FC Cologne
Hoffenheim
Match summary
FC Cologne came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Hoffenheim. Hoffenheim led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Adam Daghim put Hoffenheim ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Bambasé Conté. In the second half, Said El Mala equalised in the 51st minute, Ozan Kabak put Hoffenheim back in front with a header in the 67th minute, set up by Vladimir Coufal, Thijs Dallinga equalised in the 72nd minute, set up by Linton Maina, and Dallinga won it from a corner in the 82nd minute.
The chances backed that up: FC Cologne created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Hoffenheim's 1.92 from 15. Max Moerstedt had a penalty saved for Hoffenheim.
FC Cologne secured a victory against Hoffenheim on Matchday 1 of the Bundesliga after an eventful encounter. Despite recording only forty-one percent possession and registering fewer attacks than their opponents, the hosts made their territory count with a higher shot volume. FC Cologne finished the fixture with eighteen total shots compared to fifteen from Hoffenheim, whilst also edging the statistics for shots on target and tackles. The expected goals data reflected this competitive edge, with FC Cologne accumulating an xG of 2.32 to Hoffenheim's 1.92. Discipline favoured the hosts, who committed eleven fouls and received no cards, while the visitors received two yellow cards.
The scoring opened in the twenty-seventh minute when Adam Daghim converted a left-footed shot to give Hoffenheim a lead they held until half-time. Said El Mala equalised for FC Cologne with a right-footed shot in the fifty-one minute. Following a missed penalty by Max Moerstedt in the fifty-seventh minute, Ozan Kabak restored Hoffenheim's advantage with a header in the sixty-seventh minute. Thijs Dallinga then turned the match around for the hosts, scoring with a left-footed shot in the seventy-second minute and a right-footed effort in the eighty-second minute. Ozan Kabak and Max Moerstedt received yellow cards in the eighty-third and ninety-fourth minutes respectively.
