Hoffenheim vs Schalke 2022-23 German Bundesliga
Hoffenheim beat Schalke in relegation battle for third straight win
Hoffenheim battled past Schalke 04 2-0 on Sunday to make it three league wins in a row and move away from the relegation zone.
Match Commentary
- 16': Christoph Baumgartner (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Own Goal by Alex Král, FC Schalke 04. TSG Hoffenheim 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
- 36': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Mehmet Aydin replaces Thomas Ouwejan.
- 40': Dennis Geiger (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
- 45': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Ozan Kabak replaces Kevin Vogt.
- 45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 1, FC Schalke 04 0.
- 64': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Tom Bischof replaces Andrej Kramaric.
- 64': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Sebastian Rudy replaces Dennis Geiger.
- 70': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 2, FC Schalke 04 0. Ihlas Bebou (TSG Hoffenheim) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 71': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Simon Terodde replaces Michael Frey.
- 71': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Keke Maximilian Topp replaces Tim Skarke.
- 71': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Danny Latza replaces Tom Krauß.
- 78': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Umut Tohumcu replaces Ihlas Bebou because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, FC Schalke 04. Dominick Drexler replaces Rodrigo Zalazar.
- 90'+3': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Angelo Stiller replaces Finn Becker.
- 90'+4': Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 2, FC Schalke 04 0.
Game Information
Competition: German Bundesliga
Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150
Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany
Attendance: 30,150
German Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +63 | Bayern Munich | 33 | 79 | 2 |
| +31 | Bayer Leverkusen | 32 | 68 | 2 |
| +20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 32 | 56 | 8 |
| -2 | SC Freiburg | 33 | 55 | 10 |
Statistics
 S04 |
TSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 261 | Accurate Passes | 197 |
| 366 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 25 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 21 | Clearances | 31 |
TSG Hoffenheim (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver Baumann (GK) |
| 23 | John Brooks |
| 25 | Kevin Akpoguma |
| 22 | Kevin Vogt |
| 20 | Finn Becker |
| 27 | Andrej Kramaric |
| 8 | Dennis Geiger  |
| 11 | Angeliño |
| 3 | Pavel Kaderábek |
| 9 | Ihlas Bebou |
| 14 | Christoph Baumgartner |
Schalke 04 (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Fährmann (GK) |
| 41 | Henning Matriciani |
| 4 | Maya Yoshida |
| 2 | Thomas Ouwejan |
| 27 | Cédric Brunner |
| 10 | Rodrigo Zalazar |
| 30 | Alex Král |
| 6 | Tom Krauss |
| 26 | Michael Frey |
| 11 | Marius Bulter |
| 20 | Tim Skarke |
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