Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg

2 September 2023 · Bundesliga · 2023/24 · Referee Felix Zwayer

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

John Brooks 45+2’
Maximilian Beier 60’
Robert Skov 74’

Tiago Tomás 36’

Match summary

Hoffenheim came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Wolfsburg. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tiago Tomás put Wolfsburg ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Jonas Wind and John Brooks equalised in first-half stoppage time, set up by Marius Bülter. In the second half, Maximilian Beier put Hoffenheim in front in the 60th minute, set up by Robert Skov and Robert Skov made it 3-1 in the 74th minute, set up by Andrej Kramaric.

The chances backed that up: Hoffenheim created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Wolfsburg's 1.42 from 13.

Match stats

11 Shots 14

5 Shots on Target 7

3 Corners 3

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.79 xG 1.42

1.79 Non-penalty xG 1.42

4 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Hoffenheim Wolfsburg

Kick-off

36’

Tiago Tomás
Assist: Jonas Wind

0-1

John Brooks
Assist: Marius Bülter

1-1

45+2’

Half-time1-1

Maximilian Beier
Assist: Robert Skov

2-1

60’

Robert Skov
Assist: Andrej Kramaric

3-1

74’

Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Hoffenheim

Ihlas Bebou
Wout Weghorst

Wolfsburg

Joakim Maehle
Mattias Svanberg

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.

Hoffenheim 1.79 xGWolfsburg 1.42 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Wolfsburg attacking Hoffenheim 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
Oliver Baumann	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Vogt	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Attila Szalai	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.29	1
John Brooks	DEF	90	1		2	0.72	0.00	0
Ihlas Bebou	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Marius Bülter	MID	63		1	0	0.00	0.59	1
Florian Grillitsch	MID	90			2	0.31	0.00	0
Andrej Kramaric	MID	90		1	1	0.16	0.31	5
Grischa Prömel	MID	90			1	0.07	0.04	1
Wout Weghorst	FWD	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Maximilian Beier	FWD	72	1		2	0.44	0.00	0
Robert Skov	Sub	27	1	1	2	0.10	0.39	1
Mërgim Berisha	Sub	18			0	0.00	0.00	0
Diadie Samassékou	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Koen Casteels	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Joakim Maehle	DEF	72			1	0.03	0.12	2
Maxence Lacroix	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Cédric Zesiger	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rogerio	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.09	1
Maximilian Arnold	MID	90			1	0.03	0.03	1
Mattias Svanberg	MID	82			1	0.06	0.06	1
Lovro Majer	MID	72			0	0.00	0.00	0
Václav Cerny	FWD	87			3	0.18	0.03	1
Jonas Wind	FWD	90		1	2	0.38	0.60	2
Tiago Tomás	FWD	72	1		1	0.31	0.00	0
Bote Baku	Sub	18			3	0.33	0.09	1
Amin Sarr	Sub	18			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Paredes	Sub	18			0	0.00	0.29	1
Yannick Gerhardt	Sub	8			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jakub Kaminski	Sub	3			1	0.09	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Hoffenheim win 38% Avg odds 2.55

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.81

Wolfsburg win 37% Avg odds 2.58

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

Form going into the game

Hoffenheim L W D L W

Wolfsburg W L L W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-1 Hoffenheim, 13 May 23 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 2-2 Hoffenheim, 04 Feb 24 All Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg 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.