Hoffenheim vs Wolfsburg

28 April 2019 · Bundesliga · 2018/19 · Referee Deniz Aytekin

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

Ádám Szalai 9’

William 41’
Wout Weghorst 69’, 88’
Maximilian Arnold 85’

Match summary

Wolfsburg came from behind to win 4-1 away at Hoffenheim. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Ádám Szalai put Hoffenheim ahead in the 9th minute, set up by Nico Schulz and William equalised in the 41st minute. In the second half, Wout Weghorst put Wolfsburg in front with a header in the 69th minute, set up by William, Maximilian Arnold made it 1-3 in the 85th minute, set up by Wout Weghorst, and Weghorst made it 1-4 in the 88th minute, set up by Maximilian Arnold.

Hoffenheim can feel hard done by, creating 3.39 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Wolfsburg's 2.05 from 21. Andrej Kramaric hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Hoffenheim.

Match stats

19 Shots 22

7 Shots on Target 10

9 Corners 3

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

3.39 xG 2.05

2.63 Non-penalty xG 2.05

7 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Hoffenheim Wolfsburg

Kick-off

Ádám Szalai
Assist: Nico Schulz

1-0

9’

41’

William

1-1

Half-time1-1

69’

Wout Weghorst
Assist: William

1-2

85’

Maximilian Arnold
Assist: Wout Weghorst

1-3

88’

Wout Weghorst
Assist: Maximilian Arnold

1-4

Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Hoffenheim

Pavel Kaderábek
Nico Schulz

Wolfsburg

William
Maximilian Arnold

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 3.39 xGWolfsburg 2.05 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
Kasim Nuhu	DEF	90			1	0.24	0.00	0
Ermin Bicakcic	DEF	74			2	0.17	0.00	0
Pavel Kaderábek	MID	90			0	0.00	0.16	3
Nico Schulz	MID	90		1	2	0.14	0.94	1
Florian Grillitsch	MID	90			2	0.04	0.00	0
Nadiem Amiri	MID	57			0	0.00	0.11	1
Ishak Belfodil	FWD	90			4	0.31	0.04	1
Ádám Szalai	FWD	90	1		3	1.56	0.00	0
Andrej Kramaric	FWD	90			2	0.85	1.23	7
Leonardo Bittencourt	Sub	33			1	0.07	0.00	0
Reiss Nelson	Sub	16			1	0.01	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Pavao Pervan	GK	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Sebastian Jung	DEF	58			0	0.00	0.01	1
Marcel Tisserand	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Robin Knoche	DEF	90			1	0.47	0.00	0
William	DEF	90	1	1	1	0.03	0.17	2
Josuha Guilavogui	MID	90			1	0.04	0.03	2
Maximilian Arnold	MID	90	1	1	6	0.37	0.60	4
Yannick Gerhardt	MID	90			2	0.04	0.30	1
Admir Mehmedi	MID	85			3	0.09	0.02	1
Wout Weghorst	FWD	90	2	1	2	0.59	0.16	2
Felix Klaus	FWD	79			3	0.07	0.47	1
Renato Steffen	Sub	32			0	0.00	0.00	1
Elvis Rexhbecaj	Sub	11			1	0.05	0.00	0
Yunus Malli	Sub	5			1	0.30	0.05	1

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Hoffenheim win 65% Bet365 odds 1.45

Draw 20% Bet365 odds 4.75

Wolfsburg win 15% Bet365 odds 6.00

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

Form going into the game

Hoffenheim D W W W W

Wolfsburg W L W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Wolfsburg 2-2 Hoffenheim, 08 Dec 18 Next meeting: Wolfsburg 1-1 Hoffenheim, 23 Sep 19 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.