RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim

5 April 2025 · Bundesliga · 2024/25 · Referee Robert Hartmann

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

Benjamin Sesko 24’
Bote Baku 43’
Yussuf Poulsen 84’

Tom Bischof 11’

Match summary

RB Leipzig came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Hoffenheim. RB Leipzig led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tom Bischof put Hoffenheim ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Bazoumana Touré, Benjamin Sesko equalised with a header in the 24th minute, set up by David Raum, and Bote Baku put RB Leipzig in front in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Yussuf Poulsen made it 3-1 in the 84th minute, set up by Tidiam Gomis.

There was little between the sides on chances: RB Leipzig created 1.40 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Hoffenheim 1.28 from 9. Hoffenheim had a player sent off.

Match stats

16 Shots 9

5 Shots on Target 5

8 Corners 2

0 Yellow Cards 3

0 Red Cards 1

1.40 xG 1.19

1.40 Non-penalty xG 1.19

15 Deep Completions 4

Key events

RB Leipzig Hoffenheim

Kick-off

11’

Tom Bischof
Assist: Bazoumana Touré

0-1

Benjamin Sesko
Assist: David Raum

1-1

24’

Bote Baku

2-1

43’

Half-time2-1

Yussuf Poulsen
Assist: Tidiam Gomis

3-1

84’

Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Hoffenheim

Leo Østigard
Arthur Chaves
Bazoumana Touré
Gift Orban

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.

RB Leipzig 1.40 xGHoffenheim 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Hoffenheim attacking RB Leipzig 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
Péter Gulácsi	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kosta Nedeljkovic	DEF	75			1	0.02	0.10	1
Castello Lukeba	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Willi Orban	DEF	90			1	0.08	0.04	1
David Raum	DEF	90		1	1	0.08	0.41	4
Nicolas Seiwald	MID	75			0	0.00	0.00	0
Arthur Vermeeren	MID	48			0	0.00	0.03	1
Xavi Simons	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Bote Baku	MID	48	1		2	0.09	0.00	0
Benjamin Sesko	FWD	90	1		3	0.12	0.00	0
Loïs Openda	FWD	83			2	0.10	0.00	0
Christoph Baumgartner	Sub	42			1	0.11	0.00	0
Tidiam Gomis	Sub	42		1	2	0.11	0.42	1
Lukas Klostermann	Sub	15			0	0.00	0.00	0
Amadou Haidara	Sub	15			0	0.00	0.00	0
Yussuf Poulsen	Sub	7	1		3	0.70	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Oliver Baumann	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Valentin Gendrey	DEF	90			1	0.44	0.00	0
Arthur Chaves	DEF	84			0	0.00	0.00	0
Leo Østigard	DEF	27			0	0.00	0.02	1
Stanley N'Soki	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Tom Bischof	MID	90	1		3	0.18	0.00	0
Anton Stach	MID	90			0	0.00	0.44	1
Bazoumana Touré	MID	84		1	2	0.53	0.09	3
Andrej Kramaric	MID	90			2	0.11	0.07	1
Marius Bülter	MID	48			1	0.02	0.00	0
Haris Tabakovic	FWD	78			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kevin Akpoguma	Sub	42			0	0.00	0.00	0
Gift Orban	Sub	12			0	0.00	0.00	0
Adam Hlozek	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0
David Jurásek	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0
Umut Tohumcu	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

RB Leipzig win 57% Avg odds 1.67

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.24

Hoffenheim win 20% Avg odds 4.72

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

Form going into the game

RB Leipzig D L D W L

Hoffenheim D W D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Hoffenheim 4-3 RB Leipzig, 23 Nov 24 Next meeting: Hoffenheim 3-1 RB Leipzig, 08 Nov 25 All RB Leipzig vs Hoffenheim 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.