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HSV Hamburg Hamburg - B04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen

73'
C. Kofane

Volksparkstadion(Sold out)

Sören Storks

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30 %Nicolai Remberg

Nicolai Remberg

0:16

Watch: Remberg takes stock of HSV's defeat

Full-time: Hamburg 0-1 Bayer Leverkusen

The visitors leave with all three points after a confident away performance. They took it up a notch in the second half and were eventually rewarded for their persistence when Kofane smashed home the winning goal. Hamburg did come close a couple of times to an equaliser late on, but it was too little too late.

© IMAGO/Claus Bergmann

Full-time

0:32

Point blank save!

The ball falls to Vušković after a scramble in the area and he flicks out a foot to volley goalward. Blaswich races out to make a crucial save.

90'

+ 5

Yellow card

Exequiel Palacios

90'

+ 4

Almost identical

Both sides have put in a phenomenal effort tonight.

Distance run (km)

110.5

110.4

90'

+ 2

Stange goes close!

He pokes an effort goalward from the edge of the area, forcing Blaswich into a good save.

90'

+ 1

Six added minutes

There's plenty of time for a Leverkusen second, or a Hamburg equaliser.

90'

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

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.

1.

Rayan Philippe35.19km/h

2.

Jarell Amorin Quansah35.02km/h

3.

Christian Michel Kofane33.73km/h

89'

Substitution

Ezequiel Fernández

88'

A whisker away

Andrich almost gets a toe to Kofane's flicked header and the back post.

87'

Short of ideas

Hamburg's last shot on target came from Remberg in the 55th minute.

84'

Searching for a second

Leverkusen aren't slowing down in these late stages and continue to push for another goal.

81'

Substitution

Albert Sambi Lokonga

Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer

80'

Substitution

Montrell Culbreath

0:24

Almost a second

Culbreath slides in Grimaldo who had made a great run, but his first touch is too heavy and Heuer Fernandes comes out to save.

77'

Kofane gets his reward

He gets his fourth goal of the season with his fourth shot of the game - no player has taken more shots than him today.

Kofane slams home!

Maza dinks the ball through to Kofane in the area, who hits the ball into the near top corner on the half-volley, fantastic finish!

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73'

Christian Kofane

GOAL!

0:1

Christian Kofane

Goal probability

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.

22 %

Shot speed

Shot speed

Shot speed describes the maximum speed in km/h that a ball reaches in a shot on goal. The distance is measured from the location of the shot to the centre of the goal.

95.82 km/h

Distance to Goal

Distance to Goal

The distance to goal is measured at the time of the shot - from the position of the ball to the center of the goal.

12.49 m

Searching for answers

Will Leverkusen find a way through?

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71'

Substitution

71'

Pressure Handling

Pressure Handling

This Match Fact examines how successfully players perform under pressure. The percentage of "solved situations" indicates how often a player has freed himself from opponent pressure by dribbling, passing, scoring a goal or drawing a foul.

82%

%

Exequiel Palacios

17 times under pressure

70'

Little effect

Leverkusen continue to have more of the ball, but are equally struggling to break the hosts down.

Possession (%)

4060

68'

Handball

Tapsoba prods the ball home from a couple of yards out after Heuer Fernandes misjudges a corner, but the goal is ruled out as he'd handled it before hitting the back of the net.

65'

Substitution

65'

Substitution

Jordan Torunarigha

65'

Substitution

Jean-Luc Dompé

63'

Almost

A deflected Palacios pass almost reaches Kofane by the six-yard box but Heuer Fernandes comes out quickly to gather.

Change of fortunes?

Hamburg are looking increasingly threatening on the break. However, they haven't won a league game in which the scores were level at half-time yet (seven draws, three losses).

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57'

Heating up

It's been a fierce start to this half.

Fouls committed

8

8

55'

Remberg!

He's quick to react to a loose ball in the box and fires an effort toward goal, which Blaswich gets down low to save.

54'

Tapsoba with a golden chance!

He has a free header from close range after getting on the end of a García cross, but his effort is straight at the 'keeper.

51'

Kofane requires treatment

The Werkself striker is down after Vušković stood on his foot in the area, for which Kofane also wants a penalty.

49'

Front foot

Leverkusen have started where they left off - asking questions of the HSV backline.

46'

The action returns

The second half has started.

Kick-off!

Half-time: Hamburg 0-0 Bayer Leverkusen

It's been a half of few clear chances, with Leverkusen going closest through Terrier. Hamburg have defended well, keeping the visitors' attack relatively quiet whilst also showing they can break quickly, although to no real effect so far.

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Half-time

0:30

Culbreath makes his mark

45'

+ 2

Terrier over

His header from Maza's in-swinging cross loops onto the roof of the net.

45'

+ 1

Four more minutes

The half isn't over just yet.

42'

Break approaching

Will Leverkusen manage to break the deadlock before half-time?

40'

Yellow card

38'

Up and running

Vieira is able to continue.

36'

Concern for Vieira

His knee collides with that of Quansah and he goes down, eventually needing treatment.

34'

Steel and style

The visitors have been just as intense off the ball.

Tackles won

18

26

Tense affair

Leverkusen continue to have more of the ball, but Hamburg have defended well so far and look dangerous on the break.

© IMAGO/Justus Stegemann

31'

Maza shoots wide

He breaks away after Vieira loses the ball in midfield and aims for the far corner from the left of the area, but drags his effort wide.

30'

Early casualty

Jatta can't continue, and Hamburg have to make and early change with Mikelbrencis coming on.

30'

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

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.

1.

Bakery Jatta33.48km/h

2.

Rayan Philippe31.45km/h

3.

Martin Albert Frederic Terrier30.94km/h

29'

Substitution

William Mikelbrencis

28'

Jatta down

The wide man appears to have injured himself in the previous counter attack.

0:21

Stubborn Red Shorts

HSV successfully deal with two Leverkusen attempts at goal before launching a counter of their own.

Leverkusen probing

The visitors continue to look for an opener, while HSV continue to make life difficult for them.

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20'

Hamburg's turn

The hosts win a corner, which eventually finds the original taker Vieira back at the far post, who volleys an effort wide of the near post.

18'

Finding their range

Leverkusen are piling on the pressure but are yet to hit the target.

Goal attempts

0off target

0on target

3off target

0on target

17'

Into the wall

Grimaldo steps up but can't direct his effort past the wall of HSV shirts.

16'

Free-kick it is

After review, the referee changes his decision to a free-kick.

15'

Spot kick for Leverkusen?

Maza is brought down by Remberg but it's unclear whether the foul took place inside or outside the box.

15'

SituationPenalty

ReviewOutside Penalty Area?

DecisionNo penalty

12'

Off the bar

Terrier is first to a García cross from the right and side-foots his effort onto the bar from close range.

8'

Culbreath goes close!

The youngster arrives late at the back post to meet a Maza cross but heads his effort wide of the goal.

5'

Visitors on the ball

Leverkusen have had all of the ball in these opening exchanges.

1'

We're off!

The hosts get the action underway.

Kick-off!

0:49

HSV are back at home

Ready and waiting

The Volksparkstadion is ready for more Bundesliga action.

© IMAGO/Claus Bergmann

First start for Culbreath

18-year-old Montrell Culbreath makes his first Bundesliga start for Leverkusen tonight, and his fourth first-team appearance overall having also made two substitute appearances in the Champions League. In his first Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig, where he came on as a late substitute, he scored in the side's 3-1 win over the Red Bulls.

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More on that Hamburg team

Merlin Polzin also makes five changes to his side in preparation for Leverkusen's visit. Capaldo, Torunarigha, Mikelbrencis, Otele and Muheim are replaced by Omari, Elfadli (pictured), Jatta, Philippe and Gocholeishvili in the starting line-up.

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More on that Leverkusen team

Kasper Hjulmand makes five changes from the side that drew against Mainz. Schick, Hofmann, Poku, Arthur and Fernández make way for Kofane, Terrier, Maza (pictured), Culbreath and García.

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Starting line-up: Hamburger SV

1

Daniel Heuer Fernandes

8

11

Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer

14

16

Giorgi Gocholeishvili

17

18

19

20

21

Nicolai Remberg

44

Luka Vušković

Hamburg subs

Tangvik, Torunarigha, Katterbach, Mikelbrencis, Lokonga, Stange, Baldé, Glatzel, Dompé

Starting line-up: Bayer 04 Leverkusen

28

4

8

11

12

20

Alejandro Grimaldo

24

25

Exequiel Palacios

30

35

Christian Kofane

42

Montrell Culbreath

Leverkusen subs

Omlin, Lomb, Fernández, Hofmann, Tillman, Oermann, Poku, Tape

1:26

Watch: Merlin Polzin looks ahead to facing Leverkusen

Hjulmand's (short) Hamburg history

The Werkself boss has only faced HSV once as a coach, with Mainz back in the 2014/15 season, which ended in a 2-1 loss at the Volksparkstadion for the 05ers.

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Travel sick

Leverkusen sit sixth in the away form table having won five, drawn two and lost four of 11 games on the road. They have also conceded seven more goals away from home compared to at the BayArena, and in one game fewer too.

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Both sides looking up

A win for Leverkusen would see them close the gap on RB Leipzig to just one point and give their Champions League hopes a boost, while a victory for the hosts would see them go into 10th and extend the gap between themselves and the relegation play-off spot to seven points.

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0:46

Watch: Hear more pre-game thoughts from Hjulmand

Merlin Polzin on facing Leverkusen

"Leverkusen are the current runners-up, among the top 16 teams in Europe, in the cup semi-finals, and won the double two years ago. As HSV, despite our own high standards, we mustn't lose sight of the fact that we're facing teams that aren't weak. That's why we'll go into tomorrow's match with full energy, knowing that we have no chance if we give even one percent less than 100."

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Kasper Hjulmand on facing Hamburg

"The Volksparkstadion is a great stadium, and HSV have done great at home this year against Stuttgart, BVB and Bayern. It's a game we will do everything we can to win."

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Early Hamburg team news

Merlin Polzin will be without Miro Muheim after the Swiss defender picked up his fifth yellow card of the season, suspending him for Wednesday's game. Nicolás Capaldo is also set for a few weeks out with an abdominals injury.

© Stuart Franklin

Red-hot form

Fabio Vieira, on loan from Arsenal, scored his fourth goal of the Bundesliga campaign against RB Leipzig on Sunday, three of which have come in his last five outings. HSV's No. 20 also registered important goals against VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich this term.

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Home fortress

Despite their Matchday 24 defeat against RB Leipzig, the Volksparkstadion has become a fortress for HSV. They've taken points off Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Munich in four of their last eight games in front of their own fans.

© Selim Sudheimer

Leverkusen turning head-to-head tide

While Leverkusen have won only 11 of the 39 Bundesliga meetings between these two sides, six of those victories have come in the teams' last 10 encounters.

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Shared memories

Some great players have represented these two clubs over the years. Hakan Çalhanoğlu (l.) and Son Heung-Min (r.) played together for Leverkusen after impressing for HSV, while Jonathan Tah, Ze Roberto and Hans Jörg-Butt are the other big names to have represented both of these Bundesliga giants.

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2:03

Watch: Hamburg 1-2 Leverkusen - previous meeting

It's approaching eight years since Hamburg last faced Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. The Dinos lost 2-1 at home in the teams' most recent encounter, having also gone down 3-0 at the BayArena earlier in 2017/18.

2:03

Watch: Hamburg 1-2 RB Leipzig - highlights

Fábio Vieira gave HSV an early lead at home to Leipzig on Sunday, but ultimately Merlin Polzin's men slipped to a first home defeat since October.

2:03

Watch: Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Mainz - highlights

Kasper Hjulmand's charges come into this game after Jarell Quansah struck a late equaliser against Mainz last weekend to keep Leverkusen within reach of a top-four spot.

January snow

The game was originally set to be played on Tuesday 13 January, but was postponed at the eleventh hour due to weather-related risks, with snow and ice on the Volksparkstadion roof.

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Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this rescheduled Matchday 17 fixture between Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen.