Bayer Leverkusen vs Hoffenheim

3 November 2018 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

Karim Bellarabi 30’

Reiss Nelson 19’
Joelinton 34’, 73’
Vincenzo Grifo 49’ (pen)

Match summary

Hoffenheim won comfortably, 4-1 away at Bayer Leverkusen. Hoffenheim led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Reiss Nelson put Hoffenheim ahead from a corner in the 19th minute, set up by Vincenzo Grifo, Karim Bellarabi equalised in the 30th minute, set up by Mitchell Weiser, and Joelinton put Hoffenheim back in front with a header in the 34th minute, set up by Pavel Kaderábek. In the second half, Vincenzo Grifo made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 49th minute and Joelinton made it 1-4 in the 73rd minute, set up by Vincenzo Grifo.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bayer Leverkusen created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots, Hoffenheim 1.94 from 10.

Match stats

21 Shots 10

9 Shots on Target 4

6 Corners 7

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

2.21 xG 1.94

2.21 Non-penalty xG 1.18

8 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Bayer Leverkusen Hoffenheim

Kick-off

19’

Reiss Nelson
Assist: Vincenzo Grifo

0-1

Karim Bellarabi
Assist: Mitchell Weiser

1-1

30’

34’

Joelinton
Assist: Pavel Kaderábek

1-2

Half-time1-2

49’

Vincenzo Grifo
Penalty

1-3

73’

Joelinton
Assist: Vincenzo Grifo

1-4

Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Hoffenheim

Kevin Akpoguma
Kasim Nuhu

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.

Bayer Leverkusen 2.22 xGHoffenheim 1.94 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hoffenheim attacking Bayer Leverkusen attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Lukas Hradecky	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Tin Jedvaj	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.00	0
Jonathan Tah	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Sven Bender	DEF	48			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mitchell Weiser	MID	90		1	1	0.08	0.13	3
Wendell	MID	90			0	0.00	0.47	2
Lars Bender	MID	90			2	0.42	0.00	0
Kai Havertz	MID	90			5	0.24	0.08	1
Julian Brandt	MID	69			2	0.53	0.06	1
Karim Bellarabi	MID	38	1		2	0.11	0.40	1
Kevin Volland	FWD	90			4	0.62	0.00	0
Leon Bailey	Sub	52			3	0.15	0.07	1
Julian Baumgartlinger	Sub	42			0	0.00	0.11	3
Paulinho	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Oliver Baumann	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Akpoguma	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kasim Nuhu	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Vogt	DEF	61			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pavel Kaderábek	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.55	1
Florian Grillitsch	MID	90			2	0.21	0.10	1
Håvard Nordtveit	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nico Schulz	MID	90			0	0.00	0.22	2
Vincenzo Grifo	MID	80	1	2	2	0.78	0.22	3
Joelinton	FWD	90	2		4	0.85	0.00	0
Reiss Nelson	FWD	66	1		2	0.10	0.09	2
Ermin Bicakcic	Sub	29			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ishak Belfodil	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.00	0
Leonardo Bittencourt	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bayer Leverkusen win 45% Bet365 odds 2.10

Draw 24% Bet365 odds 4.00

Hoffenheim win 31% Bet365 odds 3.10

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bayer Leverkusen W L D D W

Hoffenheim W L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

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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.