Hoffenheim vs Leverkusen 2024-25 German Bundesliga

TSG Hoffenheim

37': Mergim Berisha

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1 - 4

Bayer Leverkusen

17': Martin Terrier
30': Victor Boniface
72': Florian Wirtz (P)
75': Victor Boniface

Leverkusen back to winning ways with Hoffenheim thumping

Champions Bayer Leverkusen cruised to a 4-1 victory at Hoffenheim on Saturday thanks to a dazzling performance by Victor Boniface that included two goals and an assist.

Match Commentary

17': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victor Boniface.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
30': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a through ball.
35': Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Mërgim Berisha (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross.
39': Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
51': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
57': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jeremie Frimpong replaces Nathan Tella.
61': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Mërgim Berisha.
61': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Valentin Gendrey replaces Alexander Prass.
72': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
75': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4. Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
76': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Tom Bischof replaces Tim Drexler.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Aleix García replaces Robert Andrich.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Martin Terrier.
86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Victor Boniface.
86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nordi Mukiele replaces Piero Hincapié.
87': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt replaces Marius Bülter.
87': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Umut Tohumcu replaces Andrej Kramaric because of an injury.
90'+1': Kevin Akpoguma (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Second Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+35	Bayern Munich	16	39	1
+18	Bayer Leverkusen	17	38	1
+16	Eintracht Frankfurt	17	33	4
+6	RB Leipzig	16	30	4

Full Table

Statistics

B04		TSG
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
13	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
60.4	Possession	39.6
20	SHOTS	15
8	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
580	Accurate Passes	348
631	Passes	410
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.2
31	Long Balls	46
19	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	26
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	6
19	Effective Clearances	26
19	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

TSG Hoffenheim (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Baumann (GK)
16	Anton Stach
25	Kevin Akpoguma
4	Tim Drexler
8	Dennis Geiger
11	Florian Grillitsch
27	Andrej Kramaric
22	Alexander Prass
3	Pavel Kaderábek
21	Marius Bulter
10	Mergim Berisha

Substitutes:

Jacob Bruun Larsen, Max Moerstedt, Haris Tabakovic, Umut Tohumcu, Tom Bischof, Robin Hranác, Stanley N'Soki, Luca Philipp, Valentin Gendrey.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
8	Robert Andrich
34	Granit Xhaka
20	Alejandro Grimaldo
19	Nathan Tella
22	Victor Boniface
10	Florian Wirtz
11	Martin Terrier

Substitutes:

Jeanuël Belocian, Jeremie Frimpong, Jonas Hofmann, Aleix García, Amine Adli, Arthur, Patrik Schick, Matej Kovar, Nordi Mukiele.

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