Highlights

Matchday 30

FINAL

Red Bull Arena

TSG Hoffenheim

NkunkuChristopher Nkunku

28'

T. Stieler

Red Bull Arena

Full time: Leipzig 1-0 Hoffenheim

Christopher Nkunku marked his return to the Leipzig starting line-up with a goal as Marco Rose's side maintained their push for a top-four finish. Die Roten Bullen were the better side throughout, and after Timo Werner and Konrad Laimer missed presentable opportunities, Nkunku showed them how it was done when he collected Emil Forsberg's through ball to slot in the only goal of the game.

Full-time

90'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 90 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Ihlas Bebou35.00km/h

David Raum33.37km/h

Stanley Pierre Nsoki33.31km/h

86'

Yellow card

Kevin Akpoguma

81'

Substitution

Kasper Dolberg

Ihlas Bebou

81'

Substitution

Benjamin Henrichs

Mohamed Simakan

69'

Substitution

Robert Skov

Pavel Kadeřábek

62'

Yellow card

Sebastian Rudy

61'

Substitution

Grischa Prömel

Christoph Baumgartner

61'

Substitution

Sebastian Rudy

Dennis Geiger

60'

Substitution

André Silva

Christopher Nkunku

60'

Substitution

Dani Olmo

Emil Forsberg

59'

Substitution

Marcel Halstenberg

David Raum

59'

Substitution

Abdou Diallo

Joško Gvardiol

55'

Ball Recovery Time

Ball Recovery Time gives the time in seconds in which it takes a team to win back the ball following a loss of possession. It also allows conclusions to be drawn about a team's style of play. Only time when the ball is in play is counted (i.e. no breaks in play such as for goal-kicks, throw-ins etc).

RB Leipzig

Today

Season

11.9 s

13.1 s

Kick-off!

45'

+ 2

Substitution

Stanley Nsoki

Angeliño

Half-time

30'

Speed check: The fastest player in the game after 30 minutes

Through high-end camera technology and machine learning, the speed of each player is evaluated in real time. Top speed then means, the fastest measured single frame of a player/game.

Ihlas Bebou35.00km/h

David Raum33.37km/h

Willi Thomas Orban32.27km/h

28'

Christopher Nkunku

GOAL!

1:0

Goal probability

Goal probability determines the likelihood that the ball will land in the goal from every position on the pitch. The value is based on large amounts of data from previous years; factors such as shot angle, distance to goal and opponent pressure - as well as mathematical models.

31 %

Kick-off!

Leipzig starting line-up

Blaswich - Klostermann, Orban (c), Gvardiol - Simakan, Laimer, Kampl, Raum - Forsberg - Nkunku, Werner

Leipzig subs

Nyland, Halstenberg, Ba, Diallo, Henrichs, Clark, Olmo, Poulsen, Silva

Hoffenheim starting line-up

Baumann (c) - Kabak, Brooks, Akpoguma - Kaderabek, Geiger, Angelino - Kramaric, Baumgartner - Bebou, Dabbur

Hoffenheim subs

Philipp, Bicakcic, Nsoki, Prömel, Rudy, Becker, Tohumcu, Dolberg, Skov

Coach view: Leipzig

Marco Rose: "Despite some absentees, we’ve had a positive and focused week of training. Quality alone won’t be enough, we have to be clinical and aggressive on the day. We have our objectives and are doing everything we can to achieve them."

Coach view: TSG

Pellegrino Matarazzo: "I've been with the team for 11 weeks now. We've continuously taken steps forward; the [defeat last week against] Cologne was our first step backward. Now it's a case of taking two steps forward again."

Leipzig: personnel

Rose is without Dominik Szoboszlai and Amadou Haidara as they serve suspensions for a red card and fifth yellow respectively. The former’s absence presents a chance for Christopher Nkunku to make a first start since his return from injury following 45 minutes last week in Leverkusen.

Leipzig: form

Consistency has been the issue for Leipzig in recent months, claiming wins over Gladbach, Hertha Berlin and Augsburg, plus a DFB Cup victory against Dortmund, but they’ve also lost to BVB in the Bundesliga, as well as Bochum, Mainz and most recently Leverkusen. Marco Rose’s side dropped out of the top four as a result last week, but are only two points off Freiburg, whom they visit twice next week as part of a Bundesliga-DFB Cup semi-final double header.

Hoffenheim: personnel

Coach Matarazzo will hope to have midfielder Grischa Prömel fully available soon as he targets a return from a broken ankle. Jacob Bruun Larsen and Justin Che remain long-term absentees, while centre-back Kevin Vogt has been ruled out with a knee complaint. Andrej Kramaric and Christoph Baumgartner should continue in their reversed roles, while Dennis Geiger, Finn Becker and Angelo Stiller are competing for two central midfield berths, although the latter is a doubt for the game after sitting out training during the week with a knock.

Hoffenheim: form

A run of 14 league games without a win, culminating in a 2-1 loss at Freiburg on Matchday 24, saw Hoffenheim’s fall from European contenders to bottom of the table complete. However, a run of three straight wins and a draw at Bayern then brought TSG back above the line. Defeat at home to Cologne last week means they aren’t yet out of danger yet, though. Pellegrino Matarazzo’s side are only four points above the bottom three.

Leipzig: probable XI

Blaswich - Simakan, Orban (c), Gvardiol - Henrichs, Kampl, Laimer, Raum - Nkunku, Werner, Olmo

Leipzig: out

Gulacsi (knee), Haidara (suspended), Schlager (ankle), Szoboszlai (suspended)

Hoffenheim: probable XI

Baumann (c) - Kabak, Brooks, Akpoguma - Kaderabek, Geiger, Becker, Angelino - Kramaric - Bebou, Baumgartner

Hoffenheim: out

Bruun Larsen (groin), Che (groin), Vogt (knee)

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 RB Leipzig - previous meeting

Christopher Nkunku helped himself to two more Bundesliga goals while Dani Olmo added another as Leipzig enjoyed an impressive away win at Hoffenheim.

Watch: Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 RB Leipzig - highlights

Leipzig slipped out of the top four with a 2-0 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen last Sunday, leaving their UEFA Champions League qualification ambitions at risk.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Cologne - highlights

Hoffenheim slipped back to 14th – four points above the bottom three – after a 3-1 defeat at home to Cologne ended their four-game unbeaten run.

Odds on a penalty?

No team has won more penalties this campaign than Hoffenheim’s seven, while Leipzig have given away eight spot-kicks so far – only Bochum have been penalised more often.

Angel returns

Going the other way at the start of the season, Angelino is on loan at Hoffenheim from Leipzig. He’s his side’s top provider by some distance with seven assists this campaign.

Wing-back swap

David Raum’s eight crosses leading to goals last season for Hoffenheim was a league best alongside Eintracht Frankfurt’s Filip Kostic. But since his summer move to the Red Bull Arena, he’s yet to deliver a single cross for a goal from open play.

One-sided affair

Leipzig have lost just one of their last 11 competitive fixtures against TSG, winning eight and drawing two. The sole defeat was 2-0 in Sinsheim last season.

Third time’s the charm?

Hoffenheim take on Leipzig for the third time this season, having also met here in the DFB Cup round of 16 in February. They lost both encounters 3-1.

Top four at risk?

Leipzig have lost four of their last seven Bundesliga games and now find themselves fifth with five games remaining. However, three of those are at home, where they have won 10 times this season – only Borussia Dortmund have more victories on their own patch (12).

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