Hoffenheim vs Cologne 2025-26 German Bundesliga

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0 - 1

16': Said El Mala

Introduction

TSG Hoffenheim are hosting FC Cologne at PreZero Arena, Sinsheim, Germany, starting on . The match is a part of the German Bundesliga.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
10': Bazoumana Touré (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Goal! TSG Hoffenheim 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Said El Mala (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eric Martel following a fast break.
20': Bernardo (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Wouter Burger (TSG Hoffenheim) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, TSG Hoffenheim 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
45': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Ragnar Ache replaces Jan Thielmann.
45': Second Half begins TSG Hoffenheim 0, 1. FC Köln 1.
64': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Grischa Prömel replaces Leon Avdullahu.
64': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Ihlas Bebou replaces Tim Lemperle.
70': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Andrej Kramaric replaces Muhammed Damar.
70': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Max Moerstedt replaces Fisnik Asllani.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Said El Mala.
72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Cenk Özkacar replaces Dominique Heintz.
84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tom Krauß replaces Kristoffer Lund.
84': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson.
90': Substitution, TSG Hoffenheim. Alexander Prass replaces Bernardo.
90'+4': Sebastian Sebulonsen (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: German Bundesliga

Venue: PreZero Arena
Location: Sinsheim, Germany

German Bundesliga Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Bayern Munich	5	15	0
+8	Borussia Dortmund	5	13	0
0	RB Leipzig	5	12	1
+2	FC Cologne	6	10	2

Full Table

Statistics

KOE		TSG
6	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	11
4	Saves	3
38.7	Possession	61.3
9	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
247	Accurate Passes	420
326	Passes	504
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	10
12	Crosses	35
0.2	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	51
33	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	6
44	Effective Clearances	27
44	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

TSG Hoffenheim (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Baumann (GK)
21	Albian Hajdari
2	Robin Hranác
13	Bernardo
34	Vladimír Coufal
11	Fisnik Asllani
18	Wouter Burger
7	Leon Avdullahu
19	Tim Lemperle
29	Bazoumana Touré
10	Muhammed Damar

Substitutes:

Kevin Akpoguma, Andrej Kramaric, Arthur Chaves, Ihlas Bebou, Umut Tohumcu, Alexander Prass, Max Moerstedt, Luca Philipp, Grischa Prömel.

FC Cologne (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Marvin Schwäbe (GK)
4	Timo Hübers
3	Dominique Heintz
2	Joel Schmied
6	Eric Martel
18	Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
32	Kristoffer Lund
28	Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen
16	Jakub Kaminski
13	Said El Mala
29	Jan Thielmann

Substitutes:

Ragnar Ache, Cenk Özkacar, Tom Krauss, Luca Waldschmidt, Florian Kainz, Linton Maina, Alessio Castro-Montes, Ron-Robert Zieler, Denis Huseinbasic.

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