Hoffenheim
Borussia Dortmund
Match summary
Borussia Dortmund came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Hoffenheim, with a late winner. Hoffenheim led 1-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Leon Avdullahu put Hoffenheim ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Vladimir Coufal. In the second half, Tim Lemperle made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, set up by Adam Daghim, Serhou Guirassy pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 61st minute, set up by Waldemar Anton, Fabio Silva equalised in the 66th minute, set up by Serhou Guirassy, and Hajdari's own goal won it in the 87th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Hoffenheim created 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Borussia Dortmund 2.03 from 11.
Hoffenheim hosted Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, dominating the match statistically but ultimately suffering a narrow defeat. The home side registered sixty percent possession, forty-nineeight passes with an eighty percent accuracy, eighteen shots compared to eleven from the visitors, and ten corners to three. Hoffenheim also led in attacks, dangerous attacks, tackles, and key passes, while accumulating an expected goals figure of 2.17 against Borussia Dortmund's 2.03. Discipline became a notable factor as the match progressed, with the referee issuing four yellow cards to Hoffenheim players and two to Borussia Dortmund players in a hard-fought contest.
The breakthrough arrived in the forty-fifth minute when Leon Avdullahu scored with a right-footed shot to give Hoffenheim a one-nil lead at half-time, following an earlier Borussia Dortmund substitution due to an injury to Ethan Nwaneri. Tim Lemperle extended the home advantage to two-nil in the fifty-fourth minute with a right-footed effort. Borussia Dortmund mounted a comeback beginning with a right-footed goal from Serhou Guirassy in the sixty-first minute, followed by an equalising left-footed shot from Fábio Silva in the sixty-sixth minute. The decisive moment occurred in the eighty-sixth minute when Albian Hajdari turned the ball into his own net for an own goal, securing a three-two victory for Borussia Dortmund.
