VfB Stuttgart vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Bundesliga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Bundesliga · 2020-21

VfB Stuttgart

2 – 0

Full Time

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Sun 14 Mar 2021 · 17:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'

Y 10' Ryan Sessegnon

Y 58' Florian Grillitsch

Overview

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VfB Stuttgart vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Bundesliga at Mercedes-Benz Arena.

VfB Stuttgart 34 games · 62 pts (2025/26)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 34 games · 61 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Harm Osmers
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Timo Gerach
Referee Benedikt Kempkes
Referee Robert Kempter

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

VfB Stuttgart 14 games · Avg 3.2 goals TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Last 5 meetings

2021-03-14 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2020-11-21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 VfB Stuttgart 2019-03-16 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2018-10-27 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 VfB Stuttgart

Recent Form

VfB Stuttgart

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	H	2–0	W
06 Mar	Eintracht Frankfurt	A	1–1	D
27 Feb	FC Schalke 04	H	5–1	W
20 Feb	1. FC Koln	A	1–0	W
13 Feb	Hertha BSC	H	1–1	D
06 Feb	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	A	2–5	L

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	VfB Stuttgart	A	0–2	L
06 Mar	VfL Wolfsburg	H	2–1	W
28 Feb	1. FC Union Berlin	A	1–1	D
25 Feb	Molde FK	H	0–2	L
21 Feb	SV Werder Bremen	H	4–0	W
18 Feb	Molde FK	A	3–3	D

Season Stats

VfB Stuttgart		TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
#4	Position	#5
62	Points	61
34	Played	34
18 / 8 / 8	W / D / L	18 / 7 / 9
71	Scored	65
49	Conceded	52
+22	GD	+13
1.82	PPG	1.79
53%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
VfB Stuttgart this season

21% Clean Sheets
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim this season

VfB Stuttgart are 4th (62 pts). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are 5th (61 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

VfB Stuttgart

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VfB Stuttgart is hosting TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for another epic battle.
5' The travelling TSG 1899 Hoffenheim supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Ryan Sessegnon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 10.
15' Kassim Nuhu does the damage! The net is bulging and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim surge ahead!
20' Christoph Baumgartner has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
25' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim winning 0% of all matches.
44' Naouirou Ahamada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Orel Mangala on 44 minute.
48' TSG 1899 Hoffenheim make a change. Christoph Baumgartner trudges off to be replaced by Munas Dabbur on 48 minutes.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Rudy, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
58' Poor challenge from Florian Grillitsch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
59' Another change for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim made on 59 minute. Ryan Sessegnon leaves to be changed by Robert Skov.
61' VfB Stuttgart make a change. Philipp Forster trudges off to be replaced by Tanguy Coulibaly on 61 minutes.
64' Goal! Sasa Kalajdzic scores his 29 goal in 2 matches.
69' Ryan Sessegnon, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
74' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VfB Stuttgart and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
82' Time for substitution for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Ihlas Bebou is replaced by Sargis Adamyan.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VfB Stuttgart that had 438 games and scored 440 goals.
88' Fresh legs for VfB Stuttgart! Pascal Stenzel comes on to replace Silas Wamangituka.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for VfB Stuttgart players.

Lineups

VfB Stuttgart Lineups

Starting XI

14
Silas Wamangituka ↓ Roberto Massimo 88'
5
Konstantinos Mavropanos
23
Orel Mangala ↓ Naouirou Ahamada 44'
2
Waldemar Anton
1
Gregor Kobel
8
Gonzalo Castro C ↓ Pascal Stenzel 88'
4
Marc-Oliver Kempf
24
Borna Sosa
20
Philipp Forster ↓ Tanguy Coulibaly 61'
3
Wataru Endo
9
Sasa Kalajdzic

Bench

Coach Pellegrino Matarazzo

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Lineups

Starting XI

17
Ryan Sessegnon ↓ Robert Skov 59'
9
Ihlas Bebou ↓ Sargis Adamyan 82'
1
Oliver Baumann C
3
Pavel Kaderabek
27
Andrej Kramaric
11
Florian Grillitsch
15
Kassim Nuhu
14
Christoph Baumgartner ↓ Munas Dabbur 48'
16
Sebastian Rudy
18
Diadie Samassekou ↓ Georginio Rutter 82'
28
Chris Richards

Bench

Coach Sebastian Hoeneß

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andrej Kramaric	6
Christoph Baumgartner	3
Ishak Belfodil	2
Chris Fuhrich	2
Roberto Massimo	2
Wataru Endo	2
Sehrou Guirassy	2
Ermedin Demirovic	2

Head to Head

VfB Stuttgart Form

2021-03-14 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim W 2021-03-06 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 VfB Stuttgart D 2021-02-27 VfB Stuttgart 5–1 FC Schalke 04 W 2021-02-20 1. FC Koln 0–1 VfB Stuttgart W 2021-02-13 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 Hertha BSC D 2021-02-06 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5–2 VfB Stuttgart L

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Form

2021-03-14 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L 2021-03-06 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg W 2021-02-28 1. FC Union Berlin 1–1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D 2021-02-25 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 0–2 Molde FK L 2021-02-21 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 4–0 SV Werder Bremen W 2021-02-18 Molde FK 3–3 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.17 VfB Stuttgart xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart53% Draw22% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim25%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

VfB Stuttgart or Draw

76%

Draw or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

47%

VfB Stuttgart or TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

VfB Stuttgart39% Draw39% TSG 1899 Hoffenheim22%

Actual: VfB Stuttgart win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

8.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

3 – 1

6.3%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

3.5%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — VfB Stuttgart

Handicap	VfB Stuttgart covers	Push	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

VfB Stuttgart keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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