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Highlights

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F. Asllani
45' +1'
A. Kramarić

An der Alten Försterei(20,732 Spectators)

Tobias Welz

60 %Fisnik Asllani

0:13

And here is the video from Asllani's POV

A lovely moment with the fans.

0:28

Asllani celebrates

Hoffenheim's man of the match was certainly enjoying himself after the game.

Full-time: Union 2-4 Hoffenheim

All over after a chaotic game. The first half was rather quiet until Hoffenheim scored two quick goals just before the break. In the second half, a further four goals and a red card were added to the match statistics as Union pulled a goal back on two separate occasions, but could never drag Hoffenheim back into striking distance.

Full-time

90'

+ 4

Skarke can't find the finish

Skarke gets onto the ball inside the box and tries to chip Baumann, but his effort doesn't have the necessary length.

90'

+ 1

Nine minutes added on

Lots of time still to play.

90'

Big save

Baumann initially spills a good effort from Král, but he is up quickly to pounce on Ilić's rebound.

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.

Bazoumana Toure35.67km/h

Oliver Burke35.24km/h

Andrej Ilić33.83km/h

86'

Substitution

Derrick Köhn

Robert Skov

86'

Substitution

Muhammed Damar

Tim Lemperle

86'

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).

TSG Hoffenheim

Season

Today

15 s

10.3 s

85'

Another set-piece scramble

After yet another set-piece melee, Querfeld heads the ball narrowly wide.

A delightful dink for 4-2

Lemperle strolls up to the ball and chips it down the middle to re-establish Hoffenheim's two-goal cushion once more.

83'

Tim Lemperle

GOAL!

2:4

Penalty

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.

77 %

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.

11 m

0:38

Penalty and a red card

Hoffenheim have their second spot kick of the game. The ball is fizzed across the penalty area by Prass, with Lemperle seemingly destined to meet it. Rothe pulls the striker back in desperation and sees red. Hoffenheim have yet another chance to wrap this one up.

82'

Red card

Tom Rothe

78'

More changes

Both sides make a series of changes, with Union seemingly changing formation to a two-striker system.

78'

Substitution

Alexander Prass

Bazoumana Toure

77'

Substitution

Arthur Chaves

Albian Hajdari

74'

Substitution

Wooyeong Jeong

Ilyas Ansah

74'

Substitution

Aljoscha Kemlein

Rani Khedira

74'

Substitution

Tim Skarke

Oliver Burke

3-2! Game back on?

Another set-piece causes nightmares for Baumann and Hoffenheim before Rothe pounces on a loose ball to smash home. The hosts still have a chance of getting something.

71'

Tom Rothe

GOAL!

2:3

Goal probability

46 %

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.

99.72 km/h

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.

10.93 m

70'

Lovely football

A flowing move ends with Rønnow making a good save from Lemperle.

69'

A series of changes

Both sides take the opportunity to bring on fresh legs. Both Kramarić and Asllani are replaced for the visitors.

68'

Substitution

Alex Král

Janik Haberer

66'

Substitution

Grischa Prömel

Andrej Kramarić

66'

Substitution

Max Moerstedt

Fisnik Asllani

0:30

Chaos in the box

A loose ball bobbles around in the box before Baumann claims.

62'

Shortlived hope

That Ansah goal briefly gave Union optimism only for it to be crushed just two minutes later.

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11.6 %

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3.5 %

58'

Tame effort from the delightful Toure

Toure has been fantastic today, causing endless problems with his pace. Once more, he breaks into the box, but he scuffs his shot.

57'

Yellow card

Fisnik Asllani

55'

Almost a chance

Hajdari almost gets onto the end of a free-kick, but his attempts are well smothered by Rønnow.

An immediate response!

Just seconds after Ansah pulled one back, Hoffenheim have once more extended their lead. Toure latches onto a loose ball on halfway and drives forward into the Union box before sending a low cross to the back post. Khedira gets to the ball first, but his clearance only provides Asllani with a tap-in. 3-1!

51'

Fisnik Asllani

GOAL!

1:3

Goal probability

61 %

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.

5.81 m

Lifeline!

The visitors have one back. Ansah challenges Baumann for a deflected cross on the goalline, and the goalkeeper fumbles the ball. A melee then ensues in front of the goal, before Ansah toe pokes the ball into the net.

49'

Ilyas Ansah

GOAL!

1:2

Goal probability

95 %

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.

2.32 m

46'

Back underway

Can Union fight back?

Kick-off!

Half-time: Union 0-2 Hoffenheim

Two late goals have suddenly left Hoffenheim in a comfortable position at the break, and the Union players and fans are stunned. For the most part, it was an even half of football, with Burke having a huge chance for the opener midway through after rounding Baumann, but that counts for nothing now. Hoffenheim are cruising.

Half-time

Two in two minutes!

Asllani adds the second immediately, flicking a fantastic header into the far corner from a delicate Lemperle cross. Clinical stuff from the visitors.

45'

+ 3

Fisnik Asllani

GOAL!

0:2

Goal probability

18 %

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.

12.27 m

Kramarić makes no mistake

The Croatian steps up and squeezes his penalty past Rønnow for the opener.

45'

+ 1

Andrej Kramarić

GOAL!

0:1

Penalty

Goal probability

77 %

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.

99.13 km/h

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.

11 m

0:33

Penalty for Hoffenheim

Toure latches onto a loose clearance from Trimmel before knocking the ball past Querfeld, who brings him down. Penalty for Hoffenheim.

Burke leaves Baumann floundering

Hard to believe this scene took place near the halfway line.

36'

Still waiting for a breakthrough

Chances remain at a premium as the game has mostly been characterised by the midfield battle so far.

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.

Oliver Burke35.24km/h

Ilyas Ansah32.74km/h

Bazoumana Toure32.11km/h

29'

Dangerous free-kick

Trimmel whips in a free-kick from the left with pace, but the ball is well cleared.

27'

Doekhi nods one goalwards

The ball falls to Burke after a Union free-kick is cleared. He drives a bouncing half-volley towards goal that is flicked on by Doekhi, but the effort bounces narrowly wide.

23'

Asllani sends a header high and wide

A free-kick is chipped into the box from a central position that is flicked on by Asllani, but his effort is both high and wide.

0:30

Massive opportunity!

Burke goes off chasing a ball over the top that Baumann gambles on and gets nowhere near. The Scotsman gets to the ball first and goes past the goalkeeper, but he hesitates slightly before shooting, and Bernardo recovers well to block the shot that was destined for the empty goal.

19'

A decent start from both sides

xGoals

The xGoals value of a club is calculated from the sum of all goal probabilities (goals and shots on goal) of that team. During a match, it’s easy to see whether the club is performing better than expected (goals > xGoals) - or maybe even higher (xGoals > goals).

One decent chance per team, but no goals as of yet.

xGoals

0.27

0.38

Goals

12'

Burke flicks a header wide

Ansah skips past his man on the left flank and dinks a cross to the back post to Burke, who can't quite direct his header on target.

Early chance

Asllani is slipped in against Rønnow, but the goalkeeper stands tall to parry the shot away.

Underway in Berlin

The ball is moving on another fantastic Bundesliga day.

Kick-off!

A wonderful moment ahead of kick-off

The walk-on has just been completed with the players accompanied by children from a Berlin hospice. The children (with limited life expectancy) also received a gift bag to commemorate the special moment.

Union team news

Steffen Baumgart, meanwhile, has found space for all of Andrej Ilić, Ilyas Ansah and Oliver Burke in his starting XI. Robert Skov, too, is included, with Christopher Trimmel and Tom Rothe starting as the two wing-backs.

Hoffenheim team news

Christian Ilze has named an attacking side that included Andrej Kramarić, Tim Lemperle, Fisnik Asllani and Bazoumane Toure. There is also a first start for Albian Hajdari in defence.

0:46

Watch: Hoffenheim arrive at the Alte Försterei

Starting line-up: TSG Hoffenheim

Starting line-up: 1. FC Union Berlin

Christian Ilzer on facing Union

"Union are a very good team at home, defend very tightly and with great passion. They look to hit you in transition. We need to try and have a brave, attacking approach but also can't forget that we need to be compact in our defending. We need a good balance and can't be naïve."

Quintet unavailable for Hoffenheim meeting

Baumgart confirmed that all of Andras Schäfer (muscular), Livan Burcu (ankle), Andrik Markgraf (knock) and Stanley Nsoki (thigh) will be unavailable for their meeting with Hoffenheim, while Diogo Leite is still lacking fitness.

Steffen Baumgart on facing Hoffenheim

“Since last year they’ve developed their game a lot, they played really well in both games and were unlucky to lose in Frankfurt. They’re good going forward and they’re a team that know where they want to go. It’ll be a game where we don’t have as much as the ball, so we’ll need to figure out how to move forward when we do have the ball.”

Quiet deadline day

Neither team made any major late moves in the transfer window, happy that their business was sorted early in the window. Union summer signing Ilyas Ansah has already hit the ground running, and looks a bargain.

On a roll

Union have won their last three meetings with Hoffenheim. Indeed, TSG were the only side the capital club took maximum points off last term.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt - last time out

Grischa Prömel's late effort was not enough to spare Hoffenheim from defeat against the Eagles.

2:03

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Union Berlin - last time out

Niko Kovač's side proved too strong for the Eisernen at Signal Iduna Park on Matchday 2.

2:03

Watch: Hoffenheim 0-4 Union Berlin - previous meeting

A Benedict Hollerbach double helped Union to a comprehensive win in February 2025.

Hello and welcome!

Welcome along and thanks for joining us for build-up and live coverage of this Matchday 3 fixture between Union Berlin and Hoffenheim.

FCU Union Berlin 1. FC Union Berlin - TSG Hoffenheim TSG Hoffenheim

Highlights

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And here is the video from Asllani's POV

Asllani celebrates

Full-time: Union 2-4 Hoffenheim

Skarke can't find the finish

Nine minutes added on

Big save

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

Substitution

Substitution

Ball Recovery Time

Another set-piece scramble

A delightful dink for 4-2

Tim Lemperle

GOAL!

Penalty and a red card

Red card

More changes

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

3-2! Game back on?

Tom Rothe

GOAL!

Lovely football

A series of changes

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Chaos in the box

Shortlived hope

Tame effort from the delightful Toure

Yellow card

Almost a chance

An immediate response!

Fisnik Asllani

GOAL!

Lifeline!

Ilyas Ansah

GOAL!

Back underway

Half-time: Union 0-2 Hoffenheim

Two in two minutes!

Fisnik Asllani

GOAL!

Kramarić makes no mistake

Andrej Kramarić

GOAL!

Penalty for Hoffenheim

Burke leaves Baumann floundering

Still waiting for a breakthrough

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

Dangerous free-kick

Doekhi nods one goalwards

Asllani sends a header high and wide

Massive opportunity!

A decent start from both sides

Burke flicks a header wide

Early chance

Underway in Berlin

A wonderful moment ahead of kick-off

Union team news

Hoffenheim team news

Watch: Hoffenheim arrive at the Alte Försterei

Starting line-up: TSG Hoffenheim

Starting line-up: 1. FC Union Berlin

Christian Ilzer on facing Union

Quintet unavailable for Hoffenheim meeting

Steffen Baumgart on facing Hoffenheim

Quiet deadline day

On a roll

Watch: Hoffenheim 1-3 Eintracht Frankfurt - last time out

Watch: Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Union Berlin - last time out

Watch: Hoffenheim 0-4 Union Berlin - previous meeting

Hello and welcome!