TSG 1899 Hoffenheim moved back into the top four after two second-half goals from Andrej Kramaric sealed a 2-0 victory over a dogged SV Darmstadt 98 side.

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2-0 SV Darmstadt 98

Goals: 1-0 Kramaric (64’), 2-0 Kramaric (pen. 90’)

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Darmstadt were hoping to cure their away day blues in Sinsheim, and very nearly got off to a dream start when Jan Rosenthal set up Sidney Sam for a golden chance just five minutes in. Only the timely intervention of Oliver Baumann and a goal-line clearance stood between the Lilies and a 1-0 lead. Hoffenheim had a near-miss of their own 20 minutes later when Nadiem Amiri’s long range effort whipped past the post with inches to spare. Hoffenheim began to take control of possession in the latter stage of the half, but couldn’t make their dominance count.

Man of the Match

Kramaric didn’t enter the fray until five minutes into the second half, but his influence on the result was undeniable. The Croatian scored both goals and got himself into dangerous positions time and time again.

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Talking Point

Darmstadt were full of fight, but aside from an initial burst in the first 15 minutes, they struggled to create chances. With time running short on the Lilies’ campaign to stay in the top flight, Torsten Frings’ men need to find a cutting edge soon.

Match Stats

Darmstadt are yet to win a single point in ten away matches so far this season.TSG are unbeaten in 11 home matches this season, a club record.At age 29, Hoffenheim coach Nagelsmann is younger than the average age of Darmstadt's starting XI - a Bundesliga first.

Line-ups

Hoffenheim: Baumann - Süle, Vogt, Bicakcic - Rudy (c) - Kaderabek, Zuber - Demirbay (Kramaric 50’), Amiri (Polanski 74’) - Terrazzino (Szalai 65’), Wagner

Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Darmstadt: Esser - Fedetskiy, Niemeyer (c), Milosevic, Holland - Altintop, Gondorf (Sirigu 75’) - Sam, Rosenthal (Vrancic 33’), Heller - Boyd (Colak 57’)

Coach: Torsten Frings

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