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B04 Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen - HSV Hamburg Hamburg

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Full-time: Leverkusen 1-1 Hamburg

It ends all square in Leverkusen. The hosts had a multitude of chances, but they struggled to take them. Eventually, Hamburg punished them, but an equaliser near the end means the game ends level. That means Leverkusen finish sixth and will play in the Europa League next season.
0:24
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Full-time
90'
+ 8

Another huge chance for Maza

Leverkusen break through on the right, and Vázquez has space in the box. He pulls the ball back to Maza, who has his shot blocked right in front of the goal.
90'
+ 6

Grimaldo almost finds the top corner

The Spaniard cuts onto his left foot and aims for the top corner, but Tangvik is once again there to make a superb save.
90'
+ 5

Leverkusen survive

Mikelbrencis gets down the right and sends in a superb cross that is almost bundled past Flekken by a combination of Arthur and Capaldo.
90'
+ 2

Plenty of shots

Not so many goals. Can either side find a late winner?
Goal attempts
13off target
6on target
10off target
4on target
90'

Good chance

A great delivery from the left finds Mikelbrencis at the back post, but he can't sort himself out to get a shot away.
89'

Added time

There will be seven extra minutes to finish this one.
83'

Pressure Handling

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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.
80%
%
Exequiel Palacios
10 times under pressure
Exequiel Palacios
81'

Palacios fires wide

Torunarigha loses the ball in a dangerous position, and Hofmann pounces. He finds Palacios on the edge of the box, but he can only curl his shot wide.
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Leverkusen are level

García whips in a cross that is met by Quansah. His header takes a couple of deflections, including a huge one off Remberg, before dropping into the corner.
78'
Jarell Quansah
77'

More changes

Goalscorer Vieira is coming off to be replaced by Baldé in what could be his final game for the club. Nandja and Poulsen are also on.
0:18
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García whips a shot over the bar

Leverkusen come forward down the right. The ball is cut back to García via a neat dummy from Palacios, but his effort is well over the bar.
70'

Over again

Palacios chips a neat cross over to Schick, but he can only head over the bar.
69'

Can Leverkusen respond?

The hosts are moving the ball around, but Hamburg's defence is holding firm now that they have something to hold on to.
64'

Win Probability

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Win Probability
This Match Fact documents significant changes in the probability of victory for both teams during the course of the match. The value is based on actual match play and incorporates existing Match Facts such as Expected Goals, Skill and Set-Piece Dange
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15.1 %
61'
49.2
63'

Multiple subs

In response, Hjulmand makes a triple sub as Hofmann, Arthur and Ben Seghir all enter the action. Muheim is also on for Hamburg.
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Vieira puts Hamburg ahead

And that is a devastating blow for Leverkusen. Remberg chips a ball across the box to Capaldo. He nods it down to Vieira, who works himself some space before whipping a stunner into the far corner.
58'

Schick's header saved

Maza does brilliantly to get down the left and cross. Schick meets the delivery, but his header is straight at Tangvik. Moments later, Quansah drags a shot narrowly wide.
58'

A host of chances

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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).
But we are yet to see a goal.
xGoals
0
2.41
0.97
0
Goals
54'

Flekken denies Vieira

Vieira rolls his man in the box and lets fly, looking for the far corner with his weaker right foot. He connects perfectly, but Flekken leaps across to tip the ball behind for a corner. A superb save!
53'

Another big chance for Maza

Palacios pokes a neat pass through to Maza in the box. He shoots on the spin, but hooks his shot wide from a great position.
49'

Maza hits the side-netting

Tillman feeds Maza in the box. He takes a touch into space before firing into the side-netting from a tight angle.
47'

Maza's shot deflects wide

Tapsoba's effort is blocked. The ball then falls to Maza, whose shot deflects over the bar.
46'

Back underway

The ball is moving again in Leverkusen.
Kick-off!
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As it stands in the Champions League battle

45 minutes played and as it stands, Stuttgart look nailed on to take fourth spot. The Swabians lead 2-0 in Frankfurt at the break, whereas their top four rivals are both slipping up. Leverkusen remain level with Hamburg at the break, while Hoffenheim find themselves 2-0 down against Gladbach. That means Stuttgart are on 64 points, Hoffenheim 61 and Leverkusen 59.
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Half-time: Leverkusen 0-0 Hamburg

Still no goals at the break, but there have certainly been enough chances. Capaldo hit the woodwork for Hamburg before Schick won, then missed a penalty to give his side the lead. Tangvik has had a great debut between the sticks for Hamburg.
Half-time
0:27
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Tillman denied

Tapsoba sends in another good delivery, and this time Tillman meets it, but once again, Tangvik is there to make another good save.
45'

Dangerous delivery

A Leverkusen short corner sees Grimaldo whip in a superb cross, but Vušković is there to head behind. From the following corner, García sends in a cross that Andrich nods over from a good position.
42'

More danger for Leverkusen

Philippe has a go from range that Flekken parries. Vušković then sets up Stange in the box, but his effort is blocked by Quansah.
41'

Lokonga has a go

The Belgian tries his luck from the edge of the box, and Flekken has to make another stop.
40'

Big chance

A ball is played towards the edge of the box, which Torunarigha pokes into the path of Grønbæk. He just has Flekken to beat, but Culbreath gets back to put enough pressure on the Dane to miss the chance.
35'

There have been chances

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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).
Schick in particular could have broken the deadlock from the penalty spot. For now, though, it remains 0-0.
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1.35
0.31
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Schick back defending

Lokonga gets into the box and tries to shoot, but Schick is back in his own box to make the block.
27'

Leverkusen can't break through

Grimaldo finds Maza, who shoots from a good position, but Torunarigha gets across to make an important block.
0:33
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Schick's penalty saved

The penalty is given, and Schick steps up to take it. He goes to the goalkeeper's left, but Tangvik reads it and dives across to make the save. What a moment for the Hamburg debutant!
25'
Patrik Schick

Penalty missed!

Taker:
Patrik Schick
24'

Penalty for Leverkusen

Tillman slots the ball through to Schick, who has his ankles clipped by Torunarigha, but was it offside, or was it even inside the box?
22'

Maza denied

Leverkusen combine neatly around the Hamburg penalty area with Tillman feeding Maza in the box. He drives a low shot towards the far post, but Tangvik reacts well to make the save.
20'

Hamburg offering a threat too

The visitors have two quick shots in succession as Philippe's shot is blocked, and then Remberg fires wide from the edge of the box.
18'

Another good chance for Leverkusen

Up the other end, the Leverkusen players are queueing up in the box, but in the end, Maza can only scuff an effort towards goal from Grimaldo's cross.
17'

Off the woodwork!

Hamburg almost take a shock lead as Philippe's cross is headed against the woodwork by Capaldo.
16'

Hamburg survive

Grimaldo's free-kick hits the wall. There is then a bit of a scramble in the box before Palacios hits a shot against teammate Tapsoba.
14'

Great run

Culbreath bursts forward, beats a couple of players and wins a free-kick on the edge of the box.
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Leverkusen on top

The hosts have started well and are taking the game to Hamburg. No goals so far, however.
10'

Over the bar

Lokonga fires in a low cross that Flekken beats away. Philippe heads the rebound over the bar.
9'

Schick almost has a chance

Grimaldo has space to cross from the left towards Schick, but just before he can strike it, Torunarigha gets back to make a vital challenge.
8'

First good chances

Palacios finds the run of Schick in the box. He powers an effort towards goal that Tangvik parries clear. Leverkusen then recycle the ball down the right, and Grimaldo sets Maza just inside the box, but his shot goes over the bar.
6'

Crossing opportunities wasted

First, Culbreath and then Tillman get to the byline, but both of their crosses fail to find a teammate.
5'

Vieira has a go

The Portuguese midfielder dips inside and hits a shot that bounces just in front of the goal, but the effort is just wide of the mark.
1'

We're underway

The ball is moving in Leverkusen.
Kick-off!

Players on the pitch

Not long now until we get underway.
0:12
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Watch: The Hamburg players warm-up

Players in the tunnel

Leverkusen need a win to give themselves a chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
0:28
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Watch: The Hamburg goalkeepers head out to warm-up

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Leverkusen team news

Meanwhile, it is just the one change for Leverkusen as Tillman (centre) replaces the injured Kofane. It's the American's first start since the 3-3 draw with Heidenheim in March.
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Hamburg team news

It's three changes for Hamburg from the side that beat Freiburg last time out, with perhaps the most notable being in goal. Tangvik replaces Heuer Fernandes between the sticks to make his club debut. Elsewhere, Torunarigha replaces Jatta and Philippe replaces Königsdörffer.

Leverkusen subs

Blaswich, Arthur, Badé, Oermann, Vázquez, Fernández, Hofmann, Ben Seghir, Poku

Hamburg subs

Heuer Fernandes, Gocholeishvili, Mikelbrencis, Muheim, Nandja, Elfadli, Baldé, Jatta, Poulsen
0:21
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Watch: The Hamburg players check out the pitch

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Kasper Hjulmand on facing Hamburg

“It’s not over yet. We’re desperate to win our game, then we’ll see what happens elsewhere [in Stuttgart and Gladbach]. That’s what we’ve been speaking about all week. We’re well-prepared and ready to go again. You never know what’s going to happen on the final day, but we’re fully focused on our task.”
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Schick on Leverkusen's campaign

“I’d say we’ve performed quite well against the top teams. We beat Leipzig twice, we beat Dortmund away, and we should have beaten Bayern at home. However, we lost too many points from winning positions, including by two or more goals.”
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Patrik Schick on facing Hamburg

The Leverkusen striker told the Bundesliga: “We’re not in the position we wanted to be in going into our final game, but it’s our last match in front of our fans so we want to give them a good performance. We want to get the win and hope Stuttgart and Hoffenheim lose their games, but it’s not in our hands anymore. We just want to put in a good performance and see what happens.”
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Merlin Polzin on facing Leverkusen

"We want a perfect finish to the season for our fans and ourselves, making it three wins in a row. That's our objective. We've prepared in a serious way. We want to approach this game with everything we've got left after this energy-sapping season."
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Hamburg's steely defence

No team scored more Bundesliga 2 goals than HSV (78) last season, but they've transformed their playing style under Merlin Polzin in 2025/26. Shifting to a back-three system and with a greater focus on defending and counter-attacks, their 53 goals conceded in the Bundesliga this term is the seventh-fewest in Germany's top flight, while their 11 strikes on the counter-attack is tied most alongside Bayern Munich.
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Slipping away

Leverkusen last finished sixth in 2022/23 under Xabi Alonso, prior to their double-winning campaign, and their hopes of playing in the Champions League next season were dashed following their defeat to direct rivals Stuttgart last weekend. It means that Kasper Hjulmand's side must beat Hamburg on Matchday 34, and hope that both Stuttgart and Hoffenheim lose against Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach respectively to secure fourth place.
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Kings in the north

Hamburg (11th) will finish 2025/26 as the best northern team ahead of Werder Bremen (15th), who secured their top flight status on Matchday 33, Wolfsburg (16th) and St. Pauli (18th). The last time this happened was 13 years ago in 2013.
2:03
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Watch: Hamburg 0-1 Leverkusen - highlights

Christian Kofane scored a second-half winner the last time these two sides met back in March.
2:03
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Watch: Hamburg 3-2 Freiburg - highlights

Hamburg recorded their second consecutive league win after a dramatic 3-2 home victory against Freiburg last time out, in which defender Luka Vušković scored one of the goals of the weekend.
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Watch: VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Leverkusen - highlights

Despite going a goal up after only one minute, Leverkusen lost ground in the race for UEFA Champions League football against fellow top-four hopefuls Stuttgart. The result leaves Kasper Hjulmand's side in sixth heading into the final matchday of the season.

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