Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim

2 February 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Robin Braun

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Victor Boniface 15’
  • Jeremie Frimpong 19’
  • Patrik Schick 51’
  • Gift Orban 62’

Match summary

Bayer Leverkusen saw off Hoffenheim 3-1. Bayer Leverkusen led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Victor Boniface put Bayer Leverkusen ahead in the 15th minute, set up by Álex Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong made it 2-0 in the 19th minute, set up by Aleix García. In the second half, Patrik Schick made it 3-0 from a corner in the 51st minute and Gift Orban pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 62nd minute.

Hoffenheim can feel hard done by, creating 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bayer Leverkusen's 1.38 from 9. Bayer Leverkusen had a player sent off.

Match stats

Bayer Leverkusen Hoffenheim
9 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.35 xG 1.95
1.35 Non-penalty xG 1.95
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Hoffenheim
Kick-off
Victor Boniface
Assist: Álex Grimaldo1-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
15’
Jeremie Frimpong
Assist: Aleix García2-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
19’
Half-time2-0
Patrik Schick3-0 (Bayer Leverkusen)
51’
62’
Gift Orban3-1 (Hoffenheim)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bayer Leverkusen
  • Álex Grimaldo
  • Jonathan Tah
  • Aleix García
Hoffenheim
  • Dennis Geiger
  • Tom Bischof
  • Erencan Yardimci

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.09 15’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 15’ 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 19’ 51’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-0 51’ 62’ Gift Orban (Hoffenheim), 3-1 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 2.09 15’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), 1-0 Boniface 15’ 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), 2-0 Frimpong 19’ 51’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), 3-0 Schick 51’ 62’ Gift Orban (Hoffenheim), 3-1 Orban 62’
Bayer Leverkusen 1.38 xGHoffenheim 2.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hoffenheim attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking 
62’ Gift Orban (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 34’ Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 51’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 55’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 25’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 62’ Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 48’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 65’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Emiliano Buendía (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ David Mokwa (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ David Mokwa (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 62’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Arthur Chaves (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ David Jurásek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Emiliano Buendía (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Gift Orban (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 34’ Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 51’ Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.38 xG, goal 19’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 55’ Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 25’ Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 62’ Erencan Yardimci (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.15 xG, off target 48’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 65’ Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 51’ Emiliano Buendía (Bayer Leverkusen), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ David Mokwa (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 81’ David Mokwa (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 15’ Victor Boniface (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 62’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Arthur Chaves (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 72’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 75’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ David Jurásek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Emiliano Buendía (Bayer Leverkusen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Kevin Akpoguma (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukas Hradecky GK900 0.000.000
Edmond Tapsoba DEF900 0.000.000
Piero Hincapié DEF901 0.020.081
Jonathan Tah DEF900 0.000.000
Jeremie Frimpong MID8812 0.590.000
Álex Grimaldo MID6510 0.000.212
Aleix García MID9010 0.000.311
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.021
Florian Wirtz MID881 0.090.281
Nathan Tella MID411 0.150.000
Victor Boniface FWD5011 0.050.000
Patrik Schick Sub4011 0.380.000
Emiliano Buendía Sub312 0.090.091
Mario Hermoso Sub180 0.000.000
Exequiel Palacios Sub20 0.000.000
Arthur Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 84% Avg odds 1.14
Draw 10% Avg odds 9.33
Hoffenheim win 6% Avg odds 16.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen WWWWD
Hoffenheim LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Hoffenheim 1-4 Bayer Leverkusen, 14 Sep 24 Next meeting: Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Hoffenheim, 23 Aug 25  All Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.