Highlights

Journée 21

FINAL

PreZero Arena

1. FC Köln

KramarićAndrej Kramarić

90' + 4'

79'

FinkgräfeMax Finkgräfe

C. Dingert

PreZero Arena

Full-time: Hoffenheim 1-1 Cologne

Just when the visitors thought they had done enough to earn back-to-back wins for the first time this season thanks to Max Finkgräfe's free-kick hit, Andrej Kramarić's spin and shot in off the post earned Pellegrino Matarazzo's men a share of the spoils at the death.

Fin du match

90'

+ 4

Super sub saves TSG

Andrej Kramarić - who else? - saves Hoffenheim's bacon! The Croatian forward controls Kabak's dropping header on his chest before smashing in off the base of the post with a left-footed shot. Tidy.

90'

+ 4

Andrej Kramarić

BUT!

1:1

Probabilité de but

La probabilité de but évalue les chances de voir le ballon finir au fond des filets en fonction de la position du tireur. Ce chiffre est calculé à partir des nombreuses données établies les années précédentes : l’angle, la distance et la position des adversaires sont pris en compte dans les modèles mathématiques.

5 %

Vitesse de tir

La vitesse de tir décrit la vitesse maximale en km/h atteinte par un ballon lors d'un tir au but. La distance est mesurée depuis l'endroit du tir jusqu'au centre du but.

84,66 km/h

Distance au But

La distance au but est mesurée au moment du tir, de la position du ballon jusqu'au centre du but.

13,2 m

90'

Time added on

There will be seven additional minutes to play.

90'

Remplacement

Sargis Adamyan

Jan Thielmann

90'

Contrôle de la vitesse : Le joueur le plus rapide sur le terrain après 90 minutes

Grâce à une technologie vidéo et à l’apprentissage informatique, la vitesse de chaque joueur est calculée en temps réel. La vitesse maximale indique la mesure la plus rapide effectuée pour un joueur dans un match.

Linton Maina36,10km/h

Ihlas Bebou34,02km/h

Maximilian Beier33,78km/h

89'

Remplacement

Dominique Heintz

Max Finkgräfe

87'

TSG deny visitors

Maina bursts away and looks to pick out substitute Tigges inside the area. Hoffenheim clear their lines at the last.

85'

Goalscorer booked

Finkgräfe sees yellow for taking an age to throw the ball in.

84'

Finkgräfe first

Max Finkgräfe scored for the first time in the Bundesliga with his sixth shot on goal in the division.

84'

Carton jaune

Max Finkgräfe

82'

Remplacement

Bambasé Conté

Ihlas Bebou

82'

Remplacement

David Jurásek

Robert Skov

81'

Grillitsch booked

Grillitsch hacks down the goalscorer Finkgräfe and that's a no brainer for the ref: a yellow card for the Hoffenheim man.

81'

Carton jaune

Florian Grillitsch

80'

Cologne lead!

From the resulting free kick, Max Finkgräfe whips a free kick towards the corner. The ball takes the slightest of deflections while Oliver Baumann gets a hand to it but the net ripples and the away fans erupt as the visitors take the lead.

79'

Max Finkgräfe

BUT!

0:1

Probabilité de but

4 %

Vitesse de tir

La vitesse de tir décrit la vitesse maximale en km/h atteinte par un ballon lors d'un tir au but. La distance est mesurée depuis l'endroit du tir jusqu'au centre du but.

116,2 km/h

Distance au But

La distance au but est mesurée au moment du tir, de la position du ballon jusqu'au centre du but.

26,59 m

78'

Stach booked

Maina threatens to race away through the middle until Stach lunges in from behind and drops his opponent to the floor. That's a yellow card.

78'

Carton jaune

Anton Stach

76'

Double booking

Chabot hacks down Bebou and is booked, as is Linton Maina for complaining to the ref.

76'

Carton jaune

Jeff Chabot

76'

Carton jaune

Linton Maina

74'

Cologne change

Timo Schultz introduces Steffen Tigges into the game; Faride Alidou is coming off.

74'

Remplacement

Steffen Tigges

Faride Alidou

71'

SituationNo penalty

RevoirHandball?

DécisionNo penalty

69'

Kramarić sets standards

The Croatian forward has eight Bundesliga goals as a substitute, which is a record at Hoffenheim.

68'

Here comes Kramarić!

Hoffenheim's record scorer Andrej Kramarić is sent into the mix as part of a triple Hoffenheim change. Stach and Akpoguma are also on for the hosts.

68'

Remplacement

Andrej Kramarić

Wout Weghorst

68'

Remplacement

Anton Stach

Umut Tohumcu

68'

Remplacement

Kevin Akpoguma

Pavel Kadeřábek

64'

Schmitz rescues Cologne

Bebou feeds Maximilian Beier who looks certain to score but Benno Schmitz dives in to make an incredible block to deny Hoffenheim.

60'

Shot count rising

Tirs

4non cadrés

2cadrés

3non cadrés

0cadrés

58'

Cologne change

Baumann races off his line to clear and that's the last action before Cologne make a change: Linton Maina coming on to replace Florian Kainz.

58'

Remplacement

Linton Maina

Florian Kainz

56'

Bebou class

Ihlas Bebou brilliantly controls a pacy ball into his feet before turning and firing low at goal. Schwäbe gets down to block.

55'

Schmitz booked

A so called 'tactical foul' by Schmitz - who tugs back the breaking Skov - earns the Cologne player a booking.

55'

Carton jaune

Benno Schmitz

50'

Alidou probing

Some lovely work by Faride Alidou on the right for Cologne. The visiting attacker looks to take on Stanley Nsoki and almost appears to have the defender beaten, but Nsoki recovers to block the subsequent shot.

46'

Peeeep!

Cologne get us underway in the second half.

Coup d’envoi!

45'

+ 3

Half-time: Hoffenheim 0-0 Cologne

A largely uneventful first half ends with no goals. Both sides will look to improve in attack after the break.

Mi-temps

45'

Time added on

We'll have two additional minutes at the end of the first half.

43'

Weghorst again

Skov plays the ball into Weghorst's feet. The Dutch striker spins and lashes a powerful shot over the crossbar.

Awaiting big chance

A Wout Weghorst shot aside, we've not been blessed with huge chances in this first half at the PreZero Arena.

35'

Hoffenheim edging it

Pellegrino Matarazzo's man are just about on top in this first half but Cologne look threatening when they manage to win the ball back.

Possession (%)

5545

32'

Bebou booked

Bebou's mistake leads to Cologne breaking from what was a Hoffenheim set-piece. The TSG forward chases down the sprinting Dejan Ljubičić and pulls back the Cologne man, leading to a yellow card for Bebou.

32'

Carton jaune

Ihlas Bebou

30'

Contrôle de la vitesse : Le joueur le plus rapide sur le terrain après 30 minutes

Maximilian Beier33,78km/h

Robert Skov33,03km/h

Jan Thielmann32,32km/h

25'

Weghorst has a go

Hoffenheim's No.10 escapes on the left and lashes an angled drive at the target which Schwäbe just manages to keep out.

20'

Tame affair

Plenty of noise coming from the stands but it's not being matched by a lot of on-field excitement at the moment as both teams poke the ball around cautiously.

Tirs

1non cadrés

0cadrés

1non cadrés

0cadrés

15'

Speed kings

Joueur le plus rapide (km/h)

33.78

32.32

Maximilian Beier Jan Thielmann

13'

TSG come alive

The hosts have had their first shot of the game and it was Bebou who spurned a decent chance when well placed on the edge of the box. The 29-year-old skied his effort when afforded plenty of space.

Cologne going strong

xButs

La valeur xBut du club est calculée en additionnant toutes les probabilités de buts (buts et tirs) générées par l’équipe. Au cours d’un match, on peut ainsi facilement savoir si l’équipe est plus efficace qu’attendu (buts > xBut).

Plenty of noise coming from the travelling fans. They've seen their side make a solid start to this game. Could Timo Schultz's side hit the front here?

xButs

0,0

0,04

Buts

Billy-Goats menacing

Plenty of zip to Cologne today with Finkgräfe and Schmitz especially threatening from the flanks. Jan Thielmann has a go at goal but he fails to trouble Oliver Baumann.

Chabot hurt

An accidental clash between Bebou and Chabot left the latter on the turf nursing a sore head. Chabot subsequently went off for treatment but has since jogged back into the game.

Game on

We're underway at the PreZero Arena ...

Coup d’envoi!

Here come the teams!

Both sets of players make their way out onto the pitch and we're only seconds away from kick off!

More on those teams

With Timo Hübers out ill, Luca Kilian comes into the Cologne defence for what will be his first minutes in 2024. Meanwhile, Ihlas Bebou and Robert Skov are also in the Hoffenheim starting XI for the first time this year while Florian Grillitsch returns from suspension for the hosts.

Hoffenheim starting XI

Baumann (c) - Kabak, Grillitsch, Nsoki - Kadeřábek, Prömel, Tohumcu, Skov - Bebou, Weghorst, Beier

Hoffenheim subs

Noll, Jurásek, Adams, Akpoguma, Becker, Stach, Bischof, Conté, Kramarić

Cologne starting XI

Schwäbe - Schmitz, Kilian, Chabot, Finkgräfe - Huseinbašić, Martel - Ljubicic, Kainz (c), Alidou - Thielmann

Cologne subs

Pentke, Paqarada, Bakatukanda, Heintz, Carstensen, Christensen, Maina, Tigges, Adamyan

Schultz's view on Hoffenheim

"They're a very good footballing side. Whether they play with three or four at the back, they have a lot of guys in the middle, who want to get the ball down and play. They also have some real quality in attack, and fully deserve to be in the hunt for the European qualification places."

Matarazzo's view on Cologne

"They have a different approach under their new coach Timo Schultz, a controlled defensive game. They also play with a lot more tempo in attack, although that's perhaps to do with the injury to Davie Selke. Their play has changed. But our starting position is to only look at our performance. We're focusing on what we can influence."

Form dive

Hoffenheim won six of their first nine Bundesliga matches this season, but have taken maximum points just once - against Bochum - in their last 11.

Probable line-ups

Who's set to play this weekend? Who's going to miss out? Keep up to date with all the latest team news right here!

2:03

Watch: Cologne 1-3 Hoffenheim - previous meeting

Hoffenheim had no trouble in the reverse fixture, a game best remembered for Florian Grillitsch's stunning strike from halfway, which fans subsequently voted as the Bundesliga's Goal of the Year for 2023.

3:59

Watch: Wolfsburg 2-2 Hoffenheim - highlights

Despite twice taking the lead, Hoffenheim had to settle for a share of the spoils with Wolfsburg. Although eighth in the table and only five points outside the European places, the Sinsheim club are currently winless in six.

4:01

Watch: Cologne 2-0 Frankfurt - highlights

Cologne gave their survival hopes a timely boost after beating nine-man Eintracht Frankfurt to end a run of six games without a win. The result gives the Billy Goats a four-point lead on the bottom two ahead of second-bottom Mainz's midweek fixture with 15th-placed Union Berlin, who are two points clear of the drop zone.

0:30

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