth 1903	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim		SC Freiburg
#5	Position	#7
61	Points	47
34	Played	34
18 / 7 / 9	W / D / L	13 / 8 / 13
65	Scored	51
52	Conceded	57
+13	GD	-6
1.79	PPG	1.38
53%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

18% Clean Sheets
SC Freiburg this season

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 5th (61 pts). SC Freiburg are 7th (47 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

SC Freiburg

0-15

–/3

16-30

4/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

3/2

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SC Freiburg's shape.
10' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Freiburg backline.
15' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
19' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim ring the changes. Ermin Bicakcic has done his job and it is now time for Kevin Akpoguma to step up.
24' SC Freiburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' It looks surprising TSG 1899 Hoffenheim does not make any changes. Leonardo Bittencourt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
34' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
36' What a strike from Dominique Heintz! The score is 0-1.
41' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
44' A tactical swap from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Andrej Kramaric on, Kassim Nuhu off on 44 minutes.
45' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Szalai is booked for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Yellow card on 45.
46' Havard Nordtveit is replacing Kevin Akpoguma for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim side.
50' Adam Szalai has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
55' SC Freiburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and SC Freiburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' The referee shows SC Freiburg player a Yellow card on 61.
63' Adam Szalai puts TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on the lead.
66' Fresh legs for SC Freiburg! Marco Terrazzino comes on to replace Lucas Holer.
71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nico Schulz, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
76' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
81' The SC Freiburg bench stirs into life. Florian Niederlechner is withdrawn and Gian-Luca Waldschmidt gets his opportunity.
86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
89' A change in the SC Freiburg ranks — Manuel Gulde exits the field as Robin Koch enters on 89.
90' Andrej Kramaric makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are in front.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julian Nagelsmann

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

23
Dominique Heintz
20
Jerome Gondorf
1
Alexander Schwolow
30
Christian Gunter
5
Manuel Gulde ↓ Robin Koch 89'
8
Mike Frantz C
27
Nicolas Hofler
15
Pascal Stenzel
18
Nils Petersen
7
Florian Niederlechner ↓ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 81'
9
Lucas Holer ↓ Marco Terrazzino 66'

Bench

Coach Lars Vossler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andrej Kramaric	6
Lucas Holer	5
Roland Sallai	3
Vincenzo Grifo	3
Adam Szalai	2
Angelo Stiller	2
Adam Szalai	2
Maximilian Eggestein	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.59 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 SC Freiburg xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim64% Draw19% SC Freiburg17%

Actual: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or Draw

83%

Draw or SC Freiburg

36%

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or SC Freiburg

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim48% Draw36% SC Freiburg16%

Actual: SC Freiburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

3.9%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Handicap	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers	Push	SC Freiburg covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	19%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	20%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

SC Freiburg keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs SC Freiburg, 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

SC Freiburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

SC Freiburg 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