Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin

8 February 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Tobias Stieler

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Benedict Hollerbach 24’, 87’
  • Marin Ljubicic 61’
  • Andrej Ilic 73’

Match summary

Union Berlin won comfortably, 4-0 away at Hoffenheim. Union Berlin led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Benedict Hollerbach put Union Berlin ahead in the 24th minute. In the second half, Marin Ljubicic made it 0-2 in the 61st minute, set up by Woo-Yeong Jeong, Andrej Ilic made it 0-3 in the 73rd minute, set up by Lucas Tousart, and Hollerbach made it 0-4 in the 87th minute, set up by Marin Ljubicic.

The chances backed that up: Union Berlin created 4.08 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Hoffenheim's 0.88 from 16.

Match stats

Hoffenheim Union Berlin
16 Shots 22
4 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.88 xG 3.87
0.88 Non-penalty xG 3.87
7 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Hoffenheim Union Berlin
Kick-off
24’
Benedict Hollerbach0-1 (Union Berlin)
Half-time0-1
61’
Marin Ljubicic
Assist: Woo-Yeong Jeong0-2 (Union Berlin)
73’
Andrej Ilic
Assist: Lucas Tousart0-3 (Union Berlin)
87’
Benedict Hollerbach
Assist: Marin Ljubicic0-4 (Union Berlin)
Full-time0-4

Bookings

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

Hoffenheim
  • Dennis Geiger
  • Marius Bülter
Union Berlin
  • Christopher Trimmel

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 4.08 24’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 0-1 24’ 61’ Marin Ljubicic (Union Berlin), 0-2 61’ 73’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), 0-3 73’ 87’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 0-4 87’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.88 4.08 24’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 0-1 Hollerbach 24’ 61’ Marin Ljubicic (Union Berlin), 0-2 Ljubicic 61’ 73’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), 0-3 Ilic 73’ 87’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), 0-4 Hollerbach 87’
Hoffenheim 0.88 xGUnion Berlin 4.08 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Union Berlin attacking Hoffenheim attacking 
73’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 24’ Tim Skarke (Union Berlin), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 27’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 33’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 90+3’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 61’ Marin Ljubicic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 24’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 44’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 53’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 83’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 14’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 18’ Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Leo Østigard (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Leo Østigard (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 73’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 24’ Tim Skarke (Union Berlin), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 27’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 33’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 90+3’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 61’ Marin Ljubicic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 24’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 44’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 53’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 87’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 83’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 18’ Max Moerstedt (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 14’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 27’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Ivan Prtajin (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Leo Østigard (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Rani Khedira (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Leo Østigard (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ Andrej Ilic (Union Berlin), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Woo-Yeong Jeong (Union Berlin), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Robert Skov (Union Berlin), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Andrej Kramaric (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Tom Bischof (Hoffenheim), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Marius Bülter (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+2’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 82’ Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Luca Philipp GK900 0.000.000
Arthur Chaves DEF900 0.000.000
Leo Østigard DEF902 0.090.000
Kevin Akpoguma DEF660 0.000.351
David Jurásek DEF780 0.000.000
Tom Bischof MID904 0.140.041
Dennis Geiger MID740 0.000.122
Marius Bülter MID661 0.010.061
Andrej Kramaric MID903 0.390.022
Adam Hlozek MID904 0.160.051
Max Moerstedt FWD481 0.080.000
Gift Orban Sub420 0.000.000
Pavel Kaderábek Sub240 0.000.123
Erencan Yardimci Sub240 0.000.000
Bazoumana Touré Sub160 0.000.000
Alexander Prass Sub121 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Hoffenheim win 41% Avg odds 2.34
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Union Berlin win 32% Avg odds 3.03

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

Form going into the game

Hoffenheim LLWDL
Union Berlin LLWLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Union Berlin 2-1 Hoffenheim, 21 Sep 24 Next meeting: Union Berlin 2-4 Hoffenheim, 13 Sep 25  All Hoffenheim vs Union Berlin 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.