
Hoffenheim vs Cologne 2021-22 German Bundesliga
Bebou shines as Hoffenheim destroy Cologne
Ihlas Bebou scored a double to inspire Hoffenheim to a 5-0 home demolition of Cologne to lift them up to eighth in the Bundesliga standings.
Match Commentary
- 31': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 1, 1. FC Köln 0. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a through ball.
- 33': Pavel Kaderábek (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Chris Richards replaces Pavel Kaderábek because of an injury.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 1, 1. FC Köln 0.
- 49': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 2, 1. FC Köln 0. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 51': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 3, 1. FC Köln 0. Christoph Baumgartner (TSG Hoffenheim) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Raum following a fast break.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Luca Kilian replaces Jorge Meré.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Louis Schaub replaces Florian Kainz.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ondrej Duda replaces Sebastian Andersson.
- 73': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Georginio Rutter replaces Ihlas Bebou.
- 73': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Sebastian Rudy replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
- 74': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 4, 1. FC Köln 0. Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 75': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Noah Katterbach replaces Kingsley Ehizibue.
- 79': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Jan Thielmann.
- 80': Rafael Czichos (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Jacob Bruun Larsen replaces Dennis Geiger.
- 81': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Robert Skov replaces David Raum.
- 87': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 5, 1. FC Köln 0. Stefan Posch (TSG Hoffenheim) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrej Kramaric with a cross following a corner.
Game Information
Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 14,309
German Bundesliga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | VfL Wolfsburg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | RB Leipzig | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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TSG![]() |
|
---|---|---|
8 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 2 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
10 | SHOTS | 14 |
0 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
310 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
406 | Passes | 430 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
16 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
62 | Long Balls | 65 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
12 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
16 | Interceptions | 7 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
13 | Clearances | 14 |
TSG Hoffenheim (3-4-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Oliver Baumann (GK) |
11 | Florian Grillitsch |
25 | Kevin Akpoguma |
38 | Stefan Posch |
8 | Dennis Geiger |
18 | Diadie Samassekou |
14 | Christoph Baumgartner |
17 | David Raum |
3 | Pavel Kaderábek ![]() |
27 | Andrej Kramaric |
9 | Ihlas Bebou |
FC Cologne (4-1-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Timo Horn (GK) |
5 | Rafael Czichos ![]() |
22 | Jorge Meré |
6 | Salih Özcan |
19 | Kingsley Ehizibue |
2 | Benno Schmitz |
13 | Mark Uth |
11 | Florian Kainz |
29 | Jan Thielmann |
9 | Sebastian Andersson |
27 | Anthony Modeste |
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